Florida Legislation Designed to Oppress LGBTQ Kids and Erase Them

There are two heinous bills in Florida that are making strides towards becoming law there. The first is a "Don't Say Gay" bill. HB1557/SB 1834 would ban classroom discussions about sexual orientation and gender identity in schools, erasing LGBTQ identity, history, and culture — as well as LGBTQ students themselves.The bill also has provisions that appear to undermine LGBTQ support in schools and include vague parental notification requirements which could effectively “out” LGBTQ-identifying students to their parents without their consent. The second is an LGBTQ book banning bill. SB 1300 would empower homophobic parents to challenge reading materials that contain affirming LGBTQ+ characters or content. Helping us deconstruct these bills and their prospects of becoming laws is our friend Brandon Wolf, Press Secretary of Equality Florida. Brandon is quoted as saying, "The Florida legislature should focus its energies on solving for the needs of Floridians, not turning our education system into the next political battleground in their culture wars.” We will be talking to him about the ramifications of what is happening, and how LGBTQ Floridians and allies can fight back. With co-host Brody Levesque .