Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bill Doesn’t Mention ‘Gay’, Would Apply to ‘Primary’ Grades

CLAIM: Conservative Florida legislators are targeting vulnerable gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and intersex children.

VERDICT: FALSE. The legislation does not mention any particular sexuality and applies to teaching in “primary grades.”

The Biden White House has attacked a Florida bill restricting the teaching of sexuality among young children that Democrats are referring to as “Don’t Say Gay,” but the bill does not refer to “gay” and only applies from kindergarten through third grade.

On Tuesday, the White House claimed: “Today, conservative politicians in Florida advanced legislation designed to attack LGBTQI+ kids.” (The “I,” a new Biden-era addition to the acronym, stands for “intersex,” and refers to those who are born with biological characteristics that are not typically male or female.)