Buckle up, friends. This is going to be a long thread. Earlier this year, the state of Florida passed the ‘Parental Rights in Education Bill’, aka the ‘Don’t Say “Gay” Bill’. The bill bans classroom instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity for K-3. 1/?

I’m an ‘elder’, 73 yrs. old, and living in Alaska! I ‘grew up’ in Orlando. I read your long and VERY interesting thread! Of course paywalls in the Sentinel and in the university attachment made this difficult to follow. BUT your bravery and intent here is BEAUTIFUL to behold!