Florida’s Don’t Say Gay bill, officially named the Parental Rights in Education law, has been the cause of a lot of discussion over the last year. In this video, Faelan (they/them) begins a series on this bill, the fallout, and the new federal level law that was introduced in the October 2022.
In this video, Faelan breaks down what the bill says and their thoughts on it.
Chapters
0:00 Intro
0:47 Content warning
1:32 Introducing the “Don’t Say Gay” law
1:41 The text of the Parental Rights in Education bill
4:42 My concerns with the bill
9:26 The increase in hate
10:51 A federal law?!
11:45 Conclusion
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References
The Parental Rights in Education Bill
https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/1557/BillText/er/PDF
Debate on the Bill
NBC – https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-politics-and-policy/floridas-dont-say-gay-bill-actually-says-rcna19929
Restricting LGBTQ+ Support
NBC – https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/floridas-dont-say-gay-law-takes-effect-schools-roll-lgbtq-restrictions-rcna36143
Confusion in Schools
National Education Association – https://www.nea.org/sites/default/files/2022-06/FL%20Dont%20Say%20Gay%20KYR%20-%20Updated2022.06.pdf
Wink – https://www.winknews.com/2022/08/15/parental-rights-in-education-law-known-as-dont-say-gay-law-confuses-some-schools/
WFTV (local) – https://www.wftv.com/news/local/florida-responds-dont-say-gay-confusion-says-enforcement-will-be-limited/5BR3BW6MOBEVPDRG5KTEGV45MY/
Legal Concerns
Washington Post – https://www.washingtonpost.com/magazine/2022/05/10/lesbian-florida-dont-say-gay-bill/
The Guardian – https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/jul/02/dont-say-gay-florida-week-in-patriarchy
FindLaw – https://www.findlaw.com/legalblogs/law-and-life/understanding-floridas-dont-say-gay-bill/
Lawsuit against the Bill
Massachusetts Government – https://www.mass.gov/news/ag-healey-backs-challenge-to-floridas-dont-say-gay-law
Hate
NBC – https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/internet/lgbtq-abuse-spikes-online-fueled-intensifying-culture-war-rcna24904
Pink – https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/10/14/meta-facebook-advert-profit-groomer-slur-rhetoric/
Pink – https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/08/12/lgbtq-groomer-slur-dont-say-gay/
Pink – https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/10/16/carrie-prejean-school-board-members-should-be-jailed/
Federal bill?
npr – https://www.npr.org/2022/10/21/1130297123/national-dont-say-gay-stop-children-sexualization-bill
them – https://www.them.us/story/dont-say-gay-bill-federal
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