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By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS — LGBT Politics TAMPA, FL — (04-24-22) — The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) launched a billboard campaign of “The Sunshine ‘Don’t Say Gay or Trans’ State” last week in Tampa and several other Florida cities. The billboards sponsored by HRC, are located in high-traffic areas and are [...]
ANNAPOLIS, MD — (04-03-22) — Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) on Sunday called fellow Republican governor Ron DeSantis "Don't Say Gay' bill 'absurd'. The Parental Rights in Education bill, which critics have referred to as the “Don’t Say Gay” bill has divided the GOP among its hardliners and moderate members. “I think the bill was [...]
ORLANDO, FL — (03-29-22) — A massive Billboard campaign running across Florida is encouraging people to 'Say Gay', a response to newly enacted education legislation signed by Governor Ron DeSantis on Monday dubbed the 'Don't Say Gay' bill. Billboards starting popping up in some of Florida’s largest cities that include Jacksonville, Orlando and Tallahassee encouraging [...]
NEW YORK, NY — (03-13-22) — According to a new poll conducted by ABC News, most Americans are opposed to state government laws that prohibit LGBTQ lessons from being taught in elementary schools. The ABC News Poll found that 62 percent of those surveyed opposed any type of legislation that would ban LGBTQ lessons from [...]
BAY LAKE, FL — (03-11-22) — Disney CEO Bob Chapek apologized to LGBTQ+ employees on Friday, and announced Disney would pause all political donations in Florida to the GOP following a backlash of his lack of response to the “Don’t Say Gay” bill. “Speaking to you, reading your messages, and meeting with you have helped [...]
TALLAHASSEE, FL — (02-24-22) — Florida's Republican-controlled House of Representatives passed their discrimination bill, 'Don't Say Gay' Thursday. The anti-LGBT bill would prohibit "classroom discussion about sexual orientation or gender identity" in the state’s primary schools. The legislation — titled the 'Parental Rights in Education' bill aka "Don’t Say Gay" bill, now heads to the [...]
TALLAHASSEE, FL — (02-09-22) — After nationwide outrage, the Florida Senate Education Committee passed its controversial 'Don't Say Gay bill' late Tuesday along party lines. The bill would bar school districts from encouraging classroom discussion on sexual orientation or gender identity. The 'Parental Rights in Education Bill', commonly referred to as the "Don't Say Gay" [...]
TALLAHASSEE, FL — (01-23-22) — A Florida GOP House committee passed their latest anti-LGBT bill entitled, "Don't Say Gay" last Thursday. The anti-LGBT legislation passed last Thursday bans discussions of sexuality and gender identity in school classrooms. The passage drew immediate backlash from LGBTQ+ advocates who say the bill will effectively “erase” LGBTQ+ culture, history, [...]
By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Correspondent | LGBT Business Finance News WASHINGTON — (March 7, 2026) — The U.S. Supreme Court has temporarily blocked a California policy that allowed public schools to keep a student’s gender identity confidential from parents, marking a significant development in a rapidly escalating national debate over parental rights, student privacy, and [...]
By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Correspondent | LGBT Politics & Education News BATON ROUGE, La. — (February 23, 2026) — The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has ruled in favor of Louisiana’s controversial law requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in every public school classroom — a decision that is already raising concerns [...]