The #DontSayGay Bill in FL moves to the senate floor Monday, then likely to DeSantis. The legislation is draconian, banning conversations in schools about LGBTQ+ lives.
But it's just the tip of the iceberg around the country in the #EdScare. 🧵 /1 thehill.com/changing-ameri…
But it's just the tip of the iceberg around the country in the #EdScare. 🧵 /1 thehill.com/changing-ameri…
In TN, HB 800 is under consideration. It would outlaw school materials and textbooks that “promote, normalize, support, or address” LGBTQ issues. Even just "addressing" them! It receives another committee vote on Tuesday. /2 tennessean.com/story/opinion/…
In KS, HB2662 sounds like a pretty standard educational gag order targeting graphic content. But the bill defines “sexual conduct” as anything relating to homosexuality. "Depicting" a same-sex couple could land you in a Kansas courthouse. /3 slate.com/news-and-polit…
In OK, SB 1654 would ban from school libraries any book that makes LGBTQ+ characters its “primary subject.” The vagueness of that language could affect numerous titles. It’s now making its way through the education committee. /4 thehill.com/changing-ameri…
And Iowa on Thursday became the second state this year to ban transgender women and girls from participating in school sports consistent with their gender identity. The 11th state to pass this kind of anti-trans bill. 🏳️⚧️ /5 cnn.com/2022/03/03/pol…
Beyond legislation, there's myriad book bans: in the list of 850 books made by a TX official to "investigate" last yr, nearly 60% of titles were presumably included for LGBTQ+ content (h/t @BookRiot. The list is being used to remove titles across TX. /5 bookriot.com/texas-book-ban…
& the attacks on LGBTQ+ identities in education are spreading beyond K-12 to colleges, as in the case of this story from @CourtneyLTanner about a BYU prof who was fired seemingly for supporting LGBTQ+ advocacy outside the classroom. Fired! /6 sltrib.com/news/education…
The patterns are clear that there's a broad effort to push LGBTQ+ people out of the public sphere, out of schools, out of books, out of education. #StandwithJack. Speak out against these draconian proposal and hate-fueled threats /7
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