My daughter asked a question re: #DontSayGay—reminding me of “All About Me” projects in kindergarten, when kids share about their families—asking if kids of #samesex parents would now have to not share, or feel compelled to lie, to not accidentally get teachers in trouble. 1/
“The bill’s sponsors have emphatically stated that the bill would not prohibit students from talking about their #LGBTQ families or bar classroom discussions about #LGBTQ history, including events like the 2016 deadly attack on the Pulse nightclub” nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna1… 2/
“Instead, they argue that the bill would bar the ‘instruction’ of sexual orientation or gender identity. But the text says both.” nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna1… + Read the bill text: flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2… 3/ ImageImage
“‘I could see why people are confused by that,’ said Clay Calvert, a professor at the University of Florida Levin College of Law who specializes in freedom of speech.” nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna1… 4/

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