from critics who argue it marginalizes LGBTQ+ people and has vague terms that result in self-censorship from teachers. Democratic President Joe Biden has called it “hateful.”, one of the state’s largest employers and political donors.
“Let’s put it plainly: This is part of the Governor’s assault on freedom,” said Joe Saunders, senior political director of the LGBTQ advocacy group Equality Florida, adding the policy will “further stigmatize and isolate a population of young people who need our support now more than ever.” The entertainment giant publicly opposed the legislation last year, and as punishment, DeSantis pushed lawmakers to give him control of a self-governing district that Disney oversees in its theme park properties.
Before a set of new DeSantis appointees could assume control of the district, Disney’s board passed restrictive covenants that strip the incoming members of most of their powers, blunting the governor’s retaliation. DeSantis has directed the chief inspector general to investigate the Disney board’s move and vowed to take additional revenge against the company through legislation.
So fun questions Will we exclude Mr/Mrs, Sir/Ma'am in schools? Will this mean all bathrooms are now non-gendered? Teachers will no longer be able to answer this question 'What was the relationship between George Washington and Martha Washington?' I look forward to the debate!
como debe ser!!!!!! PUNTO
Why is the liberal media and TheDemocrats so intent on children learning the sexual gratification techniques of LGBTQ persons in elementary schools? Why are they gaslighting the public by stating this legislation will remove rights from LBGTQ persons. ? Why isn’t the media and…
So gays are groomers according to AP?
Brilliant. Now do guns. Which is responsible for killing more kids in Florida than everything else combined
It simply went from “Safe, legal, and rare” to “Any grade for any reason.” I’m sure there’s a precedent for that somewhere.
Bullshit.
I can’t believe you are calling this law by that name. How bias of you.
No gay but gun ok
Did the dnc fired all of the journalists when they took over the AP?
Finally, someone is stopping lgbtq madness! Kudos to DeSantis!🎉
Good
So they can't say 'straight' either as that's a sexual orientation
'It's only for younger children who won't understand such things!' Yeah, sure. It was about total erasure, and most people knew it.
Please report truthfully. There is no don't say gay law. What is the name of the bill proposed? Googling doesn't work with all these stupid phrasing taking up all the search.
Garbage state
One of the actual things I agree with Ron DeSantis
does this include heterosexual relationships and cis gender identities?
The AP is lying to you here us the actual legislation
Why don't you post the actual Bill? Instead of calling it a name which is not even mentioned in the Bill. Stop cherry picking and misleading people.
Show me where the bill says 'Don't Say Gay', you lying shills.
I looked it up, there is no Don't Say Gay law. Why do you lie ?
Good
Class, today we’re learning about George Washington’s special friend Martha, First Associate of the United States
Where’s Clarence Darrow when you need him?
Bro deep in closet
GamebredFighter No comment on all that freedom in Florida?
As useless and usual obfuscation of objectivity in favor of narrative unmasks that you are propagandists not journalists as the word “gay” appears nowhere in the bill. Just like framing child protection as “anti trans” you are on the wrong side here & will be held accountable
Whelp. Can’t teach high schoolers how to fill out an employment application, or a federal 1040 tax return
So this means kids in FL have to learn about sex Ed through the Internet on their own time, even in high school. Because that's a sensible and reasonable way to teach kids 🫠
F$&k Florida.
Try naming the law instead of using the critics' (granted, the side you align with) political name for it. Unless we want to call the so-called right to choose a 'right to eliminate an unborn baby' in the media.
So does that mean teachers can’t be pregnant? You know, seeing as that would require discussing gender identity.
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Oh no! Kids might learn that there are people different than them! The horror! The absolute horror!!!
Then students will get the support they need through clubs and outside organizations. DeSantis can't shut down the acquisition of knowledge.
No surprise. This was their intention all along.
I agree with everyone here saying he's wrong about this. In fact, why do we have age restrictions for anything? People should be able to drink, smoke, drive, vote, buy guns, or anything else no matter their age.
Ron putting gay teens back in the closet like it’s 1950 again!
cool now they have to enforce it and fire the teachers that disobey the rules
No such law BTW hacks
Do republicans think we all forgot that initially the argument for this was it was only for young children, let's protect the children. Now it all grades. Why would I vote for liars?
DeSantis and all of those shills are evil
Misleading headline, do better
This kind of stuff is almost always put forth because the person pushing it is secretly terrified they might be gay themselves.
Why do you keep calling it that? You KNOW it hasn’t nothing to do with that, but narrative and loyalty to the democrats.
Will they have to take down these signs?
How do you address your teachers? What pronouns do you use to refer to others? How would this be enforced? DontLegislateHate
groomers will have to move to california to fiddle with kids now.
I would now like an apology from every pro-book banner who said this was only about books with explicit sex scenes being given to K-3. It was never about K-3 only. It was never about explicit sex only. You lied. And you knew it. (And I never believed you.)
Nice
Hey AP, it's called Parental Rights in Education Act. Perhaps be unbiased and use the proper language in your heading. Be better.
is a groomer propaganda organization
There is not Don't say Gay bill. Please show an once of integrity.
ronnies self selected Florida Board of Education will do what ever he wants or he’ll replace them. FBoE is a joke
Great news!
Liberal media…use of facts optional.
Remember when all those parents defended this saying it was just for the youngest children? What are those hateful people saying now while they make love to their guns.
Please show me in the bill where it says 'Don't Say Gay' The AP continues to live up to its FAKE NEWS legacy
How in the world can you change the name of a state bill to a disparaging name like 'don't say gay' and be considered in any way neutral media? Officially lost all credibility like the rest of mainstream.
How will anyone know who the gay kids are then? Maybe the schools will hand out something they can wear for identification. Something cheery, like maybe a pink triangle.
So much for Republican platform of freedom, freedom of speech.
Important to note this bill explicitly bans any discussion on gender identity/sexual orientation and any discussion on sexuality outside of a reproductive context. So it's as explicit as it gets. Last year it was fairly open-ended. This isn't. It's a clear cut anti-LGBTQ ban.
Republicans are interested in two things and two things only, making you afraid of something & telling you who to blame for it. They don't care about bettering this country.
The Red Flock of Florida calls for blood. They will follow their corrupt shepard wherever he walks, as long as he gives them the suffering of others.
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Groomer.
CommunityNotes Please flag this nonsense reporting of a bill that no where in it says a thing about 'Don't say gay'
Love this guy
Today, they are targeting the LGBTQ+ community, sex education, and women's reproductive rights. Next, they will gather up dissenters, intellectuals, and minorities. If a government can restrict the rights of certain segments of society today, what can they do to you tomorrow?
Love how the press keeps calling it the don’t say gay bill. The left will do anything to push their agenda
Except straights. 🤦
Wish I lived there. As soon as lessons of Martha Washington, Nancy Regan, Barbara Bush etc we’re taught as they relate to their husbands I’d be all over challenging that it isn’t allowed.
The cope in this thread is top-shelf
Show me where it says Don't say Gay
There’s no way this can be legal? You can’t even say “boys and girls” cause that’s GENDER IDENTITY. How can you explain opposing viewpoints in literature or history for instance Women’s suffrage?
'don't say gay', 'don't talk about slavery', 'don't talk about Indian removal', 'don't talk about holocaust'..... I think the white washing is going too far.
WHAT THE FCK?
So, 18-year-old 12th graders (the majority of grads are 18 at the time the school year ends) can't hear about the existence of LGBTQ+ people in school. But can vote, legally marry without parental consent. And in FL, are old enough to buy a gun. What. The. Fuck. Really?
We are definitely going back to the dark ages, where young people cannot talk or ask questions about sex or sexuality, and women cannot make decisions about their reproductive choices, except to become mothers.
How Hitlarian. Guess 'Don't say 'black'' is next.
I want a formal apology from every single so-called “ally” who ceded ground on this issue and hand waved it as “But it’s only K-3!” This was literally always the point.
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“unless required by existing state standards or as part of reproductive health instruction that students can choose not to take.” Why would the topic be taught outside of this? Other than using the classroom to indoctrinate students of course.
Meantime in CA:
Don’t say gay law? elonmusk the is spreading lies.
Whydoes AP call it that? They know that's not what the bill is called.
Here we go back to the dark history of the US... Repeating mistakes of the past using religion, beliefs and emotions to make decisions instead of using science and common sense.
We knew that was going to happen.
FakeNews There is no such law that states “don’t say gay” !!
Great news.
WAKEUP
Good
The bill doesn't say, 'Don't Say Gay' anywhere in it. Do you now understand why we consider you an enemy of the state yet?
You can still say gay in the classroom. Teachers just can't teach little kids about the different ways fetishists bump uglies with one another in the bedroom. Groomers
Calling it 'Don't Say Gay' exposes AP's bias. The bill doesn't mention gay.
You mean the Parental Rights in Education Act, right? That's what someone objective would say.
Quick reminder that a female teacher would no longer be able to have a picture of her husband, nor talk about the marriage to her husband (vice-versa with a male teacher about his wife) according to this bill
So boys can't be called Boys and Girls can't be called girls. So what do they call each other?
You are not a real news organization, it has never been called the don't say gay law. Nice propaganda
Fascists
Thank goodness that an adult is in charge of Florida.
Stepping back in time , typical American !!
I was not aware that sexual orientation and gender identity is part of school curriculum anyway. My kid aren’t learning any of this in school. Are we sure this isn’t a made-up problem?
'Small Government'
Yooo This is a lie and you know it … Fake news right here . These people are the enemy. You might get someone hurt by lying. The law does not say anything like that . Wowwwww The enemy of the people right here
Hey AP, could you find room to name the actual law in your article?
All states should follow suit.
Mass. Noncompliance.
Why would a suppose to be non propaganda network Use that terminology? It’s bc you are trying to illicit a response by claiming it actually says don’t say gay. Sexual orientation is a thing for straight ppl as well!!!
Nazi legislation from a Nazi governor nearly identical to the very first act of the new Nazi German govt right before they burned down the world’s first transgender healthcare clinic & rounded up all the LGBT people. GOP = American Nazi party. That’s not hyperbole
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AP showing it’s bias misnaming the bill
I don't think 3 finger Ron has what it takes on the national stage. Looks like Vladimir puddin' can continue to terrorize his state and that will be the end of his presidential ambitions. Good luck with Mickey, you're gonna need it.
The Associated Progressives
It’s not banned, just limited to health class. “The rule change would ban lessons on sexual orientation and gender identity from grades 4-12, unless required by existing state standards or as part of reproductive health instruction that students can choose not to take.”
It's not called that and thats not at all what it is. AP trying to get a rise out of the normies as usual
And I assume 90% of parents are thankful for that.
Yet again the media lies to everyone calling it a 'dont say gay' law.
Do Florida students still read Romeo and Juliet? That's about 2 teens who fight for their love and end up killing themselves. Sure, it's classic, but it's awfully anti-'parental rights', considering they hide their relationship from their families. Wonder if DeSantis agrees?
Erasure of existence is a tactic as old as time.
pxwhittle Extremist position to take for all grades, but what would you expect from extremist DeSantis appointees?
Goodbye. You are fake news.
Is instruction about ANY sexual orientation banned, or just what Republicans consider 'icky'?
Cannot fukin ban alteady invented words… is like your e gf is telling you to forget she cheated on you…
So this is where Christian schools start banning the Bible. After all, it talks about Adam “knowing” Eve.
This is so grotesquely bigoted.
He will NOT Nazi my America
Bring on the 80s level of STDs and teen pregnancies. Funny it will only be in red states and coincidentally are the ones requiring the most government assistance for social programs. All the diseased and pregnant teens should skyrocket the costs.
iT’s JuSt K-3 iT wOn’T aFfEcT aNyOnE eLsE
At no point does it say “don’t say gay” this is misinformation. elonmusk any thoughts on this?
Cant wait for a judge to throw this out for violating the First Amendment
Are there any Florida laws prohibiting teachers from fraternizing with students? Asking for one of Ronnie’s former student’s parents.
Its a great day in the State of FL.
Six months and they will extend it to state employees
Cheese and crackers, AP! There’s nothing conservative about his big government, in-your-bedroom, telling-you-what-you-can-do authoritarian agenda.
Banning it will make kids less likely to consume information on the topic. Right? 🙄
As it should be. School is for academics, not indoctrination. Your sex life is your business, it has no place in the class room.
all the homossexuals from the past became gays because their teachers told them they're gays. where is the logic
Florida is an authoritarian hellscape
As it should be. Kids are there to learn how to read, write and do arithmetic, etc., for an education for college and or a job. I certainly didn't need sexual orientation classes for those things.
Great job! We need more like him
When the dust settles from the collapse of this once great country the history books will not be kind to the liars in the media.
Christofascists MFs!
I'm gonna laugh when it turns out Ron is actually gay or a child molestor. That's usually the problem with Rs
It doesn’t say don’t say gay. Stop lying AP is just CNN under a different name
Good! DeSantis leading the way in common sense and anti-grooming. Hopefully more govenors will follow his lead
bresla_linda Um wtf is wrong with you FL. Just one big ol’ Florida man story. Damn.
Ron DeSantis is an evil man.
algorithm finally worked
What's going to happen to a first-grader who mentions her two moms? Will she and/or the teacher be arrested?
What has this got to do with gay?
GovRonDeSantis - get ready to feel lawsuits when teachers talking about gay families, gay bullying, gay persons... are fired. This will be killed by the courts with the right case. LambdaLegal hrc VP POTUS DignityUSA FlaDems family_equality GaysWithKids LogCabinGOP
Florida Fidel you gotta love Florida. Basically voting for a guy with the same ideology as Castro .
I’m sure all of Florida’s problems will go away now.
Wow. Hitler in Florida. Yikes!
So they shouldn’t talk about moms and dads too right? Cause that is sexual orientation.
Floridians get your kids out of Floridistan quick!!!!!
Thank god! Most all other developed countries kids are way ahead of ours as their focused on math and science and things that grow a countries GDP but here in the USA its gender identity and sexual orientation the dems want. we’re a laughing stock and woefully falling behind.
Thank you Sir
DeSantis 2024🔥🔥🔥
The kids are probably smarter than a lot of the parents on these culture war issues. Just saying.
Yes, that would be helpful to prevent, in part, discrimination against them. But, in fact, ' Gay' s have to identify themselves as Gay, because they are proud of it.
The solution for this egregious mess—with neither GovRonDeSantis nor TheDemocrats proposing laws which respect rights and the U.S. Constitution—is abolition of the state’s control on education. What America needs is 100 percent separation of education and state.
So that means no sex ed at all. Any discussion about sex inevitably is a promotion of a certain sexual orientation.
Florida's new slogan: 'Keep our children dumb. But allow them guns.'
Stop voting for republicans. Stop choosing Florida colleges Stop vacationing in Florida Stop retiring to Florida Stop voting for republicans
*All Grades* my goodness
He was a terrible Governor when I lived in Florida and it seems he’s continuing the trend.
And now all of the flood waters have receded, all of the pumps have gas, insurance is completely affordable, and all the gays have turned straight. Hallelujah!
It’s not the “Don’t Say Gay” law you dishonest pieces of 💩
JFC. Meanwhile, young people are being shot because they knocked on the wrong door, pulled into a wrong driveway, mistook which car was a friend's and immediately walked away when they realized...but talking about gender and sexuality is what's dangerous. Sure.
Imagine if the law that was implemented actually said 'Don't Say Gay'. That'd be crazy.
Florida needs to be liberated from DeSantis' nazi regime. Maybe if there had been oil we could claim 'WMDs.'
Congrats to all Floridians who voted for him, and his lackeys in the Legislature; wait until he/they come for you.
By calling it the 'don't say gay Bill,' a name given to it by leftist activists, all you're really doing here is exposing your political bias.
Actually, no, it doesn't completely ban it. There are exceptions in certain units, but it shouldn't be in lessons outside of that.
This guy shouldn’t be allowed to lead anything, even an HOA at The Villages.
Fake news CommunityNotes correct this. There is no where in the bill that mentions “Don’t say Gay”. It says don’t teach grad-school children anything beyond basic sexual orientation. Do not indoctrinate our children. The elite are going nuts with this gender identity push.
It's time to break up with Florida.
Can’t wait to see someone try to arrest a teacher for saying if they are married or not
The law doesn't say you can't say gay, but it's easier to keep spreading that lie.
I see Rainbows 🫣😱
age appropriate , culturally appropriate
Totally alleviates our flooding, insurance increases and infrastructure issues we have going down here! ⛽️
Good. We need him in the White House to make these things happen on the national level.
Can someone please post a highlighted excerpt showing 'don't say gay'?
This Floridian approves! This is the way.
You mean parents right to know. Stop lying APA.
What a joke this man and his biased laws are. He will be remembered as an American fascist.
What is the actual name of the bill propagandists?
Because, that will keep the GAY AWAY. Hilarious
Cause less education will definitely help everyone
Outstanding! Keep up the great work governor.
Good. Ban adults from talking to children about their sexual preferences
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