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Fleeing Home Due to Anti-LGBTQ Hostility Is Heartbreaking. I Know Because I Did.
I share in the grief, determination and hope of all the LGBTQ+ people fleeing their homes due to legislative attacks.
Students Decry Disciplinary Actions Taken Against Teacher Who Showed Disney Film
“The system is broken,” the teacher in question, Jenna Barbee, said at the board meeting this week.
Sarasota County Is Florida’s “Underground Lab” for Far Right Education Policies
Amid school board battles, book bans and “woke audits,” some students say they feel like “non-consenting lab rats.”
A Single Parent’s Complaint Leads School District to Ban Amanda Gorman Poem
Book bans like the one against her poem “[rob] children of the chance to find their voices in literature,” Gorman said.
Florida’s Anti-Immigration Crackdown Sets Stage for DeSantis’s Presidential Run
SB 1718 is set to take effect July 1, but has already led to walkouts by immigrant workers.
Florida Restaurant Sues DeSantis Alleging Drag Ban Violates Free Speech Rights
The law has “everything to do with the continued oppression of the LGBTQ+ community,” the owners said.
NAACP Issues Travel Advisory to Florida Over Anti-Black History Education Laws
The advisory implores current residents to “defeat the regressive policies of this Governor and this state legislature.”
DeSantis Signs Bill to Allow State to Take Trans Kids Away From Their Families
Another bill signed the same day requires trans adults to get permission from state boards for gender-affirming care.
Groups and Parents File Lawsuit Against Florida District for Banning Books
The banning of books by the school district violates parents' and authors' First Amendment rights, the lawsuit contends.
DeSantis Signs Law Banning Diversity Programs at Public Colleges in Florida
"This is a continuation of a national agenda to whitewash history,” said State Sen. Shevrin Jones.