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In November 2020, the Texas Board of Education updated the sex education materials policy, [219] and voted in favor of changing the anti-bullying definition to include “sexual bullying". There was an effort by 5 Democratic board members to expand the policy to include “bullying and harassment because of sexual orientation and gender ...
Some states granted full adoption rights to same-sex couples, while others banned same-sex adoption or only allowed one partner in a same-sex relationship to adopt the biological child of the other. On 31 March 2016, Federal District Court struck down Mississippi's ban on same-sex couple adoptions. [1]
On 6 April 2015, the Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015 passed by Parliament in March 2015 which extends full adoption rights to cohabiting couples and those in civil partnerships was promulgated by the President of Ireland. The law went into effect a year later on 6 April 2016. [176] [177] [178] [179]
In the United States, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people have a long history, including vibrant subcultures and advocacy battles for social and religious acceptance and legal rights. Though the first national gay organization was formed in 1950, the 1969 Stonewall riots in New York City are often cited as the beginning of the ...
Florida Statutes, "1006.28 Duties of district school board, district school superintendent; and school principal regarding K-12 instructional materials," accessed March 12, 2024 The Florida Senate ...
Hundreds of LGBTQ residents and their supporters rallied and waved a 700-foot LGBTQ pride flag over the Ringling Bridge in Sarasota in January 2024 in opposition to Florida's so-called 'Don't Say ...
On March 28, 2022, DeSantis signed Florida’s Parental Rights in Education Act, which banned classroom instruction about sexual orientation or gender identity in the state’s public K-12 schools.
The 2020s anti-LGBTQ movement in the United States is an ongoing political backlash from social conservatives against LGBTQ movements.It has included legislative proposals of bathroom use restrictions, bans on gender-affirming care, anti-LGBTQ curriculum laws, laws against drag performances, book bans, boycotts, and conspiracy theories around grooming. [1]