that s right. and you have to be prepared. you can get in trouble in front of a judge in a courtroom if you re saying things that are not true and being very vague on things. this past session really cemented for me what my role is. democrats are in the minority, have been for a ng very long time. what i seek to do is lay a record, just because i can t escape the sort of divisive inindividual yous discrimination that laces through all these bills. republicans, especially in florida, hold the majority for so long, have gotten rather glutinous and a little lazy as relates to the words they re using and not being prepared, feeling they have to be prepared. the don t say gay bill is 1312 words. i asked for the definition of two terms, four words, gender identity and sexual orientation. and? and when i asked about sexual orientation, the bill sponsor, at long last in session towards the end of the week after having it for a few weeks said i m not
religious exemptions to discriminate, and limit trans peoples ability to play sports, or receive gender affirming health care. these bills are not passed in a vacuum. they have very real consequences. according to the cdc, one in four teenagers who identify as lgbtq said they attempted suicide during the first half of last year. in many of these kids are fighting back. more than 500 students staged a massive walkout at a high school in winter park florida, in protest of the don t say gay bill. the walkout was organized by will large, and the president and a cofounder of the school s queer student union. will testified before florida senate committee when don t say gay was under consideration. i have heard different members of the legislators say something along the lines of parents know what is best for their kids. when it comes to the core community, that is not true. if parents know what is best for their kids, why did my best friend it kicked out of his house and have to live with
why do so many kids got abused for their sexuality and gender identity? for some reason, if a quirk it comes out to a teacher, and it turns into a discussion, and the parents of the right to know that, that endangers us when we are already in danger. joining me now is will, high school junior and president, and cofounder of the queer student alliance at winter park eye school in florida. every time i have a young florida student on, i am amazed, and feel much more confident about our future. will, thank you for being here. i want to talk to you about how this law is impacting students like you in the real world. for the people who are in favor of this don t say gay bill, and they say, it is just because we shouldn t be talking about sexuality in schools to third graders, what would be your response to them? i would argue that teaching about sexuality, and gender identity, it is the most vital in those formative years. i grew up not knowing that the
baby, you had one shot to make a difference and put yourself in the history books. you had police reform and i m going to repeat what i tweeted since you didn t like it. you let lindsey graham dog walk you on that. he put the sheriffs against you when there was an agreement you were negotiating. this could have been your bill, sir. you decided to back down from police reform when you let that man, your fellow south carolinaens who didn t have your back, did not let you make history, did not let you have a big accomplishment, don t blame that on me. blame that on him. have a conversation with obeina greer, thank you. the don t say gay bill, will arkins joins me next. y bill, wil arkins joins me next
we know it. that is why the content foundation, all those big conjugations from places like saudi arabia. what happening in our schools is sexual influence peddling and if you want to protect your kids that you have to get up to speed on what your kids are being subjected to at school. as a preschool teacher, a dragon king, and eight member of the lgbtq community, how do i feel about the new legislations for the don t say gay bill. the health and safety of my kids. laura: first, we love all people, whatever you believe that whatever you are, we love all of humankind. i will say this, the left has gotten itself so tangled up with some radicals, confused elements