Florida classrooms have become a site of regular battles in the culture wars. The most recent fight is over sexual orientation and gender identity.
State lawmakers approved a bill that would prohibit classroom instruction on these issues in kindergarten through third grade. HB 1557 awaits the signature of Gov.
Disney employees stage walkouts to protest company response to Florida bill | Reuters
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In a rare public demonstration of unrest, about 60 Disney employees gathered at a park outside of Los Angeles, where they wielded signs calling on Disney to "protect LGBTQ kids" and chanted "Disney say gay. We won't go away."
"A lot of people enjoy working for Disney. And a lot of people are upset that the company they love is harming the subset of employees and their community in Florida," said Taylor White, a technical director at Disney television.
Florida legislation cuts off free legal help to beleaguered election officials - CNNPolitics
(CNN) Legislation recently approved in Florida would cut off free legal assistance to election officials -- alarming legal advocates who have worked to defend election workers from a barrage of threats , harassment and punishing new laws.
Raven-Symoné joins Disney walkout over Florida bill | News | daytonatimes.com
Raven-Symoné attends the Daytime Emmy Awards for Children's and Animation at Associated Television Int'l Studios on July 17, 2021, in Burbank, California. On Instagram, she shared a video of the "Raven Home'' cast expressing their thoughts about the "Don't Say Gay Bill.''
Raven-Symoné and the cast of "Raven's Home" are among the Disney employees who participated Tuesday in a walkout protesting Florida legislation that would restrict classroom instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity.
Some refugees from Ukraine will likely come to Jacksonville
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The White House has announced it will allow as many as 100,000 Ukrainian refugees to come to the U.S . It's expected some will come to Jacksonville. News4JAX spoke with the head of Lutheran Social Services of Northeast Florida on Thursday.
The organization is used to helping refugees. For example, in the past 90 days, they helped more than 250 Afghan refugees get housing in Jacksonville, and they're expecting to do the same for people from Ukraine.
Historic wave of GOP bills seeks to erode rights of LGBTQ teens, children and families - The ...
The explosion of legislation is in part the culmination of efforts by a trio of conservative organizations, which are helping state legislators write and promote the bills.
Today, at least 166 measures to restrict LGBTQ rights are still pending in state legislatures across the nation — nearly quadruple the number of similar bills introduced just three years ago, according to data from Freedom for All Americans , an LGBTQ advocacy group.
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