Thread by @JuddLegum

1. It's not just Florida.

There are now 15 BILLS IN 8 STATES prohibiting discussions of LGBTQ identities in schools, according to a new report by @PENamerica

pen.org/educational-ga…

@PENamerica 2. In Kansas, HB 2662 would make it a Class B misdemeanor for a teacher to use any material in the classroom depicting “homosexuality.”

Not sexually explicit depictions of homosexuality.

ANY DEPICTION WHATSOEVER

3. In South Carolina, H 4605 forbids teachers from “subject[ing]” students to “controversial and age-inappropriate topics” like “gender identity or lifestyles.”

4. In Arizona, HB 2011 would force students to seek their parents’ permission before joining any school club “involving sexuality, gender or gender identity.”

5. In Tennessee, HB 800 would prohibit public K-12 schools from adopting any instructional materials that “promote, normalize, support, or address lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT) issues or lifestyles.”

6. In North Carolina, S 514 would require teachers and college faculty to report to a parent if their child displays signs of “gender nonconformity.”

7. "Everywhere across the country, anti-LGBTQ+ advocates and the 'anti-CRT' movement are converging. The more that lawmakers warm to classroom censorship, the more anti-LGBTQ+ activists will seek to exploit that fact. "