According to its opponents, the law "House Bill 1557" is a means of prohibiting teachers from evoking homosexuality at school.
To protest, they have therefore chosen for a month to repeat the word “gay” as many times as possible.
High school students in front of their establishment, stars from their sofa and certain LGBT groups, in chorus at the church… In their sights, the Republican Governor of Florida, Ron DeSantis.
On March 28, this close friend of Donald Trump endorsed the text which prohibits teaching on gender identity and sexual orientation from primary school.
Specifically, it states that a teacher “may not encourage discussion of sexual orientation or gender identity or in a manner that is not appropriate for the age or development of the students.”
In case of violation of the law, parents can sue the school administration.
Scheduled to come into force in July 2022, the law nicknamed “Don’t Say Gay” (“don’t say gay”) by its opponents, will apply from kindergarten to 9-year-old students.
Since the beginning of March, it has led to heated controversy.
Disney, a film and animation giant, has been accused of funding law-supporting lawmakers and censoring its employees' attempts to include LGBT characters in their feature films.