Biden Administration Condemns Florida's 'Don't Say Gay' Legislation
spoken out against the bills as well, as have several other LGBTQ+ leaders.DeSantis, considered a possible Republican presidential candidate for 2024, was asked about the legislation at a Monday press conference.
He didn’t say for certain that he’d sign it into law, but he signaled support.It’s “entirely inappropriate” for teachers to talk to students about gender identity, he said, according to NBC News.
He claimed that in some schools, children are advised, “Don’t worry, don’t pick your gender yet.” He admitted this isn’t happening widely, though.“The larger issue with all of this is parents must have a seat at the table when it comes to what's going on in their schools,” he added.LGBTQ+ rights group Equality Florida quickly condemned DeSantis’s remarks, saying he is “using anti-LGBTQ legislation as a springboard to serve his national political ambitions.”“His political agenda is driven not by the real pressing needs of our state but his desire to peel away Trump supporters as the two jockey for the 2024 GOP presidential primary,” the group tweeted. “He is willing to inflict harm on the most vulnerable in FL in order to shore up his extremist base.”.
