DeSantis, Disney, and the ‘Rule Against Perpetuities’ In March 2023, an ongoing conflict between Florida's governor and Disney re-entered the news cycle.
‘Ruby Bridges’ Movie Banned in Florida School Social media discourse focused on the purported ban at a Florida school of a film about racism.
‘Republicans Are Introducing the Stop the Sexualization of Children Act’ An October 2022 tweet from lawmaker Rep. Mike Johnson mentioned a proposed Republican bill, the "Stop the Sexualization of Children Act."
‘Florida Female Student Athletes Have to Report Their Menstrual History to Play’ Claims that Florida's female student athletes were made to report their menstrual histories appeared in October 2022.
Florida, Disney, and Taxes Florida politicians voted to revoke Disney's tax status over their opposition to the "Don't Say Gay" bill; a local journalist claims that the decision would harm the state more than the corporation.
Disney Protests As part of a push to claim LGBTQ characters are somehow "grooming children," protesters gathered in Burbank, California to protest Disney.
Pembroke Pines ‘Don’t Say Gay’ School Walkout Footage of high school students protesting Florida's "Don't Say Gay" bill with a walkout went viral on TikTok, then Twitter, then everywhere.
Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bill Amendment Outing LGBT Kids Discourse around two controversial bills in Florida -- known colloquially as "Don't Say Gay" bills -- intensified amid claims a proposed amendment would require schools to "out" students.
Would a Senate Bill Ban Schoolbooks from Mentioning ‘Mom’ and ‘Dad’? The disinformation of 2006 and subsequent years has formed the backbone of right-wing policy in 2022.