Eye roll: Gay Republicans defend Florida “Don’t Say Gay” bill, blast Chasten Buttigieg
Log Cabin Republicans have rushed to the defense of a proposed Florida law that would bar teachers from discussing non-heterosexual sexual orientations or transgender people.
The group has also attacked activist Chasten Buttigieg for a recent interview in which he denounced the bill.Dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” bill, the proposed law would bar teachers from “encouraging discussion” around gender identity or sexual orientation in primary schools.
On January 26, Chasten Buttigieg, husband of Transporation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, appeared on CNN to denounce the bill, warning that it would endanger the lives of young, queer students.“You’re essentially pushing kids back into the closet.
You’re saying we can’t talk about you, we can’t even talk about your families,” Buttigieg said.“I think this hurts kids,” he added. “This will hurt families and this isn’t about education or parents’ rights, I think it’s about using the LGBT community as a scapegoat, which we’ve been used as a scapegoat multiple times throughout history.
