Florida Governor Ron de Santis signed a bill that would ban the teaching of gender ideology in schools, a text previously approved by the State House of Representatives and Senate.
The text is quite complex, authorizing, for example, parents to sue institutions that focus on these topics.
Another interesting point of the law is that educational institutions maintain education only in respect of sexual orientation and gender identity.
“The bill I signed offers protection to parents by ensuring curriculum transparency in schools. In Florida, we are empowering parents,” the Republican governor wrote on Twitter.
Known by critics as the “Don’t say gay” project, the text caused a lot of controversy and LGBTQ+ activists took a stand against the project, which ended up being approved and sanctioned.
Even US President Joe Biden criticized the Florida law as a “hateful project” that will “negatively impact the lives of children.