{"id":1365527,"date":"2022-03-08T17:36:09","date_gmt":"2022-03-08T22:36:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1365527"},"modified":"2022-03-08T17:36:12","modified_gmt":"2022-03-08T22:36:12","slug":"democrats-furious-florida-legislature-passed-bill-banning-sexual-orientation-discussions-for-5-year-olds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-furious-florida-legislature-passed-bill-banning-sexual-orientation-discussions-for-5-year-olds\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrats Furious Florida Legislature Passed Bill Banning Sexual Orientation Discussions for 5 Year Olds"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdemocrats-furious-florida-legislature-passed-bill-banning-sexual-orientation-discussions-for-5-year-olds%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1365527&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Democrats and members of the establishment media are falsely claiming that the parental rights bill, passed by the Florida Senate on Tuesday, is \u201chomophobic\u201d and \u201creprehensible\u201d in nature, despite the fact that it simply states that classroom discussions on sexual orientation or gender identity are prohibited for children kindergarten through third grade.<\/p>\n<p>The Florida Senate passed the\u00a0Parental Rights in Education bill on Tuesday, triggering further outcry from Democrat and far-left activists, who had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2022\/02\/09\/fact-check-floridas-dont-say-gay-bill-doesnt-mention-gay-would-apply-to-primary-grades\/\">falsely labeled<\/a> the measure the \u201cDon\u2019t Say Gay bill. In actuality, the bill simply prohibits classroom discussions on any sexual orientation or identity for children in kindergarten through third grade. It does not single out any specific word, including the word \u201cgay,\u201d despite the left\u2019s false framing.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cClassroom instruction by school personnel or third parties on sexual orientation or gender identity may not occur in kindergarten through grade 3 or in a manner that is not age-appropriate or developmentally appropriate for students in accordance with state standards,\u201d the bill\u2019s text reads in part:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Here is the text of Florida bill HB1557, including the portion barring instruction on &#8216;sexual orientation or gender identity&#8217; from kindergarten through third grade that seemed to upset many Democrats. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/b57QhoUCXB\">https:\/\/t.co\/b57QhoUCXB<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6VCKdZAspB\">pic.twitter.com\/6VCKdZAspB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Byron York (@ByronYork) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ByronYork\/status\/1501255388921925633?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 8, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Despite that, Democrats are expressing outrage over the measure, which is now sits on Gov. Ron DeSantis\u2019s (R) desk. Meanwhile, establishment media outlets are continuing to peddle the \u201cDon\u2019t Say Gay\u201d myth in their framing of the news.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>The Democrats, specifically, called the bill \u2014 banning classroom discussions on sexual orientation from 5-year-olds \u2014 a \u201creprehensible assault on children\u2019s safety, mental health, protection, and freedom\u201d:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NEW: Republicans in the Florida Senate just passed the \u201cDon\u2019t Say Gay\u201d bill, sending it to DeSantis\u2019 desk.<\/p>\n<p>This is a reprehensible assault on children\u2019s safety, mental health, protection, and freedom. Democrats won\u2019t stop fighting to protect LGBTQ+ students from these attacks.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Democrats (@TheDemocrats) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheDemocrats\/status\/1501261469521956865?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 8, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201c<span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">Today is a sad day for the people of Florida, and a horrific step backwards in the fight for <\/span><span class=\"r-18u37iz\"><a class=\"css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-901oao css-16my406 r-1cvl2hr r-1loqt21 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LGBTQ?src=hashtag_click\">#LGBTQ<\/a><\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">+ equality. The \u2018<\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-b88u0q r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">Don\u2019t Say Gay\u2019<\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">\u00a0bill is discriminatory and homophobic, and our students deserve better,\u201d Rep.\u00a0<\/span>Frederica Wilson (R-FL) said. \u201cPeriod\u201d:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Today is a sad day for the people of Florida, and a horrific step backwards in the fight for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LGBTQ?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LGBTQ<\/a>+ equality. The \u201cDon\u2019t Say Gay\u201d bill is discriminatory and homophobic, and our students deserve better. Period. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Y76OjuOeh6\">https:\/\/t.co\/Y76OjuOeh6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. Frederica Wilson (@RepWilson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepWilson\/status\/1501254386231783428?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 8, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">\u201cTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) \u2014 The Florida legislature has passed the \u2018<\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-b88u0q r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">Don\u2019t Say Gay\u2019<\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">\u00a0bill, which Gov. Ron DeSantis is expected to sign into law,\u201d the AP\u2019s Zeke Miller tweeted, prompting a sharp response from DeSantis\u2019s press secretary Christina Pushaw, who has continually set the record straight amid the falsehoods, which are widespread on social media:<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">What&#8217;s the bill&#8217;s real name, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZekeJMiller?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ZekeJMiller<\/a>?<\/p>\n<p>Does it mention the word &#8220;gay&#8221; or LGBT people at all?<\/p>\n<p>Are AP reporters expected to read legislation before writing about it? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ckvmxFvmfb\">https:\/\/t.co\/ckvmxFvmfb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Christina Pushaw \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@ChristinaPushaw) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChristinaPushaw\/status\/1501251261626265601?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 8, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201c<span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">BREAKING: Florida lawmakers have passed the \u201c<\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-b88u0q r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">Don\u2019t Say Gay<\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">\u201d bill. It now heads to Gov. Ron DeSantis\u2019 desk,\u201d Axios wrote in a tweet, as CNN followed suit and others claimed the passage to be a \u201ccatastrophic violation of human rights and free speech that puts LGBTQ+ lives at risk\u201d:<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING: Florida lawmakers have passed the &#8220;Don\u2019t Say Gay&#8221; bill. It now heads to Gov. Ron DeSantis\u2019 desk. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hoKH13Hqcg\">https:\/\/t.co\/hoKH13Hqcg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Axios (@axios) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/axios\/status\/1501244807942967303?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 8, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Florida Senate passes controversial &#8220;Don&#8217;t Say Gay&#8221; bill, which limits how teachers instruct on sexual orientation and gender identity in classrooms. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2yQjBlZTsF\">https:\/\/t.co\/2yQjBlZTsF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cnnbrk\/status\/1501250156313956352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 8, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The \u2018Don\u2019t Say Gay\u2019 bill just passed the Florida State Senate. It now heads to Ron DeSantis\u2019s desk for his signature.<\/p>\n<p>This is a catastrophic violation of human rights and free speech that puts LGBTQ+ lives at risk.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 MeidasTouch.com (@MeidasTouch) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MeidasTouch\/status\/1501253427078172672?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 8, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B4\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>Over the past week, Gov. DeSantis has repeatedly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2022\/03\/08\/ron-desantis-rips-reporter-peddling-fake-news-parental-rights-bill-why-people-dont-trust-people-like-you\/\">called<\/a> out members of the establishment media for misleading the public by touting the false name, \u201cDon\u2019t Say Gay.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDoes it say that in the bill?\u201d DeSantis asked a reporter during Monday\u2019s press conference: \u201cDoes it say that in the bill? I\u2019m asking you to tell me what\u2019s in the bill, because you are pushing false narratives. It doesn\u2019t matter what critics say.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt says it bans classroom instruction on sexual identity and gender orientation,\u201d the reporter replied.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor who? For grades pre-k through three \u2014 5-year-olds, 6-year-olds, 7-year-olds. The idea that you wouldn\u2019t be honest about that and tell people what it actually says\u2013 it\u2019s why people don\u2019t trust people like you, because you peddle false narratives,\u201d DeSantis said, adding, \u201cWe\u2019re going to make sure that parents are going to be able to send their kids to kindergarten without having some of this stuff injected in their school curriculum\u201d:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">JUST NOW: I asked <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovRonDeSantis?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GovRonDeSantis<\/a> if he supported HB 1557, the legislation critics call the &#8216;Don&#8217;t Say Gay&#8217; bill.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CGiooSrKYn\">https:\/\/t.co\/CGiooSrKYn<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WFLA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WFLA<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/H34CGSj7BJ\">https:\/\/t.co\/H34CGSj7BJ<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/C518l1QaC3\">pic.twitter.com\/C518l1QaC3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Evan Donovan (@EvanDonovan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EvanDonovan\/status\/1500957687667908614?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 7, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democrats and members of the establishment media are falsely claiming that the parental rights bill, passed by the Florida Senate on Tuesday, is \u201chomophobic\u201d and \u201creprehensible\u201d in nature, despite the<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1365527","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1365527","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1365527"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1365527\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1365527"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1365527"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1365527"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}