White House Slams Florida’s Parental Rights Bill That Went Into Effect Today, Calling It ‘Discrimination’
By Space Coast Daily // July 1, 2022
Florida's law does not ban the word 'gay' in school settings

(FOX NEWS) – The White House slammed Florida’s parental rights bill as it went into effect Friday, calling the measure “discrimination” and part of a “disturbing and dangerous” trend across the nation of Republican politicians “cynically targeting LGBTQI+” individuals to “score political points.”
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the bill into law in March that would ban teachers from giving classroom instruction on “sexual orientation” or “gender identity” in kindergarten through third grade.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre slammed the measure as it went into effect Friday saying some of Florida’s “most vulnerable students and families are more fearful and less free.”
“As the state’s shameful ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law takes effect, state officials who claim to champion liberty are limiting the freedom of their fellow Americans simply to be themselves,” she said. “Already, there have been reports that ‘Safe Space’ stickers are being taken down from classrooms. Teachers are being instructed not to wear rainbow clothing. LGBTQI+ teachers are being told to take down family photos of their husbands and wives—cherished family photos like the ones on my own desk.”
Jean-Pierre said this is “not an issue of ‘parents’ rights.’”
“This is discrimination, plain and simple,” she said. “It’s part of a disturbing and dangerous nationwide trend of right-wing politicians cynically targeting LGBTQI+ students, educators, and individuals to score political points.”
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