Florida Students Limited to Excerpts of Shakespeare Due to 'Sexual' Themes
Florida’s “don’t say gay” law is now depriving students of accessing some of the most read works in the English language.
August 9, 2023
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Florida Backs Down on Censoring AP Psychology Over Sexuality Topics
College Board threatened to not allow censored courses to be designated "AP."
August 7, 2023
Ron DeSantis Fumbles Through Fox News Interview on Homophobic Campaign Ad
DeSantis's constant head shaking gave away that the question made the unapolgogetic Republican uncomforable.
August 2, 2023
A Gay Florida Educator on the Terror of What's to Come
David Thomas recently served as a principal in a Florida school. The out educator details how his state's proposed "don't say gay" bill will damage children, terrify teachers, and smear LGBTQ+ families.
March 25, 2022
Florida Board of Education OK's Anti-LGBTQ+ Policies, Sanitized View of Slavery
The board expanded restrictions on lessons about LGBTQ+ identity and called for teaching that slavery benefited some African Americans.
July 21, 2023
Florida Students Plan Walkout to Protest Education Restrictions This Friday
Students at high school and colleges across Florida will walk out of class to protest the Republican governor’s education policies.
April 14, 2023
Michelangelo's 'David' May Have Led to Florida Principal's Ouster
Hope Carrasquilla was forced to resign from a charter school after giving an art lesson that included the famous nude statue.
March 24, 2023
Florida Extends ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Law Through High School Graduation
Now no student in a Florida public school will be taught about the existence of LGBTQ+ people or other gender identities until after they graduate from high school.
April 19, 2023
Florida College Enters Deal with Department of Education Over Its Alleged Civil Rights Violations
New College of Florida has been undergoing a conservative makeover since January, when Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis installed a conservative majority on the board of trustees that led to the appointment of a new president.
September 30, 2023
Florida Can’t Teach AP Psychology If It Censors Sexuality, College Board Says
The Florida Board of Education said the course could be taught if those elements were left out.
August 4, 2023
Florida to Enforce Transgender Bathroom Ban Even at Private Schools
Though the original law was written for public schools, the Florida Department of Education approved a new rule expanding it to private schools.
October 19, 2023
Florida's New Anti-Trans Rule Threatens Jobs of College Faculty For Bathroom Use
The Florida Board of Education on Wednesday approved new rules strictly enforcing a new law segregating public restroom facilities by gender.
August 23, 2023
Florida LGBTQ+ advocates slam ban on sociology, DEI at state’s universities
The Florida Board of Governors, which oversees the state’s university system, made the decision to implement higher education reforms championed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis.
January 29, 2024
How LGBTQ+ advocates secured a victory against Florida's 'don't say gay' law
In a landmark legal victory, advocates dismantled Florida's 'don't say gay or trans' law, championing a more inclusive and accepting educational environment for LGBTQ+ students and families.
March 12, 2024
Florida mom of trans student sues school district, claiming retaliation and violation of rights
Jessica Norton has been through a lengthy investigation by the Broward County schools after she sued over Florida's anti-trans sports law.
October 11, 2024
Ron DeSantis cheers as University of Florida's anti-LGBTQ+ president fires all diversity staff
A memo to employees cited a new regulation for the Board of Governors, a DeSantis-controlled board setting policies for the State University System.
March 3, 2024
Disney Warns of Punishing Businesses for ‘Disfavored Views’ in Lawsuit Against Florida's Ron DeSantis
Disney alleges a retaliatory takeover of its governing district following its opposition to Florida's “don’t say gay” law.
November 2, 2023
Florida Teacher Investigated for Showing LGBTQ+ Disney Movie in Class
She says a right-wing school board member reported her to the education department because a character in the film is gay.
May 15, 2023
Drag Queen Event at Florida School Nixed Over 'Inappropriateness'
Before this year the student group had hosted the same event twice without a problem.
March 23, 2023
Right-Wing Takeover of New College in Florida Seeks to Benefit More Men
The school’s gender studies course was scrapped, test score requirements lowered, and more athletic scholarships doled out in order to usher in a new student body makeup.
August 19, 2023
DeSantis Blames Queer Theory for AP African American Studies Course Rejection
Critics of Florida's governor say that he needs to take the class that he's trying to ban to understand what he's talking about.
January 23, 2023