Two organizations are using billboards to make their voice heard around the country on what they view as anti-LGBTQ+ bills on Transgender Day of Visibility, March 31. Southern Progress PAC and FOLX Health, the latter of which says it’s the “first digitally native queer and trans telehealth provider,” recently put up billboards with such messages as “Say Gay” and “Protect Trans Youth” in several cities throughout the country. One even popped up in Orlando, Florida, the same day that the controversial so-called “Don’t Say Gay” bill was signed by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis , according to WESH. The bill, HB1557, states that “the bill reinforces a parent’s fundamental right to make decisions regarding the care and upbringing of his or her child in the public school setting.” Also, according to the text in the bill, “classroom instruction by school personnel or third parties on sexual orientation or gender identity may not occur in kindergarten through grade 3 or in a manner that is not age appropriate or developmentally appropriate for students in accordance with state standards.” In response to Newsweek , Southern Progress PAC volunteer Ally Sammarco said the group is doing this in order to “combat the harmful and… Read full this story
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