Monday in the “freedum state”

The office of Florida Gov. DeSantis (R) has confirmed that the anti-LGBTQ+ governor is supportive of extending the stipulations of the state’s Don’t Say Gay law – known formally as the Parental Rights in Education Act.

Right now, the law bans discussions of sexual orientation and gender identity up to third grade, and a staffer for the state’s Senate President Kathleen Passidomo (R) told The Daily Mail that lawmakers are thinking about introducing legislation to expand the law up to sixth grade.

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Doomflower · 36-40, M

This is so dumb and I know I'm preaching to the choir but:

It makes no sense to ban such discussions at any age. If a kid is old enough to ask the question, they are old enough to get an age appropriate answer. If we normalize same sex relationships and gender identities of trans and non binary people we make it easier for the queer community and cis/straight people to coexist.

What are they afraid of? Like really?

The kids might "turn" into one of the queer folk?

Like, if being surrounded from birth by heteronormative people and behaviors and living in a society where being queer is often demonized and portrayed as dangerous, deviant, and/or evil wasn't enough to make me straight I'm pretty sure being told, "some people love other people from one gender and others are romantic with people of just some genders, no genders, or all genders" wasn't the catalyst.