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Episode: What Don't Say Gay Means in the Classroom
Description: While the bill in Florida has received more attention, South Carolina has its own Don't Say Gay bill on the docket. The bill would prevent instruction, presentations, discussions, counseling, or materials in any medium”that involve LGBTQ+ identities. It would prevent queer teachers fro being out to their students because that would constitute discussing such matters. It would prevent teachers from affirming or supporting queer students, offering them materials, or even assigning books that mention gender or sexuality.Taryn Auerbach is a queer educator in South Carolina. She shares with Brad the devastating effects this bill would ha...