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Florida governor Ron DeSantis targets Miami drag show with formal complaint

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Florida governor Ron DeSantis has filed a formal complaint against a Miami restaurant and their drag brunch. Over the last year and half, DeSantis has consistently targeted the LGBTQ+ community with harmful legislation. During Pride Month in 2021, DeSantis banned transgender girls and women from competing in school sports. His crusade against the LGBTQ+ community continued in March when he signed the archaic ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill into law. Now DeSantis has shifted his focus to queer entertainment, specifically drag shows. On 26 July, the conservative official filed a complaint…

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Florida school district removes LGBTQ+ anti-bullying video due to the state’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill

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A Florida school district has removed its LGBTQ+ inclusive anti-bullying video as a result of the state’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill. Back in March, Governor Ron DeSantis signed the Parental Rights in Education bill into law after it was passed by conservative lawmakers across the House and Senate. Under the legislation, teachers and schools are barred from discussing “sexual orientation or gender identity in primary grade levels or in a manner that is not age-appropriate or developmentally appropriate for students.” Since the archaic bill has been signed into law, school…

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Florida governor Ron DeSantis seeks to ban gender-affirming care for trans youth and Medicaid recipients

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Florida governor Ron DeSantis asked the state’s medical board to ban gender-affirming care for trans individuals. Over the last year and a half, the Republican official has consistently attacked the LGBTQ+ community with harmful legislation. During Pride Month in 2021, DeSantis banned transgender girls and women from competing in school sports. His crusade against the LGBTQ+ community continued earlier this year when he signed the highly controversial ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill into law. The legislation, which is officially called the Parental Rights in Education bill, restricts “classroom discussion about sexual orientation…

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Pansexual teacher allegedly fired for discussing sexuality with students

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Casey Scott, a teacher at a school in Florida, said she was given the sack for discussing her pansexual identity with students. She was dismissed from Trafalgar Middle School in Cape Coral after an art class in March where students reportedly asked her about her sexuality. Scott encouraged students to express their own identities through activities, such as drawing Pride flags, and explained what being pansexual is to them. “A discussion happened in class and because of that, now I’m fired,” she told NBC2. She stuck some of them to…

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Disney communications exec exits company after ‘Don’t Say Gay’ controversy

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Disney communication executive Geoff Morrell, who helped pen the company’s response to the ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill, has left after three months. Recently, Disney has been embroiled in controversy over its response to Florida’s harmful ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill. Back in March, the company received immense backlash for their silence and alleged donations to every sponsor and co-sponsor of the heinous bill. After numerous protests and pushback from longtime Disney enthusiasts, the company released a lack-lustre statement supporting the LGBTQ+ community. “We understand how important this issue is to our…

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Joe Biden slams Republicans targeting Disney amid ‘Don’t Say Gay’ backlash

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President Joe Biden has condemned Republicans for targeting Disney over its opposition to Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill. The legislation, which is officially called the Parental Rights in Education bill, states that “classroom instruction by school personnel or third parties on sexual orientation or gender identity may not occur in kindergarten through [third grade]” or “in a manner that is not age appropriate or developmentally appropriate for students in accordance with state standards” in other grades. It was signed into law by Governor Ron DeSantis, a Republican, on 28 March…

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Exclusive: FL State Senator Shevrin Jones says ‘when you come for one marginalised person, you come for all’

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The post Exclusive: FL State Senator Shevrin Jones says ‘when you come for one marginalised person, you come for all’ appeared first on GAY TIMES. Go to Source Author: Conor Clark

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Florida governor Ron DeSantis signs ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill into law

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Florida’s highly controversial ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill has been signed into law by the state’s Republican governor, Ron DeSantis. The legislation, which is officially called the Parental Rights in Education bill, will restrict “classroom discussion about sexual orientation or gender identity in primary grade levels or in a manner that is not age-appropriate or developmentally appropriate for students.” LGBTQ+ activists are fearful that it could totally limit any discussions or lessons on identity, the community’s history and the oppression it has faced – prompting its ‘Don’t Say Gay’ nickname. Should…

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“Say Gay” billboards appear in Floridian cities to protest ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill

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Cities in Florida are displaying “SAY GAY” billboards in response to the state’s highly controversial ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill. Southern Progress, a left-leaning super PAC, is responsible for the messaging, which is featured in the cities of Tallahassee, Orlando and Jacksonville. The billboards were installed on 25 March and will be displayed for a month. Each one features “SAY GAY” in black capitalised letters against a white backdrop. The legislation, which is officially called the Parental Rights in Education bill, seeks to restrict “classroom discussion about sexual orientation or gender…

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Moon Knight star Oscar Isaac urges Disney to oppose Florida’s “insane” ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill

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Oscar Isaac has condemned Florida’s barbaric Parental Rights in Education bill – more commonly known as ‘Don’t Say Gay’. The bill seeks to restrict “classroom discussion about sexual orientation or gender identity” in elementary schools. With the bill headed to conservative governor Ron DeSantis, LGBTQ+ advocates have denounced the law, its political sponsors and the companies backing the legislation. Due to their silence and past donations to the bill’s sponsors, Disney was one of the companies that came under fire. After their CEO Bob Chapek expressed “unwavering commitment to the…

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