@blablarg18 said in Rep. Mike Johnson elected 56th Speaker of the House:
As to whatever laws you're going on about: they never banned gay discussions with kids - only pornographic discussions.
Wrong. Wrong. Wrong. Let me quote the actual Florida law language, as it currently reads after amendment in 2023.
Fla. Stat. 1001.42(8)(c)(3) states:
"Classroom instruction by school personnel or third parties on sexual orientation or gender identity may not occur in prekindergarten through grade 8, except when required by ss. 1003.42(2)(n)3. and 1003.46. If such instruction is provided in grades 9 through 12, the instruction must be age-appropriate or developmentally appropriate for students in accordance with state standards. This subparagraph applies to charter schools."
Read it with your own goddamn eyes above. It's not about pornography. It's not about sex books. The "Don't Say Gay" bill specifically and explicitly forbids school personnel from any instruction involving sexual orientation or sexual identity.
It doesn't say, "Don't show kids books with titties and cocks." It's sexual orientation. Under Florida's law, a teacher legally CANNOT read that book about a girl having two dads. That's what Florida banned. Not pornography.
Now, I understand why you thought the law did something different. That's because the forces trying to erase LGBT people sold this law on the basis of protecting children from grooming. But the law was always anti-gay.
In fact, it doesn't even stop kids from seeing pornography. So long as the material is heteronormative (i.e., a man fucking a woman) then this law doesn't even ban it. It does nothing to protect children from inappropriate heterosexual content.
You were, in fact, sold a lie.
Also please note that the law has been expanded beyond elementary school children. It was amended to apply up to the 8th grade. And it extends beyond to 12th grade so long as anyone complains, as you know a conservative will. So, it de facto covers pre-K thru 12th grade now.
Don't bullshit me when you haven't even read the law itself.