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So what is age-appropriate? what are those state standards? it's under -- the classroom discussion about sexual orientation, or identity. so it's not just instruction, it's any discussion at all. so does that mean a third grader with gave parents can't talk about her parents in class. since the law gives parents the right to sue if they're unhappy with what they believe their kids are being taught. this is where don't say gay comes from. fear, that even saying the word, raising the topic, can put the school in real trouble. if adults are afraid to speak, kids will be to. i want to be clear, th...

>> welcome back, tonight, a closer look at the so-called parental rights in education bill in florida, that the governor has signed into law. whereas critics call it, don't say gay. so which isn't? a narrowly focused law that gives parents more control in their education, or an overly broad mandate with unintended chilling effect on talking about lgbtq issues at all. well, for facts sake, let's see with this bill actually says. first, it prohibits schools from teaching about sexual orientation or gender identity to kids from kindergarten through the third grade. but it also adds, or in a manne...

People with misinformation. the bill bans talking sexual gender or identity in k through third or a manner that's not appropriate for students in accordance with state standards. that's it. the bill doesn't ban the word gay nowhere does it ban casual discussions regarding sexual or yep station or gender. and teachers, under this bill, they can't teach about being straight either. and that's the only group with no parade. >> period. let's welcome tonight's guest. she has more grit than a sandpaper factory, cohost of the five, judge jeanine pirro. >> just like your dead beat dad, he left the hou...

Number of republican members of congress openly condemn the supreme court decision legalizing marriage equality. really saying it should be overturned, that state should be able to ban and nullify same-sex marriages once again. we did not hear stuff like that for the past seven years. absolutely, we heard unrelenting vicious attacks on trans equality, but there was an obvious tactical retreat on gay rights. this seems to be pretty much over. >> i want to read the language issue in the florida bill because there has been a lot of back and forth on it. in hp 15 57, it is incredibly vague. classr...

Kids are individuals and have different needs and it's all vague. we'll have to see how it end up working out in practice because state standards are never, you know, they never actually say anything. but, yeah, the bill doesn't say gay it says sexual orientation. i know these people are upset like if a guy has a picture with his husband on his desk is that going to make -- you know, you would only get in trouble i would think, it's also if people had pictures with their wives. because straight is also a sexual orientation, i believe. so, you know, we'll have to see how it shakes out. but i ju...