#Florida's governor has moved to expand a controversial law barring public schools from teaching about #SexualEducation and #GenderIdentity.

Governor #RonDeSantis is seeking to extend it to all grades, through to the final year of high school.

Teachers who violate the law - denounced by critics as "Don't Say Gay" - face being suspended or losing their teaching licenses.

The Board of Education is expected to vote on the proposed rule next month.

#HateLegislation
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-65054809

Florida's DeSantis pushes expansion of so-called 'Don't Say Gay' law

The proposal would expand the law, dubbed 'Don't Say Gay' by critics, to all school grades.

BBC News

#Uganda passes bill banning identifying as #LGBTQ

More than 30 African countries, including Uganda, already ban same-sex relations. The new law appears to be the first to outlaw merely identifying as #lesbian, #gay, #bisexual, #transgender and #queer (LGBTQ), according to rights group Human Rights Watch.

#Africa #LGBTQIA #HumanRights #DeathPenalty #HIV #AggravatedHomosexuality #HateLegislation
https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/uganda-passes-bill-banning-identifying-lgbtq-2023-03-21/

Uganda passes a law making it a crime to identify as LGBTQ

Uganda's parliament passed a law on Tuesday making it a crime to identify as LGBTQ, handing authorities broad powers to target gay Ugandans who already face legal discrimination and mob violence.

Reuters

A New Bill Could Legalize #Kidnapping #Transgender Kids by Their Parents

A newly introduced bill Friday by #Republican state Senator #ClayYarborough in #Florida could let a parent kidnap their children and bring them across state lines if the parent believes that the child is receiving #GenderAffirmingHealthcare—or even if the child is simply "at risk" of getting that care.

#LGBTQIA #TransKids #HateLegislation
https://www.vice.com/en/article/88x4a5/florida-trans-kidnapping-law

A New Bill Could Legalize Kidnapping Trans Kids by Their Parents

A new bill in Florida could let parents take their child from their other parent or across state lines if the child is receiving gender-affirming health care.

I’m really glad that they did this. But I think that pundits who bend over backwards to avoid hurting fascist feelings won’t understand why it matters. #RefusingService #HateSpeech #HateLegislation #lgbtqrights
https://www.washingtonpost.com/food/2022/12/06/metzger-restaurant-family-foundation/
Restaurant refuses service to Christian group, citing staff ‘dignity’

Metzger Bar and Butchery in Richmond canceled a reservation from the Family Foundation, citing its stances opposing gay marriage and abortion rights.

The Washington Post