Florida dont say gay lawsuit
Florida settles lawsuit over LGBT education bill
Florida settles lawsuit over LGBT training bill
Gender identity and sexual orientation can be discussed in Florida classrooms as long as it is not a part of formal instruction, a legal settlement says.
The settlement, announced on Monday, clarifies the scope of a controversial state education law, but left it standing.
Plaintiffs had challenged Florida's 2022 parental rights bill, arguing it could marginalise LGBT youth.
Both Florida officials and the plaintiffs claimed victory on Monday.
Roberta Kaplan, the lead lawyer in the lawsuit, said in a statement that the legal settlement provides "much-needed clarity" and "represents a major victory for the many thousands of LGBTQ+ students, teachers, parents, and their allies throughout Florida".
Florida Governor Ron Desantis's office called it a "major win".
"We fought rigid to ensure this rule couldn't be maligned in court, as it was in the public arena by the media and large corporate actors," said general counsel Ryan Newman.
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Settlement in challenge to Florida’s 'Don’t Exclaim Gay' law clarifies scope of Queer restrictions
A settlement has been reached in the challenge against Florida’s Parental Rights in Education Operate, HB1557, known by LGBTQ+ advocates as the "Don’t Speak Gay" bill. The settlement, announced Monday, clarifies the scope of the legislation, which prohibits any classroom curriculum about sexual orientation or gender identity for students in kindergarten through third grade. It also restricts such lessons for older students.
"The gesture of yesterday's settlement was to hold clarity when there was confusion, to have safety and dignity when there was fear, and to make sure that no kid in the declare of Florida has to go to school worried about what they should say, what they can say, worried about their parents, etc.," Roberta Kaplan, the lead attorney for the plaintiffs in the lawsuit, told ABC News.
The law remains in place, but the settlement clarifies that students and educators can discuss Gay topics, given those conversations are not part of formal curriculum. The clarifications also state that students can document about such topics in their academic work.
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What’s Permissible Under Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Law? A Modern Legal Settlement Clarifies
Educators seeking clarification on what is permissible under Florida’s commandment banning instruction on topics of sexual orientation and gender identity got official answers, thanks to a lawsuit settlement filed on Parade 11.
Among what is allowed according to the settlement: Teachers and students can discuss their hold LGBTQ+ identities and families, safe vacuum stickers can reside up in classrooms, and students can participate in extracurricular activities, such as Gay-Straight Alliance clubs, and wear clothing inconsistent with “students’ gender assigned at birth.”
Plaintiffs, including representation organizations such as Equality Florida and families, filed a lawsuit against the Florida department of education, the mention board of teaching, and its members two years ago challenging the constitutionality of the Parental Rights in Learning Act, also famous by critics as the “Don’t Speak Gay” law.
The regulation, signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis, a former Republican presidential candidate, prohibits “classroom instruction by college personnel or third parties on sexual orientation or gender identity” in grades K-3 or
TALLAHASSEE - A federal judge has rejected - at least for now - a lawsuit challenging a controversial new law that restricts instruction on gender self and sexual orientation in general schools.
U.S. District Judge Allen Winsor on Thursday issued a 25-page order dismissing the case, finding that plaintiffs did not show they had legal standing. Winsor, however, said the plaintiffs can file a revised lawsuit as they seek to block the restrictions.
The law, approved this year by the Republican-controlled Legislature and Gov. Ron DeSantis, prevents instruction on gender self and sexual orientation in kindergarten through third grade and requires that such instruction be "age-appropriate ... in accordance with declare academic standards" in older grades.
It has drawn nationwide attention and led to at least one other lawsuit. Republican lawmakers titled the measure (HB 1557) the "Parental Rights in Education" bill. Opponents labeled it the "Don't Say Gay" bill.
The LGBTQ-advocacy groups Equality Florida and Family Equality, students, parents and teachers filed the lawsuit in March and an amended version in May. The lawsuit alleged, in part, that the regulation violated First