Louisiana dont say gay bill

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A bill that would broadly ban K public school employees in Louisiana from discussing sexual orientation or gender identity in the classroom is nearing final passage after securing the endorsement of a key Senate committee Thursday. The Louisiana Legislature has passed H.B. , which bans discussions of gender and sexuality in public schools.

The bill is now going to Republican Governor Jeff Landry, who is expected to. BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana is poised to become the latest state to enact laws targeting the LGBTQ+ community, after the Republican-controlled Legislature on Tuesday sent a package to the. The Louisiana Senate passed legislation Thursday afternoon to forbid school staffers from talking to students in grades K about sexual orientation or gender identity.

BATON ROUGE, La. — House bills limiting gender-affirming care, pronoun use in schools and classroom discussion of gender and sexuality passed the Senate Monday.

The bills are part of a. Follow NBC News. Donate to The Tulane Hullabaloo. Representative Joe Harding, who sponsored the bill in Florida's statehouse, has said that the bill is simply about "empowering parents". Three Republicans-- Sen. Public school employees also would be prohibited from discussing their own sexual orientation or gender identity with students.

Activists have dubbed it the Don't Say Gay bill.

Senate panel advances Louisiana’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill and pronoun ban

State laws that ban or constrain the discussion of LGBT life in classrooms - sometimes called "no promo homo" laws by critics - are not uncommon. Critics say that vague language in the law could result in teachers and students being prevented from discussing their lives even outside the classroom. Todd and Jeff Delmay - one of the first same-sex couples to get married in Florida - say this bill would make it impossible for their year-old son Blake to talk freely about his dads.

Cancel reply. The Florida bill also extends to student support services, including counselling, and grants parents the power to sue schools directly if they believe an educator has broken the law. Public school employees would also be prohibited from discussing sexual orientation or gender identity during extracurricular academic, athletic or social activities with students.

Biden blasts Florida 'Don't Say Gay' school bill. The Florida Family Policy Council, a conservative group that supports the bill, said in a statement last week that it was "necessary because government schools in the US have become ideological, political and are more interested in shaping a child's politics and sexual inclinations than they are in teaching academics of reading, writing, math, and education".

Louisiana state legislator introduces ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bill • The Tulane Hullabaloo

Sign In Create your free profile. Cancel reply Your email address will not be published. There was an issue submitting your request. Florida's Senate has passed a bill to ban discussions of sexual orientation or gender identity in primary schools. It is officially known as the Parental Rights in Education Bill. The Republican-backed legislation passed on Tuesday. Raymond J. The House has already passed both of the bills, and they now go to the Senate floor.

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