{"id":1405559,"date":"2022-03-28T18:29:44","date_gmt":"2022-03-28T22:29:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1405559"},"modified":"2022-03-28T18:29:55","modified_gmt":"2022-03-28T22:29:55","slug":"biden-admin-downplays-parents-rights-promises-to-fight-for-lgbtqi-youth-after-desantis-signs-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-downplays-parents-rights-promises-to-fight-for-lgbtqi-youth-after-desantis-signs-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden Admin Downplays Parents Rights, Promises To \u2018Fight\u2019 For \u2018LGBTQI+ Youth\u2019 After DeSantis Signs Bill"},"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\">30<\/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%2Fbiden-admin-downplays-parents-rights-promises-to-fight-for-lgbtqi-youth-after-desantis-signs-bill%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=1405559&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\/Screen-Shot-2022-03-28-at-5.41.31-PM.png?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>President Joe Biden\u2019s administration reacted to news that Florida had banned sexual orientation and gender identity conversations for little school children by promising Monday to fight for LGBTQ youth.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery student deserves to feel safe and welcome in the classroom,\u201d the president said in a Monday afternoon tweet after Republican Florida Gov Ron DeSantis <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/desantis-signs-parental-notification-bill-shrugs-off-dont-say-gay-uproar\">signed<\/a> the state\u2019s Parents Rights in Education bill. \u201cOur LGBTQI+ youth deserve to be affirmed and accepted just as they are.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy Administration will continue to fight for dignity and opportunity for every student and family \u2014 in Florida and around the country,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>The White House did not respond to further requests for comment from The Daily Wire asking whether the president supports sexual orientation and gender identity conversations for children aged 5-9 (kindergarten through third grade).<\/p>\n<p>A statement from\u00a0U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Cardona indicates that the Biden administration \u201cwill be monitoring this law upon implementation to evaluate whether it violates federal civil rights law.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"il\">\u201cAs always, any student who believes they are experiencing discrimination, including harassment, at school or any parent who is concerned that about their child experiencing discrimination can\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lnks.gd\/l\/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDEsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMjAzMjguNTU1NjU4MzEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwOi8vd3d3LmVkLmdvdi9vY3IvY29tcGxhaW50aW50cm8uaHRtbD91dG1fY29udGVudD0mdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fbmFtZT0mdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1nb3ZkZWxpdmVyeSZ1dG1fdGVybT0ifQ.e1ksD1jKuTIMH8VnzM9kaUmpMQ4kaBI2MaBI7FqUi14\/s\/2168002166\/br\/128748674289-l\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/lnks.gd\/l\/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDEsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMjAzMjguNTU1NjU4MzEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwOi8vd3d3LmVkLmdvdi9vY3IvY29tcGxhaW50aW50cm8uaHRtbD91dG1fY29udGVudD0mdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fbmFtZT0mdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1nb3ZkZWxpdmVyeSZ1dG1fdGVybT0ifQ.e1ksD1jKuTIMH8VnzM9kaUmpMQ4kaBI2MaBI7FqUi14\/s\/2168002166\/br\/128748674289-l&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1648579179618000&#038;usg=AOvVaw1nd-S1KkkaLJyUl0Ilzt6P\">file a complaint<\/a> with our Office for Civil Rights,\u201d Cardona said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Every student deserves to feel safe and welcome in the classroom. Our LGBTQI+ youth deserve to be affirmed and accepted just as they are. My Administration will continue to fight for dignity and opportunity for every student and family \u2014 in Florida and around the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 President Biden (@POTUS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS\/status\/1508533470091522059?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 28, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cBy signing this bill, Gov. DeSantis has chosen to target some of Florida\u2019s most vulnerable students and families, all while under the guise of \u2018parents\u2019 rights,&#8217;\u201d Cardona said. \u201cMake no mistake: this is a part of a disturbing and dangerous trend across the country of legislation targeting LGBTQI+ students, educators, and individuals.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Florida\u2019s HB 1447\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/floridas-lgbtq-bill-is-being-wildly-misrepresented-here-are-the-facts\">states<\/a>\u00a0that\u00a0\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<\/p>\n<p>Students in kindergarten are typically five years old, while third graders generally are eight or nine years old.<\/p>\n<p>The bill has been wildly misrepresented as \u201cDon\u2019t Say Gay\u201d legislation, though nowhere in the legislation is the word \u201cgay\u201d mentioned.<\/p>\n<p>The word \u201cparent\u201d is mentioned 32 times and the word \u201cparental\u201d is mentioned eight times, and the legislation heavily focuses on parental notification and parental awareness of what children are being taught or exposed to in school.<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/desantis-signs-parental-notification-bill-shrugs-off-dont-say-gay-uproar\">said Monday<\/a>\u00a0that parents have a \u201cfundamental\u201d role in the education, upbringing, and healthcare of their children, insisting that he will\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/desantis-undeterred-by-disney-criticism-of-florida-parental-rights-bill\">never cave to pressure<\/a>\u00a0from outside groups like Disney.<\/p>\n<p>While some critics of the Parents Rights in Education bill have not read the legislation, DeSantis said, \u201cleftist politicians, corporate media outlets, some of these activist groups, they actually have read the bill.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd they are sloganeering because they don\u2019t want to admit that they support a lot of the things we are providing protections against,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WATCH:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovRonDeSantis?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GovRonDeSantis<\/a>: &#8220;politicians, corporate media outlets, activist groups&#8221; reframing Parents Rights in Education as Don&#8217;t Say Gay &#8220;actually HAVE read the bill&#8221; and &#8220;don\u2019t want to admit that they support a lot of the things that we are providing protections against.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/v168J5AF8i\">pic.twitter.com\/v168J5AF8i<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mary Margaret Olohan (@MaryMargOlohan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MaryMargOlohan\/status\/1508506129743200262?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 28, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Leftist activists know that Americans overwhelmingly oppose indoctrinating children with sexual or gender ideology, DeSantis said, pointing to polling, like that done by outlets like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/exclusive-poll-over-60-of-americans-back-floridas-limits-on-k-3-lessons-on-sexual-orientation-and-gender-identity\">The Daily Wire<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/another-poll-finds-americans-dont-want-sexual-orientation-gender-identity-in-the-classroom-for-k-3-graders\">Politico<\/a>, that showed most Americans don\u2019t want gender identity being taught in schools.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSomeone told me that there\u2019s even people in Hollywood that are opposed to providing protections for parents and enforcing parents rights,\u201d he added. \u201cThe one thing I\u2019ll say about that: the people who held up degenerates like Harvey Weinstein as exemplars, if those are the types of people opposing us on parents rights, I wear that like a badge of honor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest growing conservative media companies for breaking news, investigative reporting, sports, podcasts, in-depth analysis, books, and entertainment for a reason: because we believe in what we do. We believe in our country, in the value of truth and the freedom to speak it, and in the right to challenge tyranny wherever we see it. 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