Ron DeSantis pushed back against a reporter after confronting him on the so-called “Don’t Say Gay” bill at a Friday press conference.Ī reporter questioned the governor on legislation intended to ban classroom discussion of sexual orientation and gender ideology in kindergarten through third grade. It now moves to the Senate floor for a vote. Last Monday, Florida’s so-called “Don’t Say Gay” bill passed its final state Senate committee. He said he wants “every member of the LGBTQI+ community - especially the kids who will be impacted by this hateful bill - to know that you are loved and accepted just as you are.” President Joe Biden on February 9th also condemned the Florida bill that would bar the discussion of sexual orientation and gender identity in the state’s primary schools.
US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, a married homosexual, responded, claiming that Florida Republicans’ controversial Parental Rights in Education bill could drive up LGBTQ youth suicide rates if it’s implemented. It was crafted after reports surfaced about a 12-year-old girl attempting suicide after her school attempted to transition her to male without her parents’ knowledge or consent.
