So here we are with Florida and Ron DeSantis on the GAY attack. Florida's bill HB 1557 stands to tackle an issue that really not an issue at all and while the bill doesn't explicitly say GAY we know where Ronnie and Company are going with this, while it doesn't explicitly say GAY it does reference sexual orientation and gender identity. So Ronnie D can stop with the whole Shaggy defense. So what does the bill talk about? While far lefties and progressives have taken up a lot of airwaves calling it the "Don't Say Gay" bill we need to look at this bill for what it is and what it does.
Is it an attack on the LGBTQ+ community? Absolutely it is. The bill prohibits the teaching of gender identity and sexual orientation: “A school district may not encourage classroom discussion about sexual orientation or gender identity in primary grade levels or in a manner that is not age-appropriate or developmentally appropriate for students.” So this bill attempts to solve a problem that's not even there. There is NO elementary school in the US or Florida that is teaching kindergartners sex education. There is no school in the US or Florida teaching kindergartners about homosexuality or transgender issues. It just doesn't happen. One of the right wing nut-jobs says that this bill "Gives heterosexuality a fighting chance. It keeps gay people from turning our children gay." That is as absurd as this bill. People cannot be turned gay. If anyone touches or forces a child to enter into sexual acts there are already laws on the books for this. What this bill will do is reintroduce into society the marginalization of gay people and transgender people. It will also introduce the FEAR of people who want to come out but feel that they cant due to society dubbing them as freaks and lesser life forms. This bill is bigoted from start to finish. Now, if Florida had introduced a bill saying that counselors and social workers were prohibited from discussing a child or teens discussions of LGBTQ+ topics with ANYONE but that child or teens parents or legal guardian. I can get behind that. But it doesn't. It also sends a clear message to PARENTS that they don't care what you think. They don't care if your child is gay. They don't care if your child is transgender. Just as long as your kid acts straight in school and does not "turn" the other kids gay. This bill is a slap to the face of parents and it is a slap to the face of LGBTQ youth and more importantly it is a slap to the face of teachers. Whats next? Do we fire all gay and transgender teachers in Florida? Oh that's right; Florida tried that in 1963 when they outed and fired all Gay and Lesbian teachers.
Regressive governors like Ron DeSantis need to fuck off and how do we get them out? New York and Cali are encouraging parents and LGBTQ+ youth to leave Florida and move to progressive states. No, stay your asses right there. Stay in Florida. You defeat these racist and bigoted bastards at the ballot box. Running away does nothing but allows them to continue to marginalize LGBTQ+ youth and their parents and start attacking WHATEVER ELSE they don't like. Vote them out. That's how you officiate change. That's how you fight for equality, that's how you fight for parent's rights, that is how you fight for your LGBTQ+ youth, and that is how you fight for decency.
