More importantly, there was the adoption in March of last year of the parental Rights in Education Act, widely known to criticism under the name of “Don’t say gay“Law, which has limited” class teaching … on sexual orientation or gender identity “for children until the third year and discussions of these subjects” in a way that is not adapted to age or adapted to development for students “.
But the new law does not only affect young children. He has a cooled speech in classrooms through Florida, school officials are afraid of prosecution Notice the rainbow decorations or avoid certain subjects. Some were afraid of mention their own same -sex spouses. Last week, a few days before the children met in Naples, Desantis reported his intention to extend “do not say gay” in its current form to officially cover students from 4th to 12th year.
Another law allowed Florida resident to file objections to documents in classrooms or school libraries, which conservative groups have seized to put pressure on pressure Dozens of books who discuss LGBTQ problems or the race to be prohibited. The shelves were covered to protect them from sight Because their content awaits the screening and approval of certified officials.
The most victims of Florida were however transgender or non -binary children. In addition to a law of 2021 Prohibit transgender girls from playing in sports teams For student-athletes who have been assigned to a woman at birth, a Prohibition of medical care affirming sex For transgender minors taken vigor this month.
This law prompted kayak, a 17 -year -old junior who identifies himself as non -binary transmmasc, running to start the hormone therapy replaced in December so that they are covered by an exception that protects minors who have already started their treatments
The combined effect of these attacks left LGBTQ students as a kayak feeling dismayed or worse. According to a 2022 survey of the Trevor projectA non -profit organization for suicide prevention, 45% of Florida LGBTQ young LGBTQ have seriously considered suicide in the past year and 16% have attempted it. These rates are higher for young transgender or non -binary young people at 54% and 20%, respectively.
The TREVOR project notes that young LGBTQs are not intrinsically inclined to be more at risk of suicide, but are rather at increased risks due to social stigma or ill -treatment. Their report revealed that 74% of respondents had suffered discrimination in the past year, while 86% estimated that recent policy had sometimes affected their well-being or a lot. The laws formulated as children protecting their evil.
“It’s just scary to exist here because I become a queer adult. And when you go from a queer child to a queer adult, you go from a victim to a toiletr ”, to a pedophile,” Kayak told. “As a trans type, I am terrified to be a trans adult because I am a” bad person “.”
But the political assault is not over. There are 10 other bills still pending the state legislature Aclu has identified as harmful to LGBTQ people, including a invoice restricting the use of bathrooms for transgender people and a Invoice widely written who, among other things, require that all young transgender. If it has passed, parents trying to ask for affirmative care for the sexes for their children in another state could ensure that their children are withdrawn from their guard.
It is for these reasons that Shaw, the director of the Glsen section, said that the discussion on the conference on the care affirmed by the sexes was of crucial importance because it would share information that some children could desperately try to search online. Instead, nurse Mishya Nishioka, director of hormone therapy services affirming the genre for Planned Parenthood of Southwest and Central Florida, discussed with interested participants of hormonal options, preserving fertility and updating of the sexes on legal documents.
“The presentation of some of these children will save lives,” said Shaw.
