Judge Blocks Florida Ban on Preferred Pronouns

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The Facts

  • Florida's ban on transgender and nonbinary teachers using their preferred pronouns in public schools was blocked Tuesday by a federal judge in Tallahassee.

  • Part of Florida's Parental Rights in Education Act, which was signed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis in March 2022, prohibits school employees from requesting they be called by pronouns that don't correspond to their born gender.


The Spin

Right narrative

Florida passed this bill because people are born classified as one of two genders, and to force someone to recognize otherwise is unconstitutional. The woke, leftist agenda many are trying to force on the country is harmful and there's no reason for Florida or any other state to stand for it.

Left narrative

Far-right legislators like those in Florida are on a rampage against the LGBTQ community, but fortunately, courts are protecting these citizen's constitutional rights. Not only is the Florida court upholding Wood's right to free speech, but other courts are protecting the rights of transgender people to not be harmfully misgendered.


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