The ad pushes back against Florida’s Parental Rights in Education bill - dubbed by its critics as the “Don’t Say Gay” bill - which was passed by a state House committee in January and a state Senate committee earlier this month.
When her teacher encourages her to keep going, the teacher is called to the school’s front office to be reprimanded. In the 30-second ad released by Equality Florida on Monday, an alarm bell rings and red lights darken a classroom after a young girl begins a presentation about her two mothers. A second ad will air on Wednesday, Equality Florida said.Īn LGBTQ+ rights group in Florida this week launched a television ad condemning a handful of bills moving through the state legislature which aim to restrict certain discussions about gender identity, sexual orientation, and, in some cases, race, from classrooms and workplaces.