SARASOTA – Florida lawmakers move to expand the ‘don’t say gay’ law in the coming legislative session.
They introduced House Bill 1223 which would prohibit someone describing themselves or others with pronouns besides the ones they were born with, at least in the context of the Florida education system.
It also expands bans on sexual orientation and gender identity topics in schools from kindergarten to third grade, as set up by Florida’s “parental rights in education/don’t say gay” bill to pre-k through eighth grade instead.
The legislation was introduced yesterday and already receiving backfire from the community.
“Just one year under the don’t say gay bill, we’ve already seen widespread damage, children’s books are being banned, safe school stickers are being pulled from classroom windows, school districts are refusing to recognize LGBTQ history, teachers are fleeing the profession, families are wondering whether it’s safe to stay here at all, expanding the governors agenda of censorship will only make this worse,” said Project Pride SRQ President, Jason Champion.
Rep. Adam Anderson of palm harbor proposed the legislation Tuesday.
Should Anderson’s bill pass, it would take effect July 1.