Florida GOP Pushes New Legislation on ‘Gender Identity’ and Sexual Orientation

Published on January 31, 2024

After passing laws in 2023 that prohibited “gender identity” and sexual orientation instructions in early school grades and limited bathroom access to biological sex, the Florida GOP is pushing a new wave of legislation in 2024 that further addresses these topics. Republican lawmakers filed a bill that prohibits government workers and contractors from being forced to use preferred pronouns within the workplace while protecting employees from penalties for their religious beliefs or convictions, including ideas regarding biological sex. Another piece of legislation would make it “defamation per se” to publicly accuse someone of discriminating against others based on their race, sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity and, if passed, let the accused sue journalists, newspapers, TV stations, or citizens making social media posts....

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