Joe.My.God. LGBT News
The Louisiana Illuminator reports:
The Louisiana House passed a so-called Don’t Say Gay bill Tuesday that would prohibit teachers from discussing gender identity or sexual orientation, and it would protect only teachers and parents who hold conservative views of transgender rights. House Bill 466, sponsored by Rep. Dodie Horton, R-Haughton, passed in a 67-28 vote.
Similar to a bill the House passed Monday, Horton’s legislation would further prohibit the use of a student’s preferred pronoun that differs from the gender listed on their birth certificate unless a student’s parent provides written permission.
However, her bill would allow a teacher to ignore a parent’s permission for certain religious or moral reasons. Horton accused Louisiana teachers of indoctrinating students with certain ideologies and said children shouldn’t be “socially engineered” at school.
From my March 2022 report on Horton’s first attempt:
“I wasn’t aware of the need [for this legislation] until I looked at some things on Twitter and Facebook,” Horton told WBRZ Thursday. “It just solidified for us to protect our Louisiana children, as well. I started to pray about how we could protect our children here from inappropriate conversations until they are able to dissect it and old enough to understand it,” Horton explained. “I talked to my pastor and he challenged me and said, ‘we definitely need to do this.’”
Horton, a self-proclaimed devout Southern Baptist, claims that being gay is a “choice.”
The Louisiana House passes their version of the “Don’t Say Gay” bill, which would make it illegal for teachers to discuss sexual orientation or gender identity in Louisiana K-12. https://t.co/Sb9JcRhmGV
— Gambit (@The_Gambit) May 10, 2023