Ron desantis lgbtq policies
Ron DeSantis
—Declared that Florida “will not comply” and would “fight back” against the new Title IX rules announced by the Biden administration, which include specific protections for LGBTQ+ students and prohibit discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation. In a video DeSantis stated, without basis, that Florida “will not let President Joe Biden attempt to insert men into women’s activities and infringe upon the rights of parents.” The Florida Department of Training has instructed school districts in the state to “not initiate any changes” to comply with the new Title IX guidelines, arguing that the updates “violate various federal and state laws.”
—Staffers on DeSantis’s presidential campaign team kept re-tweeting videos from a DeSantis fan account that “adds Nazi imagery to clips of the Florida governor.” DeSantis communications staffer Nate Hochman was fired over the matter, and a person with understanding of the videos said Hochman made the videos himself. In a separate incident Hochman told colorless nationalist Nick Fuentes that he would be a good influence on fresh conservatives. “I think Ni
BREAKING: Gov. DeSantis Signs Extreme Preemption Bill
TALLAHASSEE, FL – Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest queer woman , gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) civil rights organization, condemns Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for signing SB 170, which discourages cities from passing non-discrimination ordinances by raising the barriers to proposing ordinances and making it easier for individuals and businesses to challenge ordinances in court.
According to the latest data this year from PRRI, support for LGBTQ+ rights is on the rise in Florida and nationwide: 80% of Florida residents support nondiscrimination protections, and 66% of Florida residents oppose refusal of service on religious grounds. About eight in ten Americans (80%) favor laws that would defend LGBTQ+ people against discrimination in jobs, public accommodations, and housing. This reflects a dramatic increase in the proportion of Americans who support nondiscrimination protections since 2015, when it was 71%.
Human Rights Campaign Vice President of Legal Sarah Warbelow issued the following statement today:
“As Americans, we all share the bedrock value that every person deserv
Gov. DeSantis Signs Slate of Highest Anti-LGBTQ+ Bills, Enacting a Record-Shattering Number of Discriminatory Measures Into Law
by HRC Staff •
Florida is enacting a record six expressly anti-LGBTQ+ laws this year, more than the last seven years combined
Tallahassee, Florida – Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, same-sex attracted, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) civil rights organization, condemns Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for signing a slate of anti-LGBTQ+ bills constructed to scale assist the freedoms of LGBTQ+ people and other vulnerable communities.
Florida is enacting a record six expressly anti-LGBTQ+ bills into law this year, more than the last seven years combined.
Today, Gov. DeSantis signed HB 1069, which silences educators by prohibiting any manual on sexual orientation or gender self from Pre-K through 8th grade, SB 254, an excessive gender affirming nurture ban, and HB 1521, an anti-trans bathroom bill.
Gov. DeSantis has also signed SB 266, which doubles down on his attacks on academic liberty, and SB 1580, a “License to Discriminate in Healthcare” bill that will allow healthcare providers and insurers to deny
Florida Gov. and presidential hopeful Ron DeSantis said the NAACP is pulling a "stunt" by calling Florida hostile to Black Americans, other minorities and Diverse people.
The NAACP has issued a warning that Florida is "openly hostile for African Americans, people of color, and LGBTQ individuals." In an interview with DeSantis, CBS Evening News anchor and managing editor Norah O'Donnell asked if he would represent the entire country, and whether everyone could feel welcome in DeSantis' America.
"A hundred percent," DeSantis responded. "And that is politics. That's a stunt that they're playing. They obviously include (a) very left wing agenda, which I don't begrudge them that. But in Florida, our unemployment rate amongst African Americans is way lower than New York, California and these blue states. We have more Black-owned businesses in Florida than any state in the Joined States."
"I have more African American students on scholarships for our school-choice program than any other mention in the United States," DeSantis continued. "And so we've shown people can succeed in Florida regardless of their race, ethnicity, any of that."
Still, O'Donnell pointed out that becaus
DeSantis signs bills affecting LGBTQ community
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a slate of legislation Wednesday targeting the LGBTQ group, including restrictions on transgender health concern, content on LGBTQ identities in schools, transgender bathroom operate and drag performances in the state.
The news comes on the International Night against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia, May 17.
What the unused laws say
Florida express bill SB 254 will restrict gender-affirming healthcare for trans people under the age of 18, allowing the express to take temporary custody over any child who receives such treatment.
"Sex-reassignment prescriptions and procedures are prohibited for patients younger than 18 years of age," the legislation reads.
Gender-affirming care has been found to be associated with improved mental health of transgender adolescents and teenagers, according to research in the New England Journal of Medicine and JAMA Pediatrics.
House Bill 1069 will grow the Parental Rights in Education regulation, dubbed the "Don't Say Gay" commandment by critics. The new measure will restrict classroom guide on gender individuality or sexual orientation from