{"id":1994620,"date":"2023-08-08T18:07:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-08T22:07:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-want-to-flee-florida-over-dont-say-gay-law-gop-urges-perverted-exodus\/"},"modified":"2023-08-08T18:08:51","modified_gmt":"2023-08-08T22:08:51","slug":"democrats-want-to-flee-florida-over-dont-say-gay-law-gop-urges-perverted-exodus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-want-to-flee-florida-over-dont-say-gay-law-gop-urges-perverted-exodus\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrats considering leaving Florida due to &#8216;Don&#8217;t Say Gay&#8217; law, GOP criticizes potential exodus as &#8216;perverted&#8217;"},"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\">32<\/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-want-to-flee-florida-over-dont-say-gay-law-gop-urges-perverted-exodus%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=1994620&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--><h2>A New Study \u2062Reveals Concerns Among Florida\u200b Parents Over\u2063 Education Act<\/h2>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/reliable-power-during-the-energy-transition-requires-natural-gas\/\" title=\"Reliable Power During The Energy Transition Requires Natural Gas\">recent study conducted<\/a> among Florida residents has shed light on the impact of the Parental Rights \u200din Education Act,\u2062 with many\u2064 registered\u200d Democrat parents considering leaving the state. The Florida GOP has even encouraged their departure, sparking controversy.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>The &#8220;Don&#8217;t Say Gay&#8221; Bill<\/h3>\n<p>Dubbed the &#8220;Don&#8217;t Say Gay&#8221; bill by critics, \u200cdespite not explicitly mentioning any specific <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/another-eyewitness-account-from-the-stop-the-steal-event-at-the-us-capitol-including-a-memorial-to-ashli-babbit-pictures-video\/\" title=\"Another Eyewitness Account from the Stop the Steal Event at the US Capitol \u2014 Including a Memorial to Ashli Babbit (Pictures, Video)\">sexual orientation<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-want-to-flee-florida-over-dont-say-gay-law-gop-urges-perverted-exodus\/\" title=\"Democrats considering leaving Florida due to 'Don't Say Gay' law, GOP criticizes potential exodus as 'perverted'\">act prohibits classroom instruction<\/a> on sexual orientation and gender identity \u2063up to third grade. It \u200bhas since been expanded\u2062 to include \u2064all grade levels. Critics argue that these\u200b provisions are\u2062 harmful to gay and transgender\u200b youth, leading\u200d to strong opposition from liberal pundits and Democratic politicians.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2>Understanding the\u2063 Impact: Survey Highlights<\/h2>\n<p>A survey\u200b conducted by the Williams \u2064Institute, a gay and transgender research center at UCLA Law School, \u2064revealed that\u200c approximately 40% of Florida parents have contemplated \u200dleaving the state due to the implementation of the\u200c Parental\u200d Rights in Education Act. However, it is worth noting that a majority \u2064of the \u200bstate&#8217;s residents still support the law.<\/p>\n<p>Abbie Goldberg, the author \u200cof the study, shared with \u200bthe Washington Examiner that among Democrat respondents, 53%\u200b had considered leaving the state, along with 40% of\u2064 independents\u2063 and 15% of Republicans. In contrast, 80% of Republicans stated that \u2064they have not contemplated leaving,\u200d along with 33%\u2062 of\u2062 Democrats and 40% of independents.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Over 60% of voters\u2064 support the actual language in the law, including 55% of\u2064 Democrats,&#8221; emphasized Christopher Ziegler, the chairman \u2062of the Florida Republican Party, in an interview with the Washington Examiner. &#8220;However, if a Democrat voter\u200b is passionate and perverted enough to support the sexualization of\u2064 kids\u2063 during school, even as early as Kindergarten, then I would agree that Florida is probably not the best fit for them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The \u200bsurvey conducted by the Williams Institute also revealed\u200d that public opinion on the \u200dlaw in Florida largely aligns with party lines. Approximately 89% of Republicans support\u2062 the law, while only\u2062 29% of Democrats share the same \u200dsentiment. \u2063Furthermore, only 20% of Democrats support the expansion of the law&#8217;s provisions to all grade levels. Independents are more divided, with 47%\u2063 supporting the initial\u200d version of the \u200blaw and 40%\u2062 supporting the expansion.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It\u200d is\u200b important to understand \u2063the diverse viewpoints\u2063 Florida parents have around the state&#8217;s Don&#8217;t Say Gay law,&#8221; stated Goldberg, a \u2064professor\u200c of\u200d psychology at Clark University. &#8220;These parents live \u200cin the same \u200dneighborhoods and send their children to \u200bthe same schools. They have the power to work across\u200b differences to build strong communities that support the well-being of \u2063all children.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>Barriers to Leaving: Challenges Faced by\u2063 Concerned Parents<\/h2>\n<p>Out of the 40% of Florida residents who expressed their \u2062desire to leave the state \u200bdue to the law, half stated that they &#8220;very much so&#8221; wished\u2064 to relocate, \u2064and 11% of survey respondents indicated that they were likely \u2063to move \u200bwithin the next two years. However, the \u200dstudy also highlighted that many of these individuals\u200b face significant \u200bbarriers to leaving, \u2064such as employment and financial limitations.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This \u200dunderscores the\u2063 reality\u200b that for the most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chicago-public-schools-reaches-tentative-reopening-deal-with-teachers-union-students-may-return-this-week\/\" title=\"Chicago Public Schools Reaches \u2018Tentative\u2019 Reopening Deal With Teachers Union, Students May Return This Week\">vulnerable individuals<\/a>, moving may \u200dnot be\u2064 a realistic option, even as living \u200din Florida becomes increasingly challenging,&#8221; the survey concludes.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200d Washington Examiner reached out to the \u2062office of Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) \u200dand his\u2064 2024 presidential campaign \u2063for comment on the study&#8217;s findings but did not \u2064receive a response.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\">Click here<\/a> to read more\u200c from the \u200bWashington Examiner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A recent study reveals that many registered Democrat parents in Florida have contemplated leaving the state because of the Parental Rights in Education Act. The Florida GOP is encouraging their departure, although critics have labeled the bill as the &#8220;Don&#8217;t Say Gay&#8221; bill, even though it does not explicitly mention any sexual orientation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1994621,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1994620","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1994620","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=1994620"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1994620\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1994621"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1994620"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1994620"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1994620"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}