Log Cabin Republicans President on Giving Antigay Mike Johnson 'The Benefit of the Doubt'
Charles Moran, who runs the group of LGBTQ+ Republicans, spoke about the new speaker in a recent interview.
November 24 2023 8:53 AM
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Since at least 2010, Republican lawmakers have introduced various legislation aimed at erasing discussion adn sometimes mentions of gender identity and sexuality from the school system. At times, these bills have also proposed mandating that teachers out students to their parents. They have largely been dubbed by critics as "don't say gay" legislation.
Charles Moran, who runs the group of LGBTQ+ Republicans, spoke about the new speaker in a recent interview.
The proposal would stop any contractor or organization receiving state funds from activity that considers individuals gender identity or sexual orientation.
A new Data for Progress poll highlights the nation’s split views on a controversial “don’t say gay or trans” bill, as more of Mike Johnson’s record comes under scrutiny.
The ad aired starting on Wednesday, the same day as the third Republican presidential candidate debate in Miami where DeSantis will appear.
Marc Tyler Nobleman was admonished for telling students the co-creator of Batman had a gay son.
Lake Worth Beach is the first to take such an action.
Prospects for passage of the recognition are slim in light of state’s “don’t say gay” law.
The comments come as a new survey shows three out of five Floridians have considered taking him up on the offer.
Florida’s “don’t say gay” law is now depriving students of accessing some of the most read works in the English language.
The version of Ron DeSantis’s “anti-woke” Florida seems to include restrictions on some people’s speech.
Again the conservative small-government governor is penalizing a business for choosing inclusivity over bigotry.
"As Florida clergy who identify as LGBTQ+ and LGBTQ+ allies, it is our moral duty to be in solidarity with lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and queer/questioning people," they say.
The bill comes at a time when Republicans are trying to erase and rewrite certain histories.
President Joe Biden in 2021 declared the site of the Orlando nightclub as a national memorial.
And even conservatives are becoming tired by the culture war over gender in schools.
A new law allows teachers to tell parents if their kids change pronouns.
Activists say more than 20 anti-LGBTQ+ bills were introduced in the recent legislative session.
The bills include an expansion of "don't say gay," a ban on gender-affirming care, restrictions on bathroom use, and restrictions on drag shows.
The state's recent legislative attacks have some Disney fans worried.