"Don't Say Gay" Passes In Florida And Russia Advances In Ukraine
What A Day25 Feb 2022

"Don't Say Gay" Passes In Florida And Russia Advances In Ukraine

Russia invaded Ukraine early Thursday morning, and Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky said that over 130 people died – both soldiers and civilians – and hundreds more were wounded. In a televised statement, Zelensky called for everyone and anyone who is able to join the military to do so, and said Russia is on a “path of evil” in their attack on the country. Foreign policy expert Max Bergmann, a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, joins us to discuss his view of the situation.

Florida’s House of Representatives passed its notorious, Republican-backed “Don’t Say Gay” bill yesterday, bringing it one step closer to being signed into law. The measure would effectively ban educators from engaging in any and all discussions of queerness and gender identity in Florida classrooms. Brandon Wolf, a survivor of the 2016 Pulse Nightclub shooting and an LGBTQ+ activist with Equality Florida, joins us to discuss his reaction to the news.

And in headlines: Three former Minneapolis police officers were convicted in federal court of violating George Floyd’s civil rights, the World Health Organization is changing how it distributes COVID vaccines to African countries, and Citigroup announced it will eliminate overdraft fees this year.


Show Notes:

Take Action via Equality Florida – http://eqfl.org/act

Safe School South Florida – https://safeschoolssouthflorida.org/

SAVE LGBTQ – https://www.save.lgbt/

The Florida Coalition for Trans Liberation – https://www.fc4tl.org/


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