GOP lawmakers file 15 bills to ban LGBT curricula, books
February 21, 2022 | Florida, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, West Virginia
A free speech advocacy group reports that Republican lawmakers have filed 15 bills in nine states since May to ban gender identity discussions and LGBTQ materials in schools, building on a movement for more parental involvement in academic policies and curricula.
The legislation includes Florida’s H.B. 1557, the Parental Rights in Education bill that critics have dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” act, according to New York-based PEN America. The group also notes South Carolina’s H.B. 4605 and H.B. 4343, Tennessee’s H.B. 800, Kansas’ H.B. 2662, West Virginia’s H.B. 4016 and Kentucky’s H.B. 14.
The other bills are Indiana’s H.B. 1040, H.B. 1228 and S.B. 415; Oklahoma’s S.B. 1141, S.B. 1142 and S.B. 1654; and Missouri’s H.B. 1669 and H.B. 1484…. (Excerpt from the Washington Times)
