Alabama Advances 'Don't Say Gay' Legislation in Last Minute Amendment
“don’t say gay” legislation, attached as a last-minute amendment to an anti-transgender “bathroom bill.”The House had already passed the bill on restroom restrictions, but because of the amendment, it will go back to the House for final approval, reports AL.com, a site for several Alabama newspapers.Republican Sen.
Shay Shelnutt introduced the amendment at the beginning of debate Thursday. It would bar teachers from offering instruction on gender and sexuality in grades K-5.Sen.
Bobby Singleton, a Democrat, challenged Shelnutt by asking if a theoretical “little Johnny” would be allowed to ask a teacher if he’s a boy or a girl.
Shelnutt responded, “Little Johnny, you’re a boy,” and Singleton replied, “You just answered the question based on gender.”The restroom bill would require students in public schools to use the bathrooms and changing rooms designated for the gender they were assigned at birth.
