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Florida Parental Rights in Education Act

April 10, 2024

"Don't Say Gay" redirects here. For other laws in the United States described as "Don't Say Gay" laws, see Anti-LGBT curriculum laws in the United States.

The Parental Rights in Education Act (HB 1557), commonly referred to as the "Don't Say Gay" law, is a Florida state law passed in 2022 that regulates public schools in Florida. The law is most notable for its controversial sections which prohibit public schools from having "classroom discussion" or giving "classroom instruction"[a] about sexual orientation or gender identity from kindergarten through third grade or in any manner deemed to be against state standards in all grades; prohibits public schools from adopting procedures or student support forms that maintain the confidentiality of a disclosure by a student, including of the gender identity or sexual orientation of a student, from parents; and requires public schools to bear all the costs of all lawsuits filed by aggrieved parents.[2]

Parental Rights in Education
Florida Legislature
  • An act relating to parental rights in education
CitationHouse Bill 1557
Enacted byFlorida House of Representatives
Enacted byFlorida Senate
Signed byRon DeSantis
SignedMarch 28, 2022 (2022-03-28)
CommencedJuly 1, 2022 (2022-07-01)
Legislative history
First chamber: Florida House of Representatives
Introduced byJoe Harding
PassedFebruary 24, 2022 (2022-02-24)
Voting summary
  • 69 Florida Representatives
    (68 Republicans and 1 Democrat)
    voted for
  • 47 Florida Representatives
    (40 Democrats and 7 Republicans)
    voted against
Second chamber: Florida Senate
Member(s) in chargeDennis Baxley
PassedMarch 8, 2022 (2022-03-08)
Voting summary
  • 22 Florida Senators
    (22 Republicans)
    voted for
  • 17 Florida Senators
    (15 Democrats and 2 Republicans)
    voted against
Status: Unknown

Introduced by Florida state legislators Joe Harding and Dennis Baxley, the legislation is generally (though not unanimously) supported by the Republican Party. In the Florida House of Representatives, the act passed in a 69 to 47 vote on February 24, 2022; with 68 Republicans and 1 Democrat voting for it; and 40 Democrats and 7 Republicans voting against it.[3] The Florida Senate passed the bill in a 22 to 17 vote on March 8, 2022; with 22 Republicans voting for it; and 15 Democrats and 2 Republicans voting against it.[4] Florida governor Ron DeSantis signed the bill on March 28, 2022, and the act went into effect on July 1 of that year.[5] Its passage has prompted the introduction of various similar laws within other states and the federal government, and Florida legislators have introduced bills expanding the scope of the law.[6] The Florida Board of Education later expanded the ban on teaching about sexual orientation or gender identity to all grades K-12 in April 2023, with the exception of health or reproductive courses.[7]

The bill received support from Republican politicians and conservative organizations. However, the bill has also received widespread backlash, especially from students, who demonstrated against the act throughout Florida by holding walkouts across middle and high schools.[8] Additional organizations who have issued statements against the act include those representing teachers,[b] pediatricians,[c] psychologists,[d] and hundreds of major corporations.[15] Most prominently among businesses, The Walt Disney Company came out in opposition to the legislation following protests by its employees,[16] precipitating a feud between Disney and DeSantis that resulted in the eventual renaming of the Reedy Creek Improvement District and transferring the power to appoint its board from Disney to DeSantis and the governorship.[17][18] Polls have shown both a plurality or majority opposition to the act or support for the act, with support for the act being higher among older generations and opposition to the act being higher among younger generations.[19]

Multiple lawsuits were filed against the act with the support of advocacy groups representing parents and families of LGBT+ children; numerous other advocacy groups have also issued statements opposing the act.[e][22] After a federal district court dismissed one suit, the Eleventh Circuit (considering an appeal) indicated it would likely rule against the Parental Rights in Education Act. The groups settled with the state in March 2024 to purposely narrow the law to restrict only the direct teaching of gender identity and sexual orientation in classrooms, while once again allowing discussions of LGTBQ+ concepts between teachers and students and allowing libraries to carry LGBTQ-related books.

Etymology

The act is officially titled the Parental Rights in Education Act and is described as "An act relating to parental rights in education" in the act itself.[23]

It is more commonly known as the Don't Say Gay law or the Don't Say Gay bill, as it has been described in headlines by the prominent news agency, the Associated Press;[24] prominent domestic newspapers such as The New York Times,[25] The Washington Post,[26] and the Los Angeles Times;[27] prominent domestic news media including ABC,[28] CNN,[29] and Fox News affiliates;[30] and prominent news media in other Anglosphere countries including ABC (Australia),[31] BBC,[32] and CBC.[33]

It is also known as the Don't Say Gay or Trans act or as the Don't Say Gay or Trans bill, as it has been described in statements by the main nationwide organization for LGBT rights in the United States, the Human Rights Campaign;[20] the main statewide organization for LGBT rights in Florida, Equality Florida;[20] and the United Nations official for LGBT rights at the United Nations, the United Nations Independent Expert on Protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.[34][35]

Provisions

The Parental Rights in Education Act does not contain the word "gay," though both "gender identity" and "sexual orientation" are referred to twice within the legislation.

The legislative provisions on prohibiting education on gender identity or sexual orientation restrict classroom discussion or classroom instruction instigated by third parties and school personnel, such as teachers and principals. Classroom discussion or classroom instruction on gender identity or sexual orientation is prohibited from kindergarten to third grade, and can be restricted from 4th to 12th grade to what the state deems to be either "age appropriate" or "developmentally appropriate".

The bill additionally requires schools to disclose to parents whether a child has received mental health services through the school. The legislation phrases the provision as parents not being able to be "blocked" by the school from accessing related documents. The legislation enables parents to file legal challenges against school teachings they have personal objections to. Moreover, all lawsuits filed against schools by parents under the act must be paid for by the sued school or district.[36][37][38]

Debate

Support

Politicians

The most prominent supporters of the act are several Republicans in Florida: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who signed the bill; Florida Senator Dennis Baxley, who filed the bill in the Florida Senate; former Florida Representative Joe Harding, who filed the bill in the Florida House of Representatives; Christina Pushaw, who served as press secretary to DeSantis at the time of the passage of the bill; and Florida Senator Ileana Garcia, who gave a controversial speech in support of the bill.

DeSantis said that education for children about gender identity "is trying to sow doubt in kids about their gender identity" and that such education is "trying to say that they can be whatever they want to be."[39]

Baxley rhetorically asked, "Why is everybody now all about coming out when you're at school?" and said that there are "kids trying on different kinds of things they hear about and different kinds of identities and experimenting. That's what kids do."[40]

Garcia said that "gay is not a permanent thing, LGBT is not a permanent thing",[41] a statement directly contrary to scientific evidence that sexual orientation and gender identity are not choices and cannot be changed.[42][43] Garcia later apologized.[44][45]

Pushaw said that "The bill that liberals inaccurately call 'Don't Say Gay' would be more accurately described as an Anti-Grooming Bill," and said that "If you're against the Anti-Grooming bill, you are probably a groomer or at least you don't denounce the grooming of 4-8 year old children,"[46] reflecting the anti-LGBT conspiracy theory that people who educate children about the LGBT community, LGBT history, LGBT rights, and same-sex marriage are practicing a form of child grooming, contrary to scientific research by experts in child development and psychology that indicate that the aforementioned education has a positive effect on children.[47][48][49]

The law attracted statements of support from many of the state's representatives in the federal government and figures outside of Florida state politics. Tulsi Gabbard, a former Democrat and representative from Hawaii, argued that the act should go further and cover not only kindergarten through to third grade, but all grades through to twelfth grade.[50] Former president Donald Trump agreed with DeSantis signing the bill, calling it "a good move" in an interview with The Washington Post, though he reportedly declined to elaborate.[51] Ten Republican members of the US House of Representatives from Florida joined senator Marco Rubio in saying that the act helped to keep classes age appropriate, believing that kids as young as five should not have to worry about their gender identity.[52]

Organizations and other individuals

The Florida state chapter of the conservative advocacy group Moms for Liberty supported the act as an advancement of their wishes to increase parental rights over schools. The Pinellas County subchapter's president, Angela Dubach, has called for the law to be expanded to include middle schools up to eighth grade as well.[53]

The National Review has also come out in support, releasing an op-ed written by Madeline Kearns. In her editorial, Kearns believes that parental access to school medical and behavioral records on their respective children is "a no-brainer", terminology she used to also describe the prohibition on parents being restricted access from "critical decisions affecting a student's mental, emotional, or physical health or well-being".[54]

Opposition

Students have been among the most prominently visible demonstrators against the act. Additional organizations which have notably supported lawsuits against the act or issued statements condemning the legislation include Family Equality Council, the American Federation of Teachers, the National Education Association, the Florida Education Association, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Psychological Association, the Human Rights Campaign, Equality Florida, Human Rights Watch, the United Nations Human Rights Council through United Nations Independent Expert on Protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, the American Bar Association, and 296 major businesses, including, most notably and most prominently, The Walt Disney Company.

Students

 
A student protest at Palm Harbor University High School against the legislation

Massive walkouts were carried out by students in middle schools and high schools across Florida and throughout the United States in opposition to what they described as the Don't Say Gay bill, with large crowds of middle schoolers and high schoolers chanting "We Say Gay", "Gay Lives Matter", "We Fight For Gay Rights", and "Hey Hey, Ho Ho, Homophobes Have Got To Go" in response.[55]

Human rights groups

Some organizations have argued that the act is unconstitutional. The Family Equality Council stated that the act attempts to "erase for an entire generation of Florida public school students" education about the LGBT community, LGBT history, LGBT rights, and same-sex marriage; and stated that the act violates the First Amendment to the United States Constitution and the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution "by discriminatorily censoring classroom instruction about sexual orientation or gender identity in Florida public schools".[56][34]

The Human Rights Campaign, Equality Florida, and Human Rights Watch oppose the act; they say that it harms LGBT children in Florida's public schools. Joni Madison, the Interim President of the Human Rights Campaign at the time of the passage of the bill, in response to the signing of the bill by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, stated that "Governor DeSantis once again placed Florida squarely on the wrong side of history, and placed his own young constituents directly in harm's way".[20] Nadine Smith, executive director of Equality Florida, in response to the signing of the bill by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, stated that "Governor Ron DeSantis signed the 'Don't Say Gay' bill in the most cowardly way possible today. He hid his agenda from the media and the public until the last moment, skulking onto a charter school campus that is exempt from the law and away from students who would protest his presence. He has attacked parents and children in our state". Ryan Thoreson, a Specialist at the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Rights Program at Human Rights Watch, stated that the act would "chill open discussions and support for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) students".[20][57]

Non-advocacy organizations

The most common organizational argument against the Act is that the provisions harm LGBT children within Florida's public schools. These arguments were amplified by educational organizations, such as the American Federation of Teachers, the National Education Association, and the Florida Education Association. Randi Weingarten, the President of the American Federation of Teachers, stated that the act would "single out certain kids and families for derision and denigration. It is just wrong. Its intent is to divide our communities". Becky Pringle, the President of the National Education Association, and Andrew Spar, the President of the Florida Education Association, further built off of Weingarten's comments, with Pringle stating that the "deeply disturbing legislation aims to censor educators" and prevent them from supporting their students' gender identity", and Spar stating the legislation endangers the self esteem and security of students based on their identity.[58][59][60]

Pediatric and psychological organizations also have opposed the act on the grounds that the legislation harms LGBT children. The American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Psychological Association have each issued statements through their respective presidents of either the national organization or the state chapters condemning the law. Dr. Lisa Gwynn, the President of the Florida Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics at the time of the passage of bill,[61] stated that "The 'Don't Say Gay' bill will harm Florida's children in the classroom and beyond".[62] Dr. Frank C. Worrell, PhD, the President of the American Psychological Association at the time of the passage of the bill,[63] stated that the act is "stigmatizing and marginalizing children" and that the act "sends a damaging message to impressionable young people at a critical time in their development".[64] These groups were further joined by the American Bar Association, which states through then-president Reginald Turner the law and derivative legislation like it fosters "a hostile culture beset by bullying and physical violence" against LGBT children at school.[65] Luke P. Norris, a law professor writing in the Virginia Law Review, said that the proliferation of private-enforcement statutes like the Florida bill could lead to consequences such as a growing rift in cultural and political spheres regarding matters of profound moral discourse, adding that, "The spaces members of the public share—healthcare facilities, schools, shopping centers, roadways, and even voting stations—may become freighted, charged spaces, where people are suspicious that fellow members of the public will wield the power of the state and bring the weight of the law to bear on their activities."[66]

Officials within the United States Federal Government and the United Nations Human Rights Council have additionally subscribed to the argument that the act harms children, as well as LGBT educators and families. The Department of Education through secretary Miguel Cardona stated that the bill would enable further bullying and discrimination against LGBT students. Moreover, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and President Joe Biden's administration have blasted the bill for reducing the freedoms of some of Florida's "most vulnerable" families and students.[67][68] For similar reasons to Cardona, the UNHRC through independent expert Victor Madrigal-Borloz has further blasted the bill and the laws which take to replicate it in other jurisdictions.

Corporate opponents

321 major businesses oppose the act and other similar acts that have been passed or proposed which these businesses view as restricting the rights of LGBT people, harming LGBT children and LGBT families as well as LGBT people who are their employees and customers. The major businesses noted in a statement that the acts target LGBT children "for exclusion or differential treatment", that the acts "would harm our team members and their families, stripping them of opportunities and making them feel unwelcome and at risk in their own communities. As such, it can be exceedingly difficult for us to recruit the most qualified candidates for jobs in states" that have passed such acts, and that the acts "have a negative effect on our employees, our customers, our competitiveness, and state and national economies". Some of the companies or North American divisions of companies which signed the letter include but are not limited to most major American media conglomerates (including the holding companies for NBC, ABC, and CBS), large technology companies like Apple and Google, the oil giant Shell, automakers General Motors and Toyota, large banks such as Wells Fargo and HSBC, transportation companies like American Airlines and Union Pacific Railroad, retailers PetSmart and CVS, and healthcare firms AstraZeneca and Cardinal Health.[15]

The Walt Disney Company has become the most prominent corporate opponent to the legislation, arguing similarly to most other organizations that the legislation harms LGBT children. Bob Chapek, the CEO of Disney at the time of the passage of bill, stated that the act "could be used to unfairly target gay, lesbian, non-binary and transgender kids and families". Bob Iger, the present CEO and also immediately preceding chief executive, stated that "To me, it wasn't about politics. It is about what is right and what is wrong, and that just seemed wrong. It seemed potentially harmful to kids" and that "When you're dealing with right and wrong or when you're dealing with something that does have profound impact on your business, I just think you have to do what is right and not worry about the potential backlash to it".[69][70]

Legislative history

Florida Senator Dennis Baxley filed Senate Bill 1834, Parental Rights in Education, in the Florida Senate on January 7, 2022, but it died in the Florida Senate Appropriations Committee.[71] Former Florida Representative Joe Harding filed House Bill 1557, Parental Rights in Education, in the Florida House of Representatives on January 11, 2022; this version eventually became the version passed and signed.[72]

The Florida House of Representatives passed the bill on February 24, 2022, in a 69 to 47 vote; with 68 Republicans and 1 Democrat voting for it; and 40 Democrats and 7 Republicans voting against it. The 1 Democrat who voted for it was James Bush; and the 7 Republicans who voted against were Vance Aloupis, Demi Busatta Cabrera, Chip LaMarca, Amber Mariano, Jim Mooney, Rene Plasencia, and Will Robinson.[73]

The Florida Senate passed the bill on March 8, 2022, in a 22 to 17 vote; with 22 Republicans voting for it; and 15 Democrats and 2 Republicans voting against it. The 2 Republicans who voted against it were Jeff Brandes and Jennifer Bradley.[74]

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed the bill on March 28, 2022; and the act went into effect on July 1, 2022.[75]

Polling

Polls have variously shown plurality or majority opposition to the act or support for the act; results vary depending on the population being sampled, the wording of the poll, and the polling firm that conducted the poll. Polls have consistently shown that support for the act is concentrated among older generations, while opposition to the act is concentrated among younger generations.[76]

  • A Ipsos poll found that 62% of Americans oppose legislation prohibiting classroom lessons about sexual orientation and gender identity in elementary schools and 37% support such legislation.[77]
  • A University of Florida poll found that 49% of Florida voters oppose the act and 40% support it.[78]
  • A Morning Consult poll found that 50% of American registered voters support the act and 34% oppose it.[79]
  • A Siena College Research Institute poll found that 50% of Florida likely voters oppose the act and 44% support it.[80]

Aftermath

The Walt Disney Company

Main article: Disney and Florida's Parental Rights in Education Act

Employees at The Walt Disney Company planned walkouts over the bill, which culminated in a large protest.[81] The company and CEO Bob Chapek (despite earlier maintaining no stance), as well as Disney heir Charlee Corra all decided to publicly oppose the bill, with Corra also using the moment to come out as transgender. The company received heavy criticism from DeSantis and many conservative media outlets for its opposition to the bill, and DeSantis eventually helped pass legislation in Florida which reformed the Reedy Creek Improvement District, which contains Walt Disney World, into the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District. This move was scrutinized by former Vice President Mike Pence, who said DeSantis was going too far.[82][83][84]

In 2023, a post on Twitter claimed that a teacher in Florida was being investigated for showing the Disney film Strange World and included a photo of a letter reportedly from the Florida Department of Education. The movie includes a same-sex attracted character which led to a parent submitting a complaint about the movie.[85]

Lawsuits

On July 26, 2022, Florida high school student Will Larkins and the national LGBT+ organization CenterLink, through the Southern Poverty Law Center, Southern Legal Counsel, and Lambda Legal, filed suit against four Florida school districts' boards (those of the Orange County Public Schools, the School District of Palm Beach County, the School District of Indian River County, and the Duval County Public Schools), saying the law's "vigilante enforcement mechanism," combined with its "intentionally vague and sweeping scope, invites parents who oppose any acknowledgement whatsoever of the existence of LGBTQ+ people to sue, resulting in schools acting aggressively to silence students, parents, and school personnel."[86] A representative for Duval County stated that the school administration "will always take steps necessary to comply with Florida laws."[86] In October 2022, federal judge Wendy Berger dismissed the suit, for lack of standing, which challenged the legislation effective since July 1. She gave the plaintiffs 14 days to file a revised lawsuit.[87][88]

On March 31, 2022, a lawsuit was filed in federal court by law firm Kaplan Hecker and Fink, the National Center for Lesbian Rights, and public attorney Elizabeth F. Schwartz on behalf of Equality Florida and Family Equality, which sought to block the bill on the grounds that it was unconstitutional. The lawsuit alleged that the bill violates the constitutionally protected rights of free speech, equal protection and due process of students and families, and argued that the bill was an effort to "control young minds" which prevented students from living "their true identities in school".[89][90][91] The suit was dismissed in February 2023 for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction.[92] The groups appealed to the Eleventh Circuit, which through pre-ruling decisions gave weight both reversing and ultimately ruling in favor against the state, but as a final decision likely would have taken several more years, the groups settled with the state in March 2024 to restrict the law to only cover the direct teaching of gender identity and sexual orientation in classrooms.[93] The settlement clarifies the law does not prohibit:[94]

  • LGBT-themed books in libraries and book fairs if they are not used for instruction
  • Students, parents, and teachers disclosing their sexual orientation
  • Discussion of LGBT issues outside of formal instruction
  • "Literary references" to LGBT people in classroom materials
  • Inclusion of LGBT people in classroom discussions and student academic work
  • Teachers displaying a photo of a same-sex or transgender partner
  • Anti-bullying lessons
  • "Safe space" signs for LGBT people
  • LGBT references and characters in musicals and plays
  • Gender non-conforming clothing and similar personal expressions
  • Student groups like gay-straight alliances
  • Dancing with a person of the same gender[95]

The law still prohibits teaching that any one sexual orientation or gender identity is better than any other.[94]

New York City

In response to the passage of the act, New York City mayor Eric Adams launched an eight-week advertising campaign in five major Florida cities denouncing the act, while celebrating the level of LGBT acceptance in NYC. Adams said the funds for the campaign were provided by advertising firm Kinetic, not sourced from taxpayers.[96][97]

Subsequent Florida bills

HB 1069

House Bill 1069, Education, was filed on February 22, 2023, by Republican state representative Stan McClain. Seen as an extension of the Parental Rights in Education act, the bill would only allow grades 6 to 12 in public schools to receive sex education. Provisions within the bill also require that sex education classes in Florida teach that "sex is determined by biology and reproductive function at birth", and that reproductive gender roles are "binary, stable, and unchangeable."[98][99]

Both houses of the Florida state legislature have passed the bill, with the state Senate passing the bill by a margin of 27-12 and the state House of Representatives by a margin of 77–35. In the senate, the bill was sponsored by Republican senator Clay Yarborough. DeSantis has endorsed the bill and signed it into law in May. Democrats were prominent opponents to the bill, characterizing the bill as not only discriminating LGBT+ people but also enabling book banning.[100][101][102]

HB 1223

House Bill 1223, Public PreK-12 Educational Institution and Instruction Requirements, was filed on February 28, 2023, by Republican state representative Adam Anderson. The bill was seen as an expansion of the Parental Rights in Education act, and includes a variety of measures, including an extension of the prohibition to eighth grade, enacting a statewide definition of "sex" as "the binary division of individuals based upon reproductive function" and "an immutable biological trait", and prohibiting schools from requiring people to use a pronoun or title for someone if they don't correspond to a person's assigned sex at birth.[99][103]

The bill died in committee on May 5, 2023.[104]

SB 1320

Senate Bill 1320, Child Protection in Public Schools, was filed on March 1, 2023, by Yarborough. The senate bill contains many of the same provisions as house bills 1223 and 1069, and also restricts school employees from sharing their pronouns and asking students about their pronouns. It would also prohibit teaching about sexual orientation or gender identity from pre-kindergarten through the eighth grade. DeSantis has already made comments supporting the bill, signaling that if it passes the legislature, he will likely sign it.[105][106][107]

Other non-Floridian bills

Federal bills

Republican Representative Mike Johnson of Louisiana introduced the Stop the Sexualization of Children Act, a version of the bill in the US House of Representatives titled the which has gained 32 GOP cosponsors. The bill is argued by its critics to not only replicate but go further than the Parental Rights in Education Act, as it would prohibit LGBTQ material in all federal facilities, prohibit drag performances in all federally-funded institutions, and similar to the Texas Heartbeat Act, include a private right of action clause enabling parents and guardians to sue institutions which hold such performances.[108]

State bills

At least 20 states have had their legislatures introduce derivative bills of the Parental Rights in Education Act, including Arizona,[109] Georgia,[110] Iowa,[111][112] Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan,[113] Missouri,[114] Ohio,[115] Oklahoma,[116] Tennessee, and South Carolina.[117][118] In April 2022, Alabama became the second state to pass a similar bill, with governor Kay Ivey signing House Bill 322, legislation which additionally requires all students to use either male or female bathrooms in Alabama public schools based on their biological sex. It is noted that some states have had similar provisions to Florida's law since the 1980s, though they have never gained the name of "Don't Say Gay" bills by critics until recently.[119][120]

Canadian bills

In 2023, the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Saskatchewan introduced new policies and legislation limiting sexual health education and requiring parental consent for changes to names and pronouns in schools, moves that have been cited as examples of the encroachment of American "culture wars" into Canadian politics.[121] In Saskatchewan's case, Premier Scott Moe enshrined its policies in legislation called the Parents' Bill of Rights and invoked the constitution's Notwithstanding clause to protect it from legal challenges based on the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.[122] Both the Parents' Bill of Rights and New Brunswick's Policy 713 have resulted in significant protests and counter-protests.[123]

Notes

  1. ^ The preamble to the act utilizes the phrase "classroom discussion". The relevant numbered section of the act utilizes the phrase "classroom instruction".[1]
  2. ^ Represented by the American Federation of Teachers,[9] the National Education Association,[10] and the Florida Education Association.[11]
  3. ^ Represented by the Florida Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics.[12]
  4. ^ Represented by the American Psychological Association.[13][14]
  5. ^ The Human Rights Campaign,[20] Equality Florida,[20] and Human Rights Watch.[21]

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Further reading

  • Sosin, Kate (April 20, 2022). 'Don't Say Gay' bills aren't new. They've just been revived. The 19th. Retrieved April 27, 2022.

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  • Source Text from the Florida Senate

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florida, parental, rights, education, redirects, here, other, laws, united, states, described, laws, anti, lgbt, curriculum, laws, united, states, parental, rights, education, 1557, commonly, referred, florida, state, passed, 2022, that, regulates, public, sch. Don t Say Gay redirects here For other laws in the United States described as Don t Say Gay laws see Anti LGBT curriculum laws in the United States The Parental Rights in Education Act HB 1557 commonly referred to as the Don t Say Gay law is a Florida state law passed in 2022 that regulates public schools in Florida The law is most notable for its controversial sections which prohibit public schools from having classroom discussion or giving classroom instruction a about sexual orientation or gender identity from kindergarten through third grade or in any manner deemed to be against state standards in all grades prohibits public schools from adopting procedures or student support forms that maintain the confidentiality of a disclosure by a student including of the gender identity or sexual orientation of a student from parents and requires public schools to bear all the costs of all lawsuits filed by aggrieved parents 2 Parental Rights in EducationFlorida LegislatureLong title An act relating to parental rights in educationCitationHouse Bill 1557Enacted byFlorida House of RepresentativesEnacted byFlorida SenateSigned byRon DeSantisSignedMarch 28 2022 2022 03 28 CommencedJuly 1 2022 2022 07 01 Legislative historyFirst chamber Florida House of RepresentativesIntroduced byJoe HardingPassedFebruary 24 2022 2022 02 24 Voting summary69 Florida Representatives 68 Republicans and 1 Democrat voted for47 Florida Representatives 40 Democrats and 7 Republicans voted againstSecond chamber Florida SenateMember s in chargeDennis BaxleyPassedMarch 8 2022 2022 03 08 Voting summary22 Florida Senators 22 Republicans voted for17 Florida Senators 15 Democrats and 2 Republicans voted againstStatus UnknownIntroduced by Florida state legislators Joe Harding and Dennis Baxley the legislation is generally though not unanimously supported by the Republican Party In the Florida House of Representatives the act passed in a 69 to 47 vote on February 24 2022 with 68 Republicans and 1 Democrat voting for it and 40 Democrats and 7 Republicans voting against it 3 The Florida Senate passed the bill in a 22 to 17 vote on March 8 2022 with 22 Republicans voting for it and 15 Democrats and 2 Republicans voting against it 4 Florida governor Ron DeSantis signed the bill on March 28 2022 and the act went into effect on July 1 of that year 5 Its passage has prompted the introduction of various similar laws within other states and the federal government and Florida legislators have introduced bills expanding the scope of the law 6 The Florida Board of Education later expanded the ban on teaching about sexual orientation or gender identity to all grades K 12 in April 2023 with the exception of health or reproductive courses 7 The bill received support from Republican politicians and conservative organizations However the bill has also received widespread backlash especially from students who demonstrated against the act throughout Florida by holding walkouts across middle and high schools 8 Additional organizations who have issued statements against the act include those representing teachers b pediatricians c psychologists d and hundreds of major corporations 15 Most prominently among businesses The Walt Disney Company came out in opposition to the legislation following protests by its employees 16 precipitating a feud between Disney and DeSantis that resulted in the eventual renaming of the Reedy Creek Improvement District and transferring the power to appoint its board from Disney to DeSantis and the governorship 17 18 Polls have shown both a plurality or majority opposition to the act or support for the act with support for the act being higher among older generations and opposition to the act being higher among younger generations 19 Multiple lawsuits were filed against the act with the support of advocacy groups representing parents and families of LGBT children numerous other advocacy groups have also issued statements opposing the act e 22 After a federal district court dismissed one suit the Eleventh Circuit considering an appeal indicated it would likely rule against the Parental Rights in Education Act The groups settled with the state in March 2024 to purposely narrow the law to restrict only the direct teaching of gender identity and sexual orientation in classrooms while once again allowing discussions of LGTBQ concepts between teachers and students and allowing libraries to carry LGBTQ related books Contents 1 Etymology 2 Provisions 3 Debate 3 1 Support 3 1 1 Politicians 3 1 2 Organizations and other individuals 3 2 Opposition 3 2 1 Students 3 2 2 Human rights groups 3 2 3 Non advocacy organizations 3 2 4 Corporate opponents 4 Legislative history 5 Polling 6 Aftermath 6 1 The Walt Disney Company 6 2 Lawsuits 6 3 New York City 6 4 Subsequent Florida bills 6 4 1 HB 1069 6 4 2 HB 1223 6 4 3 SB 1320 6 5 Other non Floridian bills 6 5 1 Federal bills 6 5 2 State bills 6 5 3 Canadian bills 7 Notes 8 References 9 Further reading 10 External linksEtymologyThe act is officially titled the Parental Rights in Education Act and is described as An act relating to parental rights in education in the act itself 23 It is more commonly known as the Don t Say Gay law or the Don t Say Gay bill as it has been described in headlines by the prominent news agency the Associated Press 24 prominent domestic newspapers such as The New York Times 25 The Washington Post 26 and the Los Angeles Times 27 prominent domestic news media including ABC 28 CNN 29 and Fox News affiliates 30 and prominent news media in other Anglosphere countries including ABC Australia 31 BBC 32 and CBC 33 It is also known as the Don t Say Gay or Trans act or as the Don t Say Gay or Trans bill as it has been described in statements by the main nationwide organization for LGBT rights in the United States the Human Rights Campaign 20 the main statewide organization for LGBT rights in Florida Equality Florida 20 and the United Nations official for LGBT rights at the United Nations the United Nations Independent Expert on Protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity 34 35 ProvisionsThe Parental Rights in Education Act does not contain the word gay though both gender identity and sexual orientation are referred to twice within the legislation The legislative provisions on prohibiting education on gender identity or sexual orientation restrict classroom discussion or classroom instruction instigated by third parties and school personnel such as teachers and principals Classroom discussion or classroom instruction on gender identity or sexual orientation is prohibited from kindergarten to third grade and can be restricted from 4th to 12th grade to what the state deems to be either age appropriate or developmentally appropriate The bill additionally requires schools to disclose to parents whether a child has received mental health services through the school The legislation phrases the provision as parents not being able to be blocked by the school from accessing related documents The legislation enables parents to file legal challenges against school teachings they have personal objections to Moreover all lawsuits filed against schools by parents under the act must be paid for by the sued school or district 36 37 38 DebateSupport Politicians The most prominent supporters of the act are several Republicans in Florida Florida Governor Ron DeSantis who signed the bill Florida Senator Dennis Baxley who filed the bill in the Florida Senate former Florida Representative Joe Harding who filed the bill in the Florida House of Representatives Christina Pushaw who served as press secretary to DeSantis at the time of the passage of the bill and Florida Senator Ileana Garcia who gave a controversial speech in support of the bill DeSantis said that education for children about gender identity is trying to sow doubt in kids about their gender identity and that such education is trying to say that they can be whatever they want to be 39 Baxley rhetorically asked Why is everybody now all about coming out when you re at school and said that there are kids trying on different kinds of things they hear about and different kinds of identities and experimenting That s what kids do 40 Garcia said that gay is not a permanent thing LGBT is not a permanent thing 41 a statement directly contrary to scientific evidence that sexual orientation and gender identity are not choices and cannot be changed 42 43 Garcia later apologized 44 45 Pushaw said that The bill that liberals inaccurately call Don t Say Gay would be more accurately described as an Anti Grooming Bill and said that If you re against the Anti Grooming bill you are probably a groomer or at least you don t denounce the grooming of 4 8 year old children 46 reflecting the anti LGBT conspiracy theory that people who educate children about the LGBT community LGBT history LGBT rights and same sex marriage are practicing a form of child grooming contrary to scientific research by experts in child development and psychology that indicate that the aforementioned education has a positive effect on children 47 48 49 The law attracted statements of support from many of the state s representatives in the federal government and figures outside of Florida state politics Tulsi Gabbard a former Democrat and representative from Hawaii argued that the act should go further and cover not only kindergarten through to third grade but all grades through to twelfth grade 50 Former president Donald Trump agreed with DeSantis signing the bill calling it a good move in an interview with The Washington Post though he reportedly declined to elaborate 51 Ten Republican members of the US House of Representatives from Florida joined senator Marco Rubio in saying that the act helped to keep classes age appropriate believing that kids as young as five should not have to worry about their gender identity 52 Organizations and other individuals The Florida state chapter of the conservative advocacy group Moms for Liberty supported the act as an advancement of their wishes to increase parental rights over schools The Pinellas County subchapter s president Angela Dubach has called for the law to be expanded to include middle schools up to eighth grade as well 53 The National Review has also come out in support releasing an op ed written by Madeline Kearns In her editorial Kearns believes that parental access to school medical and behavioral records on their respective children is a no brainer terminology she used to also describe the prohibition on parents being restricted access from critical decisions affecting a student s mental emotional or physical health or well being 54 Opposition Students have been among the most prominently visible demonstrators against the act Additional organizations which have notably supported lawsuits against the act or issued statements condemning the legislation include Family Equality Council the American Federation of Teachers the National Education Association the Florida Education Association the American Academy of Pediatrics the American Psychological Association the Human Rights Campaign Equality Florida Human Rights Watch the United Nations Human Rights Council through United Nations Independent Expert on Protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity the American Bar Association and 296 major businesses including most notably and most prominently The Walt Disney Company Students nbsp A student protest at Palm Harbor University High School against the legislationMassive walkouts were carried out by students in middle schools and high schools across Florida and throughout the United States in opposition to what they described as the Don t Say Gay bill with large crowds of middle schoolers and high schoolers chanting We Say Gay Gay Lives Matter We Fight For Gay Rights and Hey Hey Ho Ho Homophobes Have Got To Go in response 55 Human rights groups Some organizations have argued that the act is unconstitutional The Family Equality Council stated that the act attempts to erase for an entire generation of Florida public school students education about the LGBT community LGBT history LGBT rights and same sex marriage and stated that the act violates the First Amendment to the United States Constitution and the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution by discriminatorily censoring classroom instruction about sexual orientation or gender identity in Florida public schools 56 34 The Human Rights Campaign Equality Florida and Human Rights Watch oppose the act they say that it harms LGBT children in Florida s public schools Joni Madison the Interim President of the Human Rights Campaign at the time of the passage of the bill in response to the signing of the bill by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis stated that Governor DeSantis once again placed Florida squarely on the wrong side of history and placed his own young constituents directly in harm s way 20 Nadine Smith executive director of Equality Florida in response to the signing of the bill by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis stated that Governor Ron DeSantis signed the Don t Say Gay bill in the most cowardly way possible today He hid his agenda from the media and the public until the last moment skulking onto a charter school campus that is exempt from the law and away from students who would protest his presence He has attacked parents and children in our state Ryan Thoreson a Specialist at the Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender Rights Program at Human Rights Watch stated that the act would chill open discussions and support for lesbian gay bisexual and transgender LGBT students 20 57 Non advocacy organizations The most common organizational argument against the Act is that the provisions harm LGBT children within Florida s public schools These arguments were amplified by educational organizations such as the American Federation of Teachers the National Education Association and the Florida Education Association Randi Weingarten the President of the American Federation of Teachers stated that the act would single out certain kids and families for derision and denigration It is just wrong Its intent is to divide our communities Becky Pringle the President of the National Education Association and Andrew Spar the President of the Florida Education Association further built off of Weingarten s comments with Pringle stating that the deeply disturbing legislation aims to censor educators and prevent them from supporting their students gender identity and Spar stating the legislation endangers the self esteem and security of students based on their identity 58 59 60 Pediatric and psychological organizations also have opposed the act on the grounds that the legislation harms LGBT children The American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Psychological Association have each issued statements through their respective presidents of either the national organization or the state chapters condemning the law Dr Lisa Gwynn the President of the Florida Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics at the time of the passage of bill 61 stated that The Don t Say Gay bill will harm Florida s children in the classroom and beyond 62 Dr Frank C Worrell PhD the President of the American Psychological Association at the time of the passage of the bill 63 stated that the act is stigmatizing and marginalizing children and that the act sends a damaging message to impressionable young people at a critical time in their development 64 These groups were further joined by the American Bar Association which states through then president Reginald Turner the law and derivative legislation like it fosters a hostile culture beset by bullying and physical violence against LGBT children at school 65 Luke P Norris a law professor writing in the Virginia Law Review said that the proliferation of private enforcement statutes like the Florida bill could lead to consequences such as a growing rift in cultural and political spheres regarding matters of profound moral discourse adding that The spaces members of the public share healthcare facilities schools shopping centers roadways and even voting stations may become freighted charged spaces where people are suspicious that fellow members of the public will wield the power of the state and bring the weight of the law to bear on their activities 66 Officials within the United States Federal Government and the United Nations Human Rights Council have additionally subscribed to the argument that the act harms children as well as LGBT educators and families The Department of Education through secretary Miguel Cardona stated that the bill would enable further bullying and discrimination against LGBT students Moreover White House Press Secretary Karine Jean Pierre and President Joe Biden s administration have blasted the bill for reducing the freedoms of some of Florida s most vulnerable families and students 67 68 For similar reasons to Cardona the UNHRC through independent expert Victor Madrigal Borloz has further blasted the bill and the laws which take to replicate it in other jurisdictions Corporate opponents 321 major businesses oppose the act and other similar acts that have been passed or proposed which these businesses view as restricting the rights of LGBT people harming LGBT children and LGBT families as well as LGBT people who are their employees and customers The major businesses noted in a statement that the acts target LGBT children for exclusion or differential treatment that the acts would harm our team members and their families stripping them of opportunities and making them feel unwelcome and at risk in their own communities As such it can be exceedingly difficult for us to recruit the most qualified candidates for jobs in states that have passed such acts and that the acts have a negative effect on our employees our customers our competitiveness and state and national economies Some of the companies or North American divisions of companies which signed the letter include but are not limited to most major American media conglomerates including the holding companies for NBC ABC and CBS large technology companies like Apple and Google the oil giant Shell automakers General Motors and Toyota large banks such as Wells Fargo and HSBC transportation companies like American Airlines and Union Pacific Railroad retailers PetSmart and CVS and healthcare firms AstraZeneca and Cardinal Health 15 The Walt Disney Company has become the most prominent corporate opponent to the legislation arguing similarly to most other organizations that the legislation harms LGBT children Bob Chapek the CEO of Disney at the time of the passage of bill stated that the act could be used to unfairly target gay lesbian non binary and transgender kids and families Bob Iger the present CEO and also immediately preceding chief executive stated that To me it wasn t about politics It is about what is right and what is wrong and that just seemed wrong It seemed potentially harmful to kids and that When you re dealing with right and wrong or when you re dealing with something that does have profound impact on your business I just think you have to do what is right and not worry about the potential backlash to it 69 70 Legislative historyFlorida Senator Dennis Baxley filed Senate Bill 1834 Parental Rights in Education in the Florida Senate on January 7 2022 but it died in the Florida Senate Appropriations Committee 71 Former Florida Representative Joe Harding filed House Bill 1557 Parental Rights in Education in the Florida House of Representatives on January 11 2022 this version eventually became the version passed and signed 72 The Florida House of Representatives passed the bill on February 24 2022 in a 69 to 47 vote with 68 Republicans and 1 Democrat voting for it and 40 Democrats and 7 Republicans voting against it The 1 Democrat who voted for it was James Bush and the 7 Republicans who voted against were Vance Aloupis Demi Busatta Cabrera Chip LaMarca Amber Mariano Jim Mooney Rene Plasencia and Will Robinson 73 The Florida Senate passed the bill on March 8 2022 in a 22 to 17 vote with 22 Republicans voting for it and 15 Democrats and 2 Republicans voting against it The 2 Republicans who voted against it were Jeff Brandes and Jennifer Bradley 74 Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed the bill on March 28 2022 and the act went into effect on July 1 2022 75 PollingPolls have variously shown plurality or majority opposition to the act or support for the act results vary depending on the population being sampled the wording of the poll and the polling firm that conducted the poll Polls have consistently shown that support for the act is concentrated among older generations while opposition to the act is concentrated among younger generations 76 A Ipsos poll found that 62 of Americans oppose legislation prohibiting classroom lessons about sexual orientation and gender identity in elementary schools and 37 support such legislation 77 A University of Florida poll found that 49 of Florida voters oppose the act and 40 support it 78 A Morning Consult poll found that 50 of American registered voters support the act and 34 oppose it 79 A Siena College Research Institute poll found that 50 of Florida likely voters oppose the act and 44 support it 80 AftermathThe Walt Disney Company Main article Disney and Florida s Parental Rights in Education Act Employees at The Walt Disney Company planned walkouts over the bill which culminated in a large protest 81 The company and CEO Bob Chapek despite earlier maintaining no stance as well as Disney heir Charlee Corra all decided to publicly oppose the bill with Corra also using the moment to come out as transgender The company received heavy criticism from DeSantis and many conservative media outlets for its opposition to the bill and DeSantis eventually helped pass legislation in Florida which reformed the Reedy Creek Improvement District which contains Walt Disney World into the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District This move was scrutinized by former Vice President Mike Pence who said DeSantis was going too far 82 83 84 In 2023 a post on Twitter claimed that a teacher in Florida was being investigated for showing the Disney film Strange World and included a photo of a letter reportedly from the Florida Department of Education The movie includes a same sex attracted character which led to a parent submitting a complaint about the movie 85 Lawsuits On July 26 2022 Florida high school student Will Larkins and the national LGBT organization CenterLink through the Southern Poverty Law Center Southern Legal Counsel and Lambda Legal filed suit against four Florida school districts boards those of the Orange County Public Schools the School District of Palm Beach County the School District of Indian River County and the Duval County Public Schools saying the law s vigilante enforcement mechanism combined with its intentionally vague and sweeping scope invites parents who oppose any acknowledgement whatsoever of the existence of LGBTQ people to sue resulting in schools acting aggressively to silence students parents and school personnel 86 A representative for Duval County stated that the school administration will always take steps necessary to comply with Florida laws 86 In October 2022 federal judge Wendy Berger dismissed the suit for lack of standing which challenged the legislation effective since July 1 She gave the plaintiffs 14 days to file a revised lawsuit 87 88 On March 31 2022 a lawsuit was filed in federal court by law firm Kaplan Hecker and Fink the National Center for Lesbian Rights and public attorney Elizabeth F Schwartz on behalf of Equality Florida and Family Equality which sought to block the bill on the grounds that it was unconstitutional The lawsuit alleged that the bill violates the constitutionally protected rights of free speech equal protection and due process of students and families and argued that the bill was an effort to control young minds which prevented students from living their true identities in school 89 90 91 The suit was dismissed in February 2023 for lack of subject matter jurisdiction 92 The groups appealed to the Eleventh Circuit which through pre ruling decisions gave weight both reversing and ultimately ruling in favor against the state but as a final decision likely would have taken several more years the groups settled with the state in March 2024 to restrict the law to only cover the direct teaching of gender identity and sexual orientation in classrooms 93 The settlement clarifies the law does not prohibit 94 LGBT themed books in libraries and book fairs if they are not used for instruction Students parents and teachers disclosing their sexual orientation Discussion of LGBT issues outside of formal instruction Literary references to LGBT people in classroom materials Inclusion of LGBT people in classroom discussions and student academic work Teachers displaying a photo of a same sex or transgender partner Anti bullying lessons Safe space signs for LGBT people LGBT references and characters in musicals and plays Gender non conforming clothing and similar personal expressions Student groups like gay straight alliances Dancing with a person of the same gender 95 The law still prohibits teaching that any one sexual orientation or gender identity is better than any other 94 New York City In response to the passage of the act New York City mayor Eric Adams launched an eight week advertising campaign in five major Florida cities denouncing the act while celebrating the level of LGBT acceptance in NYC Adams said the funds for the campaign were provided by advertising firm Kinetic not sourced from taxpayers 96 97 Subsequent Florida bills HB 1069 House Bill 1069 Education was filed on February 22 2023 by Republican state representative Stan McClain Seen as an extension of the Parental Rights in Education act the bill would only allow grades 6 to 12 in public schools to receive sex education Provisions within the bill also require that sex education classes in Florida teach that sex is determined by biology and reproductive function at birth and that reproductive gender roles are binary stable and unchangeable 98 99 Both houses of the Florida state legislature have passed the bill with the state Senate passing the bill by a margin of 27 12 and the state House of Representatives by a margin of 77 35 In the senate the bill was sponsored by Republican senator Clay Yarborough DeSantis has endorsed the bill and signed it into law in May Democrats were prominent opponents to the bill characterizing the bill as not only discriminating LGBT people but also enabling book banning 100 101 102 HB 1223 House Bill 1223 Public PreK 12 Educational Institution and Instruction Requirements was filed on February 28 2023 by Republican state representative Adam Anderson The bill was seen as an expansion of the Parental Rights in Education act and includes a variety of measures including an extension of the prohibition to eighth grade enacting a statewide definition of sex as the binary division of individuals based upon reproductive function and an immutable biological trait and prohibiting schools from requiring people to use a pronoun or title for someone if they don t correspond to a person s assigned sex at birth 99 103 The bill died in committee on May 5 2023 104 SB 1320 Senate Bill 1320 Child Protection in Public Schools was filed on March 1 2023 by Yarborough The senate bill contains many of the same provisions as house bills 1223 and 1069 and also restricts school employees from sharing their pronouns and asking students about their pronouns It would also prohibit teaching about sexual orientation or gender identity from pre kindergarten through the eighth grade DeSantis has already made comments supporting the bill signaling that if it passes the legislature he will likely sign it 105 106 107 Other non Floridian bills Federal bills Republican Representative Mike Johnson of Louisiana introduced the Stop the Sexualization of Children Act a version of the bill in the US House of Representatives titled the which has gained 32 GOP cosponsors The bill is argued by its critics to not only replicate but go further than the Parental Rights in Education Act as it would prohibit LGBTQ material in all federal facilities prohibit drag performances in all federally funded institutions and similar to the Texas Heartbeat Act include a private right of action clause enabling parents and guardians to sue institutions which hold such performances 108 State bills At least 20 states have had their legislatures introduce derivative bills of the Parental Rights in Education Act including Arizona 109 Georgia 110 Iowa 111 112 Kentucky Louisiana Michigan 113 Missouri 114 Ohio 115 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