Florida’s Department of Education has removed LGBTQ-inclusive antibullying resources from its website.
The Florida Capital Star, a right-wing publication, had raised questions about the inclusion of the resources, and last week the DOE took down this information, pending review, from the portal for the DOE’s Office of Safe Schools. The Capital Star appeared to be shocked that the portal included links to LGBTQ+ groups such as GLSEN, which supports LGBTQ+ students and educators. The publication described GLSEN as “part of a billion-dollar network that funds LGBTQ groups and These groups are focused on initiatives that promote gender identity and transgenderism by training leaders in political activism.” The Capital Star also objected to the site having a link to StopBullying.gov, a federal government website that discusses bullying of all types, including anti-LGBTQ+ bullying, and how to end it. Statewide LGBTQ+ rights group Equality Florida denounced the removal of the LGBTQ+ resources, calling it yet another homophobic and transphobic action from the administration of Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis. Equality Florida Executive Director Nadine Smith said “Attacks on LGBTQ students from Tallahassee are fueling a toxic, dangerous environment on the ground. From the passage of explicitly anti-transgender legislation, this year to proposed legislation that would jail doctors and parents for providing lifesaving medical care to transgender children, a politically motivated assault on the LGBTQ community is putting young people at risk. Vulnerable youth deserve better than a DeSantis Administration intent on putting them in harm’s way in order to score cheap political points.”
Florida & Governor DeSantis Removes LGBTQ+ Inclusive Anti-Bullying Info From State Website
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