How to fight the dont say gay bill

The bill passed the state House and is awaiting approval from its Senate. Then, the pain set in. Stories and histories about people like CJ -- a gay, year-old boy -- would not be allowed to be taught in classrooms from kindergarten to third grade if the legislation, dubbed the "Don't Say Gay" billis implemented, limiting classroom curriculum on sexual orientation and gender identity.

So, many LGBTQ students, including CJ, are fighting back with protests, letter-writing campaigns and confrontations with the lawmakers themselves. Maxx Fenning, the year-old president of PRISM who attends the University of Florida, went to Tallahassee, the state capital, with a group of students from South Florida to speak to legislators about the damage they say this bill will cause.

That's so demeaning. Joe Harding, who introduced the bill, told ABC News podcast "Start Here" that teachers and students can still discuss sexual orientation and gender identity in their classrooms, there just can't be a curriculum or lessons on it. The Gender Sexuality Alliance in CJ's South Florida school is organizing a letter-writing campaign to spell out the ways in which they believe this bill would be harmful.

Across the state, students of all ages are also taking to the streets in protest of this law. Students from the University of Florida and St. It is helping critics of the bill send letters to local legislators in protest.

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While the bill would ban lessons concerning gender or sexual orientation in classrooms from kindergarten to third grade, it would also not allow them when it is age-inappropriate or not in line with state standards. However, standards on gender and sexual identity have yet to be carved out, according to Harding.

The legislation allows parents to sue schools or teachers that teach on these topics. The bill passed the state House of Representatives on Thursday. It has not yet passed the state Senate or been approved by the governor. Harding said he wants parents to be involved in the decision-making of these discussions.

Let the families be families, and the school district doesn't need to insert themselves at that point when children are still learning how to read and do basic math," he told "Start Here. But LGBTQ youth activists say representation and inclusion can help students feel accepted -- or learn to be accepting -- from a young age.

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