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   From: jthomq@freedyn.de   
      
   Liberal critics have characterized the legislation the 'Don't Say   
   Gay' bill   
      
   Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., clashed with a local reporter who asked   
   him about education legislation widely characterized by liberal   
   critics and the media as the "Don't Say Gay" bill.   
      
   An education reform bill advanced by Florida Republicans has   
   garnered national attention and been derided by progressives as   
   being anti-LGBTQ with accusations that the bill forbids any   
   discussion pertaining to being gay in schools.   
      
   The bill, officially named Parental Rights in Education, states,   
   "Classroom instruction by school personnel or third parties on   
   sexual orientation or gender identity may not occur in kindergarten   
   through grade 3 or in a manner that is not age-appropriate or   
   developmentally appropriate for students in accordance with state   
   standards."   
      
   While appearing at a press conference on Monday, DeSantis was   
   confronted by WFLA reporter Evan Donovan on "what critics call the   
   ‘Don’t Say Gay' bill."   
   The bill does not prevent Democrats from being ignorant.  They are   
   solely responsible for their own stupidity.   
      
   "Does it say that in the bill?" DeSantis asked. "Does it say that in   
   the bill?"   
      
   As Donovan attempted to respond, DeSantis interjected, "I'm asking   
   what's in the bill because you are pushing false narratives. It   
   doesn't matter what critics say."   
      
   Donovan then tried quoting the text of the bill, "It says ‘Classroom   
   instruction on sexual identity and gender orientation,’" but was   
   pummeled further by the governor.   
      
   "For who?" For grades pre-K through three, no five-year-olds, six-   
   year-olds, seven-year-olds," DeSantis told the reporter. "And the   
   idea that you wouldn't be honest about that and tell people what it   
   actually says, it's why people don't trust people like you because   
   you peddle false narratives. And so we just disabused you of those   
   narratives."   
      
   "And we're going to make sure that parents are able to send their   
   kid to kindergarten without having some of this stuff injected into   
   their school curriculum," DeSantis added.   
      
   Last week, DeSantis had a similar exchange with another reporter   
   where he elaborated on his support for the legislation.   
      
   "How many parents want their kindergarteners to have transgenderism   
   or something injected into classroom instruction? And so I think   
   those are very young kids. I think the legislature is basically   
   trying to give parents assurance that they’re gonna be able to go   
   and this stuff's not gonna be there," DeSantis said.   
      
   "But there’s nothing in the bill that says anything about 'you can't   
   say' or ‘this say.’ It’s basically saying for our youngest students…   
   do you really want them to be taught about– and this is any sexual   
   stuff, but I think clearly right now, we see a lot of focus on the   
   transgenderism – telling kids that they may be able to pick genders   
   and all that. I don’t think parents want that for these young kids,   
   so I think that’s what they were trying to do, and I think that’s   
   justifiable," he continued.   
      
   https://www.foxnews.com/media/ron-desantis-reporter-dont-say-gay-   
   bill   
      
   The bill does not prevent Democrats from being ignorant.  They are   
   solely responsible for their own stupidity.   
      
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