Ron DeSantis signed a controversial bill into law on Monday prohibiting certain classroom instruction on gender identity and sexual orientation.The legislation, dubbed the "Don't Say Gay" bill by critics, has sparked nationwide debate as opponents argue the law will only harm LGBTQ children.
President Joe Biden has called the legislation "hateful."The governor said during Monday's signing ceremony, where he was surrounded by school kids, that parents can now "send their kids to school to get an education, not an indoctrination," according to the Associated Press.Conservatives have said that those who are opposed to the bill haven't read it in its entirety as DeSantis faces criticism."CAN ANY DEMOCRAT ACTUALLY READ??!!" tweeted Lavern Spicer, a Republican who ran for Congress in Florida last year.CAN ANY DEMOCRAT ACTUALLY READ??!!
https://t.co/yvH37FsGsO"Read the bill," Rebecca Keltie, a Republican congressional candidate, wrote on Twitter. "It doesn't ban anything.
Not even student conversations.""Fun Fact: NOBODY calling it the 'don't say gay bill' has READ the bill," tweeted Jimmy Failla, host of the Fox Across America radio show.Liberals fired back, saying they have read through the seven-page law."As 'Don't Say Gay' is signed into law, we continue to see uninformed Republicans claim the reason for national outrage is because we haven't read the bill," Florida Senate Democrats wrote on Twitter. "We read it.