Speech, Part IV (No, Florida's Parental Rights in Education Is Not Anti-Speech)

Let me be clear.  There is a huge difference between censoring speech that adults may hear, and protecting children, especially the youngest children, from speech that is entirely inappropriate.  The Florida Parental Rights in Education law has been dubbed the "Don't Say Gay" law by the Left, even though the word "gay" is not in the law.  But nothing stops the Left from advancing their agenda, no matter the number of lies needed.

Florida's law says this:  "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."  Protecting children from being sexualized is not anti-speech.  It is protecting children.  

But here is a proposed New Jersey Gender Identity lesson plan.  "You might feel like you're a girl even if you have body parts that some people might tell you are 'boy' parts."  What?  I assume the reference is to a penis.  Now, only "some people" believe that a penis is a boy part.  This is the insanity of the Left.  You can forget about "following the science."  No, for the Left we now have "birthing people," because everyone knows both men and women are capable of getting pregnant and giving birth.  

And, of course, the proposed NJ lesson plan tells girls:  "You might feel like you're a boy even if you have body parts that some people might tell you are 'girl' parts."  Because a vagina is no more a girl's part than a penis is a boy's part.  These are very sick people - and Florida is trying to protect children from them.

Of course, the California Governor, Gavin Newsom, disagrees with Florida's Governor DeSantis.  Here's Newsom:  "Hurting children isn't just un-American, it's monstrous."  I agree.  Sadly, however, Newsom and the rest of the Left do not understand what truly is monstrous.  Here's President Biden:  "Our LGBTQI+ youth deserve to be affirmed and accepted just as they are."  I agree with Biden also - but again, not the way he might think.  I'm not sure what all the latest add-ons are.  

Nevertheless, every right thinking person would agree that all people should be treated with respect.  And that kids, and adults, should not be bullied.  The question is - what is appropriate to teach the youngest children.  I prefer to stick with reading, writing and arithmetic.  And, if it is determined that it is the teacher's role to discuss sexual orientation to the youngest children (why?) then there are multiple other ways that the teachers can make themselves available, besides making the subject matter part of classroom instruction.  

Here is a description of another bill signed into law by Governor DeSantis, per CNN.  "Students and employees can't be told they must feel guilt, anguish, or other forms of psychological distress because of actions, in which the individual played no part, committed in the past by other members of the same race, color, sex, or national origin."  Imagine that.

If I had school age children there is no way I would send them to today's public schools - unless we lived in Florida.