What is Florida's 'Don't Say Gay' law? Everything you need to
But Florida’s Parental Rights in Education act — which critics have dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” bill — has suddenly sparked a national war of words. Debate over state legislation that affects the LGBTQ community rarely leaves the halls of state capitols. The bill has even prompted President Joe Biden — who has seldom weighed in on the recent slate of state bills concerning LGBTQ people — to use the bully pulpit of the White House to rebuke the Florida measure and its sponsors.
What Florida's 'Don’t Say Gay' bill actually says
Florida passes controversial 'Don’t Say Gay' bill The Parental Rights in Education Bill includes a ban on lessons regarding "sexual orientation or gender identity" for students grades K Florida's law was created to push back against what conservatives characterize as efforts to indoctrinate kids to a liberal ideology. The main thing the settlement does is clarify a law that was purposely vague so it could be used as a weapon to discriminate, said Joe Saunders, senior political director at Equality Florida and a former state lawmaker. The Dangerous Consequences of Florida's "Don't Say Gay" Bill
What is the 'don't say gay' bill? HB , which opponents have dubbed “Don't Say Gay,” is officially known as the “Parental Rights in Education” bill. Under the original Parental Rights in Education law , which was signed into law last year, instruction on gender identity and sexual orientation was banned for K-3 students, but teachers in grades were allowed to offer this kind of instruction if it was deemed developmentally appropriate. What developmentally appropriate means is up to the Florida department of education to determine. Court overturns large part of Florida's so
Florida's "Don't Say Gay" bill was expanded to include all grades, but the bill's fuzzy language has left many with more questions than answers. The bill originally only banned instruction about sexual orientation and gender identity from kindergarten through the third grade. Ron DeSantis and it is expected to go into effect after a procedural notice period of about a month. Florida must clarify parental rights law under settlement in
A settlement has been reached that rolls back part of Florida's so-called "don't say gay" law, which bans instruction on gender identity. The settlement, announced Monday, clarifies the scope of the legislation, which prohibits any classroom curriculum about sexual orientation or gender identity for students in kindergarten through third grade. It also restricts such lessons for older students. 
What to know about a settlement that clarifies what’s legal
In March , Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law the Parental Rights in Education bill, better known as the “Don’t Say Gay” bill (the Bill) by its opponents. According to the text of the Bill, its aim is to prohibit “classroom discussion about sexual orientation or gender identity in certain grade levels” in Florida’s primary schools. The Bill is framed around the. .
Florida Just Expanded the 'Don't Say Gay' Law. Here's What
The Florida board of education has voted to expand the so-called “Don’t Say Gay” law, banning classroom instruction on gender identity and sexual orientation to all grades. . 
Settlement in challenge to Florida’s 'Don’t Say Gay' law
FILE - A new billboard welcoming visitors to "Florida: The Sunshine 'Don't Say Gay or Trans' State," is seen on April 21, , in Orlando, Fla. Florida's state government and LGBTQ+ advocates have settled a lawsuit challenging a law that bars teaching about sexual orientation and gender identity in. .