Louisiana lawmakers join red state neighbors in pushing "Don't Say Gay" on schools

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Source: Salon

Published May 24, 2024 4:40PM (EDT)


Louisiana State Senators advanced a bill on Thursday to ban discussions of LGBTQ+ issues in schools across the state, and prevent queer teachers from sharing details about their own lives. Passed by the Senate on Thursday by a 28-7 margin with all Republican and 2 Democratic votes, House Bill 122 heads to Governor Jeff Landry’s desk, a staunch conservative who rallies against moderate voices within his party.

The bill, which would “prohibit teachers and others from discussing their sexual orientation or gender identity with students,” has been likened to the “Don’t Say Gay” bills of Florida, Texas and others by critics, who argue that the bills harm queer youth. Mirroring Florida’s legislation, the proposal bans the discussion of LGBTQ+ issues in the classroom all the way through the high school level.

One Democratic state senator who voted against the bill, Royce Duplessis, cited data suggesting that 40% of LGBTQ+ youth contemplated suicide in the past year, and that “Don’t Say Gay” legislation makes queer youth mental health worse, per the New Orleans Advocate.

The bill, which passed once before — before former Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards vetoed it — also makes special provisions to keep educators from “covering the topics of sexual orientation or gender identity during any extracurricular academic, athletic, or social activity,” which effectively bans student organizations like Gay-Straight Alliances or queer support groups from campuses across the Pelican State.

Read more: https://www.salon.com/2024/05/24/louisiana-lawmakers-join-red-state-neighbors-in-pushing-dont-say-gay-on-schools/

[ProudMNDemocrat]

1. Louisiana...Leading the way in the RACE TO THE BOTTOM...

I reckon I need to take new Orleans off my bucket list. For Mardi Gras celebrates more than music, food, and a good time.

[kimbutgar]

2. Louisiana wants to be even more crueler than Florida

It’s like the repukes are competing against each other as to who can cause more suffering in their state if you’re not repuke white male xtian and straight.

[republianmushroom]

3. Oh, those poor little snow flakes.

[OldBaldy1701E]

4. First amendment, frakers!

Those are government institutions, regardless of whether they are state or federal. However, FEDERAL law is the law of the land. You cannot retaliate on someone for stating their position on something when you are a governmental entity.

Now, does this mean that they will stop? Of course not. But, that means we will have to decide whether or not we are willing to get tough on these state idiots who think they are living in a dictatorship instead of the U.S..