The state’s Parental Rights in Education Act, which opponents have referred to as the” Do n’t Say Gay” bill, which forbids teachers and educators from using pronouns that do n’t align with their biological sex, was the subject of a lawsuit filed by two trans teachers and one nonbinary teacher in December.
According to Fox News, a judge in Florida periodically stifled the enforcement of the law against two trans teachers this month.
” When again, the State of Florida has a First Amendment problem”, Chief U. S. District Judge Mark Walker wrote in the momentary order. ” Of later, it has happened so often, some might say you can set your clocks by it”.
” This day, the State of Florida declares that it has the complete power to redefine your identity if you choose to train in a public school”, the opinion, released Tuesday, continued. So the question before this Court is whether the First Amendment allows the State to impose, without restriction, how public school teachers refer to themselves when speaking to individuals. The answer is a loud ‘ little.'”
Walker granted Katie Wood, one of the transgender teachers, a momentary lawsuit, arguing in the legal mind that the laws violates the First Amendment. The order does not totally change the regulation for everyone. Because individuals refer to the instructor as” Ms,” only Wood may be allowed to make an exception to this rule. prior to the 2023 laws. After the law went into effect, students called Wood” Teacher Wood”, instead of” Mr.”, which Wood claimed was stigmatizing.
” Katie Wood is a trans woman who is known at school — however, in every aspect of her life — as ‘ Ms. Wood.’ She refers to herself using her or her adjectives, according to Walker. ” AV Schwandes is nonbinary and is referred to as” Mx.” Schwandes.’ Mx. Schwandes prefers that others do the same and uses the they/them nouns to refer to themselves.
The judge did not reach the conclusion that the other two professors ‘ claims that the law violated their rights “demonstrated a likelihood of success.”
” In short, Mx. Sanders has not provided any evidence that they intend to make any conversation that may “violate” the law in the foreseeable future, Walker wrote.
Woods argued in the complaint that the legislation is biased on the grounds of sex and goes against Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Title IX of the 1972 training modifications.
In a statement, Wood said,” I’m hoping that this decision may encourage those who feel powerless to walk up for themselves.” ” Where there is pain, there is energy. And anyone can occur when good people unite.”
