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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jade Bremner

Pete Buttigieg says Florida’s ‘don’t say gay’ bill will drive up suicides

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US Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg has said that Florida’s controversial Parental Rights in Education bill is “dangerous” and could lead to more deaths by suicide.

Under the proposed legislation, dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” bill, any talk of sexual orientation or gender identity in Florida’s state public schools – from kindergarten to fifth grade – will be banned and liable to a lawsuit.

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