Don’t say ‘Don’t Say Gay’
dallasvoice.comGag bills are a spreading plague that will harm children When my son was little, he did something at school that could soon be banned in Florida and numerous other states: He talked about his two moms.
A bill that is speeding through the Florida legislature could soon squash all discussion of LGBTQ identities in schools. But Florida is not the only state pushing for such legislation.
The attempt to remove content and discussion about LGBTQ and other marginalized identities from classrooms is a nationwide epidemic that must be stopped.
There are currently 156 “educational gag order” bills that have been introduced or pre-filed in 39 different states since January 2021, according to PEN America, a nonprofit organization that champions free expression.
