Gay Republican Grills Fellow Lawmaker Over ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bill
HuffPost. (Even Florida’s only goes up to third grade, while requiring that such topics be “age or developmentally appropriate” in older grades.)According to Newsweek, Kelley, a former teacher, said, in remarks introducing the bill, that school-age children are “very naive and easily influenced,” arguing that “exposure to such topics is inappropriate for children, creating confusion which may then cause doubt in their identities.”“It is not the place of the school to indoctrinate our children by exposing them to gender and sexual identity curriculums and courses,” she said. “Therefore, we must keep our educational instruction pure, without the political nuances.”But Christofanelli challenged the wording of Kelley’s bill and the logic behind it, wondering if the prohibitions on “sexual orientation” might prohibit teaching about heterosexuality as well as homosexuality.“I’m just going to read you the language in your bill,” Christofanelli said, referring to the prohibition on instruction regarding sexual orientation. “You mentioned George Washington [in your testimony].
Who is Martha Washington?”“His wife,” Kelley replied.“Under your bill, how could you mention that in a classroom?” Christofanelli asked.Kelley responded: “To me, that’s not sexual orientation.”“So it’s only really certain sexual orientations that you want prohibited from introduction in the classroom,” Christofanelli shot back.Kelley argued that she planned to improve the bill’s language. (She previously had said, separate from her exchange with Christofanelli, that her bill will have to be amended in order to avoid it limiting teaching for Advanced Placement courses.)“Lady, I didn’t introduce your bill,” Christofanelli interrupted. “And I didn’t write it..
