Indiana House Advances “Don’t Say Gay” Bill [VIDEO]

Indianapolis’s ABC affiliate reports:

A bill being compared to the Florida “Don’t Say Gay” bill was heard in the House Education Committee. After two amendments, the bill passed the committee 9-4. More than 100 LGBTQ advocates visited the statehouse to oppose the bill. Tensions were high inside and outside the chamber.

Rep. Michelle Davis [photo] amended the bill to change language from banning topics of “sexual orientation” and “gender identity” to encompass “human sexuality.”

The bill now heads to the full House for consideration. If the bill doesn’t make it to the Senate by Feb. 27, it dies. “A teacher should never be forced to abandon their beliefs about the meaning of male or female just to keep their jobs,” Matt Sharp with the Alliance Defending Freedom said.

Read the full article. Davis has appeared on the Family Research Council’s daily podcast. Republicans hold supermajorities in both Indiana chambers.

‘Don’t say gay’ bill morphs to focus on pronoun use and ‘human sexuality’ lessons (via @INCapChronicle) https://t.co/XnpbqJYUkg

— Chalkbeat Indiana (@ChalkbeatIN) February 21, 2023