The House voted 82-31 to OK the measure, which would largely put into law rules approved by the state medical boards. While the Senate has approved the bill, the House made changes, meaning it will have to go back to the Senate for a final vote.
The expanded law, entitled Florida’s Parental Rights in Education Act, forbids instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity from kindergarten through Class 12. The law’s proponents argue it offers ‘parental control’, but critics say it marginalises LGBTQ+ people
The bills would ban gender-transition treatments for minors, bar kids from drag shows, and require persons to use the bathroom of their birth sex, or use a Unisex bathroom.
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