Politico reports:
A group of LGBTQ advocates, including organizations, students, parents and a teacher, sued Florida and the DeSantis administration in federal court Thursday over recently passed parental rights legislation branded as the “Don’t Say Gay” bill by opponents.
The lawsuit contends that the legislation, which has sparked an uproar with opponents like The Walt Disney Co. and the Biden administration, “is an unlawful attempt to stigmatize, silence, and erase LGBTQ people in Florida’s public schools.”
It marks the first legal challenge for the high-profile measure that Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law Monday.
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We at @KaplanHecker, along with @NCLRights, are so proud to represent the brave plaintiffs in our constitutional challenge to Florida’s “don’t say gay” law, including the amazing moms profiled in this article. https://t.co/VwGk6L64tu
— Robbie Kaplan (@kaplanrobbie) March 31, 2022
LGBTQ advocates sue over Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill https://t.co/beDFp2NpOs
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JUST IN: The team at @KaplanHecker led by the incomparable @kaplanrobbie has just filed a lawsuit against Ron DeSantis, the Florida Board of Education, and others over the “Don’t Say Gay” law. https://t.co/3tpLAN7l5h
— Katie S. Phang (@KatiePhang) March 31, 2022
1ST LAWSUIT: The first lawsuit has been filed against Gov. Ron DeSantis and the state of Florida for the bill that opponents call “Don’t Say Gay.” https://t.co/3YMCIK0Odd
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