Florida’s Senate has passed a bill to ban discussions of sexual orientation or gender identity in primary schools. Governor Ron DeSantis is expected to sign the measure, which would bar teachers from teaching these topics to children under 10 years old. Critics say the bill will isolate LGBT youth. Proponents say it is about empowering parents on education issues. Activists have dubbed it the Don’t Say Gay bill. It is officially known as the Parental Rights in Education Bill. The Republican-backed legislation passed on Tuesday. It prohibits any instruction about sexual orientation or gender identity between kindergarten and third grade – when students are roughly between five and nine years old. It also calls on school districts to avoid LGBT topics “when not age-appropriate or developmentally appropriate for students”.(BBC)…[+]