{"id":1376034,"date":"2022-03-14T10:19:38","date_gmt":"2022-03-14T14:19:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1376034"},"modified":"2022-03-14T14:22:53","modified_gmt":"2022-03-14T18:22:53","slug":"exclusive-poll-over-60-of-americans-back-floridas-limits-on-k-3-lessons-on-sexual-orientation-and-gender-identity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-poll-over-60-of-americans-back-floridas-limits-on-k-3-lessons-on-sexual-orientation-and-gender-identity\/","title":{"rendered":"EXCLUSIVE POLL: Over 60% Of Americans Back Florida\u2019s Limits On K-3 Lessons On Sexual Orientation And Gender Identity"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/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%2Fexclusive-poll-over-60-of-americans-back-floridas-limits-on-k-3-lessons-on-sexual-orientation-and-gender-identity%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=1376034&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><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/03\/Dont-Say-gay.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>Nearly two-thirds of Americans support the key features of Florida\u2019s H.B. 1557 \u201cParental Rights in Education\u201d proposal (dubbed by Democrats as the \u201cDon\u2019t Say Gay\u201d bill), according to a new poll released on Monday by The Daily Wire.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The national poll of U.S. adults was conducted over the weekend by market research technology platform Lucid on behalf of The Daily Wire. The survey\u2019s 1,000 person sample was 37% Democrat, 32% Republican, and 31% Independent. Consistent with the official 2020 popular vote totals, the poll showed a +4 point advantage for President Joe Biden in the 2020 ballot among the respondents who said they voted in the election.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Unlike other surveys that have relied on a summary of the legislation written by pollsters, The Daily Wire\u2019s researchers presented the respondents in its study with the actual language from the Florida bill\u2019s most criticized passage and then asked them to react to it:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><i><span>\u201cBelow is a passage from a new state education law. Please indicate whether you support or oppose it. \u2018Classroom instruction by school personnel or third parties on sexual orientation or gender identity may not occur in kindergarten through third grade or in a manner that is not age appropriate or developmentally appropriate for students in accordance with state standards.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>The poll results indicate that Americans across racial, party, and age lines support the Florida proposal:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>More than 6 in 10 Americans (64%) support the Florida bill\u2019s ban on classroom instructions on sexual orientation and gender identity in grades K-3, or at any level if it is not presented in a manner that is age or developmentally appropriate. Twenty-one percent said they oppose the bill.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>The Florida measure is backed by 69% of Republicans, 62% of Democrats, and 57% of Independents. There were also no notable differences among whites (63%), blacks (66%), and Latinos (62%) or by age.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>68% of parents support the Florida bill\u2019s classroom instruction regulations.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>In a statement to The Daily Wire, Florida House Speaker Chris Sprowls said that he was not surprised by the study\u2019s findings.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThis polling reflects what our common sense already tells us,\u201d Sprowls said. \u201cOnly fanatics think the classroom curriculum from kindergarten through 3rd grade should include teaching little children about gender identity.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Daily Wire\u2019s researchers also presented the respondents with a pair of questions asking them if they believe it is appropriate or inappropriate for teachers to instruct K-3 students on various sexual orientations and gender identities:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span>\u201c<\/span><i><span>Do you believe it is appropriate or inappropriate for teachers and school personnel to instruct children in kindergarten through 3rd grade on various sexual orientations?\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>A clear majority of Americans (65%), including 69% of parents, say it is \u201cinappropriate\u201d for teachers to instruct students in grades K-3 on sexual orientations while 21% say it is \u201cappropriate.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><i><span>\u201cDo you believe it is appropriate or inappropriate for teachers and school personnel to instruct children in kindergarten through 3rd grade on gender identities, such as transgenderism?\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>Similarly, 66% of the survey\u2019s respondents, including 69% of parents, said it is \u201cinappropriate\u201d for teachers to instruct K-3 students on various gender identities, while 20% say it is \u201cappropriate.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span>Over half of the survey\u2019s respondents (52%) also indicated they believe parents should be able to pursue civil actions against school districts if their children are taught about these topics in ways they believe are inappropriate.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>According to Florida Governor Ron DeSantis\u2019 press secretary, Christina Pushaw, the poll\u2019s national findings are consistent with what Floridians are saying about HB 1557.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cMost Floridians, no matter their orientation, agree that instruction on sexuality and gender theory is inappropriate in grades K-3,\u201d Pushaw told The Daily Wire.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Daily Wire poll also found that nearly eight out of 10 Americans (79%) believe parents should be responsible for driving conversations on these topics with children. Only seven percent said teachers should be the ones addressing these issues.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>When the respondents were asked whether educators should notify parents if their children identify by a different gender while in school, 60% of respondents answered \u201cYes,\u201d\u00a0 while 21% said \u201cNo.\u201d Twenty percent said they were unsure. Two-thirds of parents (66%) back parental notifications.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cOnly ideological extremists believe schools should create gender transition plans for a student and withhold that information from the child\u2019s parents,\u201d added Sprowls.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Daily Wire\u2019s researchers also wanted to study the impact of Democrats\u2019 talking points on perceptions of the legislative package and asked the respondents, \u201cdo you support or oppose the \u2018Parental Rights in Education\u2019 proposal in Florida, which some have described as the \u2018Don\u2019t Say Gay\u2019 bill?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>When branded as \u201cDon\u2019t Say Gay,\u201d 77% of the respondents indicated they had heard of the legislation. Among those familiar with the law, a plurality (42%) backs the measure, while 33% oppose it and 24% say they are unsure how they feel about it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>However, misconceptions about the bill appear to be common:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><i><span>39% of Americans believe the Florida bill bans the word \u201cgay\u201d in Florida schools. This figure includes 45% of Democrats.<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li><i><span>22% of Americans, and nearly a third of Democrats, say the bill forces schools to \u201cout\u201d LGBTQ students to their families.<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li><i><span>Meanwhile, 17% say the proposal prohibits Florida students from saying they have a gay parent or relative.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>Pushaw blames Democrats and mainstream outlets for misconceptions about HB 1557.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cRadical progressives know their agenda is unpopular with the majority of Americans. That\u2019s why they resort to telling flat-out lies \u2014 and the corporate media acts as the DNC\u2019s comms shop\u201d Pushaw stated. \u201cThe headlines falsely called HB 1557 \u2018Don\u2019t Say Gay.\u2019 But the word \u2018gay\u2019 isn\u2019t even in the bill. It\u2019s about parental rights and child protection.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The poll suggests that network and left-leaning cable news networks may be the primary source of misinformation about the Florida legislation. Among Democrats familiar with the law, 47% said they heard about it from national networks, such as NBC, ABC, and CBS and 25% said cable networks like MSNBC and CNN.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Parental Rights in Education bill passed Florida\u2019s House and Senate last week and is now headed to Governor DeSantis\u2019 desk. He is expected to sign it sometime in the near future.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Methodology: This survey was conducted March 12-13, 2022 by Lucid, a Cint Group Company, on behalf of The Daily Wire. It has a margin of error of 5% with a confidence level of 95%. The survey\u2019s respondents were provided by Lucid. It was not a poll of Daily Wire members.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"> <i><span>member<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nearly two-thirds of Americans support the key features of Florida\u2019s H.B. 1557 \u201cParental Rights in Education\u201d proposal (dubbed by Democrats as the \u201cDon\u2019t Say Gay\u201d bill), according to a new<\/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-1376034","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\/1376034","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=1376034"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1376034\/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=1376034"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1376034"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1376034"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}