Coalition Group Sues DeSantis Over “Don’t Say Gay”

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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