Republican legislators in Ohio have introduced what opponents have called “Don’t Say Gay” legislation, mirroring a Florida law that critics warn will have a chilling effect on LGBT+ students, teachers and their families.
Ohio’s House Bill 616 would ban schools from teaching, using or providing “any curriculum or instructional materials” on sexual orientation or gender identity in grades kindergarten through third grade, and similarly bans such materials in fourth through 12th grade considered “not age-appropriate or developmentally appropriate for students in accordance with state standards.”
