PRONOUN SMACKDOWN: Gov. RonDeSantisFL is putting his foot down, stating students and teachers in the Sunshine State schools will 'never be forced to declare pronouns.'
"Again, let the kids be kids, let them be in school like normally," he said."It's inappropriate to force them to try to choose these pronouns and to do that."
Another bill signed Wednesday by DeSantis, SB 254, prohibits anyone under age 18 from undergoing sex-reassignment surgeries or taking prescription-based cross-sex hormones to treat gender dysphoria in Florida. The bill would also make permanent a state rule banning Medicaid from reimbursing people of all ages who undergo the procedures.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Wednesday that students and teachers in Sunshine State schools will"never be forced to declare pronouns."Florida Senate"This will permanently outlaw the mutilation of minors. It will outlaw the surgical procedures and experimental puberty blockers for minors," DeSantis said prior to signing SB 254."It will also require any adults receiving these surgeries to be informed about the irreversible nature and about the dangers of the procedures.
"You know, there's these adult performances... these drag shows, sexually explicit and what they're doing. And look, adult entertainment, you know, people can do what they want with some of that," DeSantis said."But to have minors there, I mean, you'll have situations where you'll have like an 8-year-old girl there where you have these, like really explicit shows and that is just inappropriate.
The other bill, HB 225, will"allow private school, virtual school and homeschool students to participate in sports and extracurricular activities at public or private schools regardless of their zip code," DeSantis said.Kyle Morris covers politics for Fox News. Story tips can be sent to
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