At the news conference where he challenged the reporter, Gov. Ron DeSantis said the bill was about protecting kids.
“It is certainly something that is not helping, you know, young people who are members of the LGBTQI+ community who are already vulnerable, already being bullied,” White House press secretary Jen Psaki said when asked about the Florida legislation in February.faces serious backlash after he initially refrained from criticizing the bill. He now plans to take LGBTQ+ leaders from the company, a major Florida employer, to meet with DeSantis before he signs it.
Activists on the left and right have filled in the blanks, with some making the case the bill discriminates against LGBT people.DeSantis’ spokesperson, Christina Pushaw, absurdlythe bill would protect kids from “grooming” and that opponents of the bill are “probably groomers,” using a slang term for pedophiles:
It’s an old, tired and ridiculous argument that has been used to smear members of the LGBT community in previous debates over issues like same-sex marriage.
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