Banning LGBTQ education on the road in Florida – QX

In many Republican majority-controlled US states, laws that directly target the LGBTQ community are now being introduced.

The Florida House of Representatives on Thursday passed a law, HB 1557/SB 1834, prohibiting teachers from addressing LGBT issues in their teaching. The law is similar to the “gay propaganda” ban introduced in countries such as Russia and Hungary that was introduced in the 1980s as Article 28 in the UK, but was later repealed. The law in Florida is called “Don’t Say Gay” and is being launched as a law that gives parents more control over teaching.

American LGBTQ Organization human rights campaign, HRC, states on its website that in 2021, 25 new anti-LGBTQ laws were introduced statewide in the United States, 13 of which were directly targeting transgender people. A total of 290 bills were introduced in 33 states, of which 140+ were specifically targeting transgender rights. A record number of anti-LGBTQ initiatives have been introduced and proposed.

At the same time that the law banning gay, bisexual, and transgender mention in education was passed in the Florida House of Representatives, the so-called “Stop Employment Act” (HB 7/SB 148) was also passed. The law, among other things, with reference to “individual freedom” means that employees are given the opportunity to sue an employer who arranges training in racist, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) issues, and also places restrictions on conversations about racism and gender oppression in workplaces and schools If more than 15 people are participating.

HRC You are now campaigning The Florida Senate does not support the two new laws, indicating that a majority of the state’s residents in polls do not support the idea of ​​not including LGBT issues and people in education.

Florida trumpfriendly wallet Ron DeSantis He had lent his support to the laws he originally had with one Teachers’ requirements to inform parents If they suspect their children are gay or bisexual.

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