Gov. DeSantis can’t be happy about this new legal twist in battle against “Don’t Say Gay”

Governor Ron DeSantis speaking with attendees at the 2022 Student Action Summit at the Tampa Convention Center in Tampa, Florida.
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Does Florida’s “Parental Rights in Education” law — aka the “Don’t Say Gay” law — violate First Amendment, due-process and equal-protection rights?

To paraphrase a bunch of unhappy Floridians: Abso-eff-ing-lutely. Now they’d like a federal judge to halt school districts from enforcing the law, which prohibits teachers from discussing gender identity or sexual orientation in grades K-3, and bans any such discussions deemed “age-inappropriate” for older students as well.

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On Friday, a group of Florida teens and their families, along with LGBTQ advocacy groups, requested a preliminary injunction, arguing their constitutional rights are bing violated. The move marks a new chapter in the fight against the law, challenging school districts rather than the DeSantis administration. Politico reports that “nothing has been scheduled as of Monday morning.”

The law’s enforcement rollout has been messy. Since it went into effect on July 1, some schools forced teachers to remove signage indicating a classroom is a “safe space” for LGBTQ students, remove photographs of their same-sex spouses, and even out students to their peers’ parents.

The law also allows parents to sue school districts…

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