Dont say gay bill

Skip to main content. Background: HB will expand the ban that was passed in by the Alabama state legislature. The new law would prohibit all instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity from kindergarten to eighth grade. For students in ninth through twelfth grade, instruction would still be limited dependent on if the instruction was deemed age or developmentally appropriate.

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Florida Gov. He said the latter measure was intended to limit drag performances. The bill bars schools from requiring students or employees to refer to each other with pronouns that do not align with their assigned sex at birth. It will also prohibit trans school employees from sharing their pronouns with students.

Many are concerned that the bill will not only result in restricted or nonexistent education about the existence of diverse sexual and gender identities, but it will result in a chilly or hostile school climate for LGBTQ educators, students, and families because it suggests that something is wrong with LGBTQ identities. Download the full report. Publications Youth. Contents Download Share.