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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]
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]
As the Texas Legislature ramps up its 2023 work, two replicas of Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” law sit pending before the House. These bills seek to prohibit basic, common-sense curricula ...
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 ...
Anti-LGBTQ curriculum laws are laws approved by various U.S. states that limit the discussion of sexuality and gender identity in public schools. [1]In theory, these laws mainly apply to sex ed courses, but they can also be applied to other parts of the school curriculum as well as to extracurricular activities such as sports and organizations such as gay–straight alliances. [2]
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 ...
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.