DeSantis Gets Huge Loss In “Don’t Say Gay” Settlement

The Associated Press reports:

Students and teachers will be able to speak freely about sexual orientation and gender identity in Florida classrooms, provided it’s not part of instruction, under a settlement reached Monday between Florida education officials and civil rights attorneys who had challenged a state law which critics dubbed “Don’t Say Gay.”

Under the terms of the settlement, the Florida Board of Education will send instructions to every school district saying the Florida law doesn’t prohibit discussing LGBTQ people, nor prevent anti-bullying rules on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity or disallow Gay-Straight Alliance groups.

The settlement also spells out that the law is neutral — meaning what applies to LGBTQ people also applies to heterosexual people — and that it doesn’t apply to library books not being used in the classroom.

Read the full article. Now do all the other states.

Of note, the lead attorney in the lawsuit is Roberta Kaplan, who is best known to most as E. Jean Carroll’s attorney. Kaplan was also Edith Windsor’s attorney in the landmark Supreme Court ruling on DOMA.

A settlement over Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” law will allow students and teachers to speak about sexual orientation and gender identity in the classroom, if it’s not part of a lesson. https://t.co/FTg3TWJCyo

— The Recount (@therecount) March 11, 2024

#Florida settles lawsuit over @GovRonDeSantis‘ controversial parental rights law & will clarify vague wording. Plaintiffs calling it the Don’t Say Gay law say the deal will stop school districts from “overreacting.” https://t.co/E4SQGjlUYQ via @JeffSolochek

— Craig Pittman (@craigtimes) March 11, 2024

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