Baton Rouge’s ABC News affiliate reports:
The bill, submitted by Representative Dodie Horton, would “prohibit discussion about sexual orientation or gender identity” in K-8 classes and keep instructors from discussing their own sexual orientation or gender identity with students in grades K-12.
“I wasn’t aware of the need [for this legislation] until I looked at some things on Twitter and Facebook,” Horton told WBRZ Thursday. “It just solidified for us to protect our Louisiana children, as well.”
“I started to pray about how we could protect our children here from inappropriate conversations until they are able to dissect it and old enough to understand it,” Horton explained. “I talked to my pastor and he challenged me and said, ‘we definitely need to do this.'”
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About a week after lawmakers passed Florida’s controversial “Don’t Say Gay” bill, a Louisiana legislator has proposed a similar law regulating the discussion of sexual orientation in classrooms. https://t.co/qsRnoSURuO
— WBRZ News (@WBRZ) March 17, 2022
URGENT: HB 837, a #DontSayGay bill authored by Rep. Dodie Horton, is meant to stigmatize #LGBTQ people, isolate LGBTQ kids, and make teachers fearful of providing safe, #inclusive classrooms. Call her office and ask her to withdraw House Bill 837. 318-949-2463 pic.twitter.com/4AysUej0Gq
— LA Trans Advocates (@LouisianaTrans) March 18, 2022