Don't Say Gay, But Nazi Is Okay

The GOP of Florida, starting with dick-tator Ron DeSantis, is trying to make it illegal to say ‘gay’ in public schools; to make it a crime for children of same-sex parents to even talk about their Dads or Moms; to make the schools subject to lawsuits if they dare allow the children to discuss anything that might make the parents of other children uncomfortable.

Fucking snowflakes.

But Equality Florida is launching a new, two-part ad campaign to address those GOP legislative priorities that target—and could potentially harm—marginalized students, like those within the LGBTQ+ community.

The 30-second clips address two pieces of legislation centered around censorship in the classroom. One proposal, dubbed by critics as the “Don’t Say Gay” bill, would closely regulate LGBTQ+ instruction in the classroom and conversations with younger students. Both versions of the bill have cleared their first committees in party-line votes, with Republicans voting in support of bigotry and hatred, and Democrats siding against.

These new Hate Bills, sponsored by Ocala Senator Dennis Baxley and Representative Joe Harding, would ban school districts from “encouraging classroom discussion about sexual orientation or gender identity in primary grade levels or in a manner that is not age-appropriate.” And the bills allow parents to sue a school district if such a violation occurred. Baxley says the bulls would promote parental rights and prevent schools from advancing “social agendas” like … equality.

The other legislation targeted by the ad campaign is called the “Individual Freedom” bill and it seeks to ban required discussions and lessons in classrooms and workplaces of any subject that Republicans contend are meant to “indoctrinate” cultural guilt in students and employees.

It’s anti-woke legislation, And meant to be a way to not discuss slavery, not discuss Civil Rights, not discuss LGBTQ+ rights, lest little Billy or Sally’s parents get butt hurt about it all.

This is DeSantis’ response to the teaching of Critical Race Theory which … read this and understand it … has never been taught in any school in the country—it was originally part of a law course at Harvard—and is not set to be taught at any school in this country.

Once again, it’s the GOP using fear of ‘other,’ be they people of color, or people of a different orientation or gender identity, to set this country back to the 1950s, when Black people knew they place, and LGBTQ people were in the closet.

The legislation, filed by Senator Manny Diaz Jr. and Representative Bryan Ávila allows people to sue for discrimination if they are made to feel “guilty” or “discomfort” because of training or school lesson is not pleasing and supportive and all-white.

Opposition to these Hate Bills has also come from the state’s largest parents group, the Florida PTA; child welfare and medical experts; and educators who warn of the chilling effect of the legislation’s vague language.

But the GOP doesn’t care. They want to keep America white and straight and bigoted and closed and racist and, let’s be clear women, because they’ll be coming for you next: male.

Oh, and please keep in mind that a few weeks ago when Nazis rallied in Florida not a single Republican spoke out against them. Clearly, you can’t say Gay but Nazi is okay.

Ain’t that America?

Florida Politics