Lawsuit filed against Florida's so-called 'Don't Say Gay' law within days of signing
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A lawsuit from LGBTQ advocates and Florida families has been filed against the "Don't Say Gay" law.
A lawsuit has been filed against the State of Florida over the newly signed Parental Rights in Education law, dubbed the "Don’t Say Gay" law by critics, just three days after it was signed.
"Through H.B. 1557, Florida would deny to an entire generation that LGBTQ people exist and have equal dignity," the complaint reads. "This effort to control young minds through state censorship -- and to demean LGBTQ lives by denying their reality -- is a grave abuse of power."
The complaint was filed in a Tallahassee court Thursday by LGBTQ rights organizations Equality Florida, Family Equality and the National Center for Lesbian Rights, as well as several Florida families.
The complaint alleges that the law violates the constitutionally protected rights of free speech, equal protection and due process of students and families.