Does the Don t Say Gay Bill Say That? – WSJ

White House press secretary Jen Psaki claimed that maybe the bill s sponsors want to hurt children. Why are Florida leaders deciding they need to discriminate against kids who are members of the LGBTQI community? she said. Is it meanness? Is it wanting to make kids have more difficult times in school? Disney s CEO was buffaloed into taking a public stance against the legislation, which satisfied no one.

None of this criticism is true. The legislation is a response to public-school educators who think parents should stay out of school decisions. But parents have a right to ensure that the curriculum is age appropriate, and that it is focused on learning instead of promoting someone s cultural agenda. The bill lets them vindicate parental authority.

The bigger lesson is that even modest conservative pushback on cultural issues will be met by a firestorm. The overwrought reaction shows why the bill passed.

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