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Tallahassee-area students walked out and headed to the Capitol with a message: "We say gay." ❤️ #DSGWalkout
Students gather to protest Don't Say Gay
Thousands of students across the state are refusing to watch their classmates (or themselves!) be erased by the legislature. They're demanding an end to #DontSayGay .

Are you listening, lawmakers? @GovRonDeSantis @WiltonSimpson @Kathleen4SWFL #FlaPol #DSGWalkout
Students are now marching on the Florida State Capitol building. #DSGWalkout
Rep. @CarlosGSmith meets with the over 100 students who have walked out of class and descended on the Capitol during #DSGWalkout .
Lawmakers will certainly hear these students as they enter the Capitol building. #DSGWalkout
“I am Rep. @CarlosGSmith , I serve in the Florida House, and I am GAY GAY GAY.” 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️
Students opposing the Don't Say Gay bill have lined the entrance to the House floor before lawmakers return. They are still loud and clear: "We say gay."

#DSGWalkout
Rep. @micheleforfl , FL's first elected Black queer woman, is here firing up the students!
Here on her birthday, Rep. @FentriceForFL is ensuring these student voices are heard. #DSGWalkout
Orlando is walking out too. Young people refuse to be erased. #DSGWalkout
Leon HS Gay Straight Alliance President Kaylee Sandell and Senate Minority Leader @LeaderBookFL . #DSGWalkout
Students in South Florida have walked out to protest Don't Say Gay as well. #DSGWalkout

@micheleverdiact ❤️
. @senpizzo stops by to thank students for being in the building today. #DSGWalkout
Fort Myers. ❤️ #DSGWalkout

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Feb 28
‼️ The Don’t Say Gay bull is up in its final hearing today. Senate Appropriations. We are on the ground with dozens of Floridians ready to share their stories.

We will keep you updated here. And you can watch live. Hearing begins at 10:30a.

thefloridachannel.org
Don’t Say Gay is up first.
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We hope you hydrated and took a moment to breathe. Because another bad bill is up in Committee now.

The governor's Stop WOKE Act (see: censorship of uncomfortable conversations) is up in its FINAL House Committee. Tune in: thefloridachannel.org/#:~:text=Educa…
The bill is up now. Tune in.
Rep. @BryanAvilaFL claims that the bill will not criminalize the teaching of the root causes of discrimination, injustice and bias.

Unfortunately, the language of the bill itself disagrees.
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Feb 8
NOW: The Don't Say Gay bill is in its first Senate Committee hearing this morning. We'll keep you updated here.

You can also watch live: thefloridachannel.org/#:~:text=Senat…
Our team has packed the house in opposition to the bill today.
Sen. @ShevrinJones : Have you spoken to any family whose K-3 aged child has had these conversations in school?

Sen. @dennisbaxley : This isn't about personal stories.

That's code for "no". He has not.
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Feb 7
DeSantis is taking a page from Anita Bryant’s playbook, using anti-LGBTQ legislation as a springboard to serve his national political ambitions. From banning books and electronic monitoring of teachers to white-washing history and allowing the state to dictate our health care...
...decisions, DeSantis is committed to an agenda of censorship and surveillance that intrudes on all aspects of our lives.
His political agenda is driven not by the real pressing needs of our state but his desire to peel away Trump supporters as the two jockey for the 2024 GOP presidential primary. He is willing to inflict harm on the most vulnerable in FL in order to shore up his extremist base.
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Feb 7
Right now, activists from every corner of Florida are with us in Tallahassee to demand an end to the onslaught of anti-LGBTQ bills aimed at policing us in every aspect of our lives.

Follow along as they hold lawmakers accountable.
A lunch briefing with legislative champions (like @AnnaForFlorida !) gets folks fired up.
Fiam, James & AJ, FL students in 6th, 8th & 12th grade are joined by their parents & teachers to share how the Don’t Say Gay Bill will harm them, their families & their classmates.

Thank you for welcoming them Sen. @Annette_Taddeo 💙
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