‘Don’t Say Gay’ legislation is a lesson that shouldn't be taught - Indiana Capital Chronicle
'Don't say gay' is a lesson that shouldn't be taught because only the delusional can believe that learning less will actually make us smarter
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Curriculum, pre-k and culture war bills among 2023 education priorities for Indiana lawmakers - Indiana Capital Chronicle
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Local lawmakers talk priorities ahead of Statehouse return - Daily Journal
The new year is here, which means state lawmakers will soon return to the Indiana Statehouse for this year’s legislative session.
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...‘Dont’ say gay’
Last month, House Education Committee Chairman Bob Behning, R-Indianapolis, brought up the possibility of taking up legislation similar to Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” law.
The law, which made national headlines when it passed in Florida, restricts discussion of sexual orientation or gender identity from kindergarten through third grade.
Taking on concepts such as this isn’t new for the Legislature. Bills targeting “divisive concepts” such as discussions of race and history in classrooms or sexually-explicit content in school library books dominated discussions in the Legislature last year, and led to several hours-long committee hearings. The bills largely died in the Senate last year.
Bray could not say whether the Senate has an appetite for such legislation, nor how it would fare among senators.
He said though that labeling such legislation right away as “Don’t Say Gay” gives it a negative connotation that may not be accurate.
“I think the House is working on something that says that for K through third grade, it’s not the appropriate time for schools to educate about sexuality, which is probably true, I’d rather do that with my kids,” Bray said.
On the House side, Mayfield also believes giving the bill a name like that is a misnomer...
