The sweeping #redstate drive to roll back #CivilRights & #liberties

by Ron Brownstein

Since 2021, #Republican-controlled states have passed a swarm of #laws to restrict #VotingRights, increase penalties for #public #protest, impose new restrictions on #transgender youth, #BanBooks, & limit what #teachers, #college #professors, & #employers can say about #race, #gender, & #SexualOrientation.

#AbortionRights
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2023/09/supreme-court-republican-civil-rights/675265/

In this essay, I write about BEING GAY, BELIEFS, CONTINUUMS, SEXUALITY, and APPLES & ORANGES. Do they each relate to the other? In some ways I believe they do. Or maybe not! What do you think?
https://medium.com/prismnpen/on-the-continuum-from-gay-to-straight-never-reaching-perfection-54d409e2374e?sk=fa3fa76590f6dafb8bf107a0e9c0519b

#LGBTQ #Gender #LifeLessons #Perfection #SexualOrientation

Under an expanded #Florida rule, instruction on #GenderIdentity & #SexualOrientation is now restricted in most cases through 12th grade. The #FloridaDepartmentOfEducation had asked the #CollegeBoard & other providers of advanced, college-level courses to search their offerings for potential violations.

But the College Board said that it would not modify its content, & that any course that did not address gender & sexual orientation should not be labeled “#AdvancedPlacement.”

#FLDOE #Education

Well? This is the first I've seen this on a job application.

What do you think, folks?
#sexualorientation

@arstechnica "#Threads (#Android, #Apple) potentially collects a wide assortment of #personal #data that remains connected to you, based on the information available in Apple’s App Store, from your purchase history and #PhysicalAddress to your #BrowsingHistory, #HealthInformation. #Sensitive information” is also listed as type of data collected by #Threads app. Some information this could include is your# race, #SexualOrientation, #pregnancy status, and #religion as well as your #biometricdata."

"Data collected by #Threads can include users' #SexualOrientation, #race and ethnicity, #biometric data, trade union membership, #pregnancy status, #politics...religious beliefs...employment as well as health and fitness. Beyond that, the app also can collect #data monitoring users' location and other web activity."

"...search history, browsing history, and more are...used to create a...targeted experience on the app or shared with and sold to #advertisers."

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/07/threads-attracts-30m-users-in-24-hours-despite-design-flaws-privacy-concerns

#privacy

plat gf has been dating, but she's struggling attracting people she can reciprocate feelings for. She's romantically attracted to women, but sexually has a genital preference for vaginas. She attracts lots of men and trans fems without bottom surgery.

#splitAttraction #SplitAttractionModel #sexualOrientation #transDating #genitalPrefrence #contriversial #transbian

#SCOTUS killed #StudentDebtForgiveness & says #businesses can #discriminate based on #gender / #SexualOrientation

#SupremeCourt #law #legal
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/06/30/supreme-court-decision-student-loan-forgiveness/

@gratefuldread

#Trump Checks All Five Boxes of a #Fascist

1. The rejection of #democracy, the #RuleOfLaw, & #EqualRights under the law in favor of a #strongman who interprets the #PopularWill.
2. The galvanizing of popular rage against #CulturalElites.
3. #Nationalism based on a dominant “superior” race & historic bloodlines.
4. Extolling brute strength & heroic warriors.
5. Disdain of women & fear of non-standard forms of #GenderIdentity & #SexualOrientation

TITLE: DeSantis Kicks Off Feud Over College Board’s AP Psychology Class—Gender & Sexual Orientation Issues

Thank you Dr. Pope:

-- Forwarded --

Politico released an article: “DeSantis kicks off feud over College Board’s AP psych class—Florida school districts had raised questions about an AP Psychology “learning objective” that covers gender and sexual orientation.”

Excerpts:

The College Board has rejected changing a high school Advanced Placement psychology course’s lessons on gender and sexual orientation, in a direct challenge to Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration that could reignite conflict between the education giant and the presidential hopeful.

Florida school districts had raised questions about an AP Psychology “learning objective” that covers gender and sexual orientation, the College Board acknowledged Thursday, after the DeSantis administration expanded restrictions and regulations on classroom instruction in April.

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It is unclear whether Florida will now block the AP psychology course from classrooms, the College Board told educators.

“Please know that we will not modify our courses to accommodate restrictions on teaching essential, college-level topics,” the board said Thursday in a letter... “Doing so would break the fundamental promise of AP: colleges wouldn’t broadly accept that course for credit and that course wouldn’t prepare students for success in the discipline.”

The latest fracas between Florida and the College Board stems from a recently revamped state rule that expands legislation — panned as the “Don’t Say Gay” law by its critics — to restrict classroom instruction on sexual orientation or sexual identity to all K-12 students...

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On May 19, Florida’s education department pressed the College Board to review all of its courses to determine if any “need modification to ensure compliance” with Florida laws and regulations by this week. “Some courses may contain content or topics prohibited by State Board of Education rule and Florida law,” the state wrote to the board in a letter obtained by POLITICO.

The College Board retorted that its psychology lessons should remain unchanged, signaling a shift in how it will address Florida’s legal demands following this year’s battle over its proposed African American Studies course.

“The learning objective within AP Psychology that covers gender and sexual orientation has specifically been raised by some Florida districts relative to these recent regulations,” the board wrote to Florida officials. “That learning objective must remain a required topic, just as it has been in Florida since the launch of AP Psychology more than 30 years ago.”

Cassie Palelis, press secretary for the Florida Department of Education, said Thursday that the College Board is responsible for ensuring that their submitted materials comply with Florida law.

“We applaud the College Board for standing up to the state of Florida and its unconscionable demand to censor an educational curriculum and test that were designed by college faculty and experienced AP teachers who ensure that the course and exam reflect the state of the science and college-level expectations,” American Psychological Association CEO Arthur Evans Jr. said in a statement.

Florida’s objections to the AP African American studies course angered many Black leaders nationwide...

“We don’t know if the state of Florida will ban this course,” the College Board said of AP Psychology in a message to educators and schools. “To AP teachers in Florida, we are heartbroken by the possibility of Florida students being denied the opportunity to participate in this or any other AP course.”

The College Board also had a message for all educators: “Please know we will not modify any of the 40 AP courses — from art to history to science — in response to regulations that would censor college-level standards for credit, placement, and career readiness,” the board said. “We are resolute in this position, in part, because of what we learned from our mistakes in the recent rollout of AP African American Studies.

Florida is creating its own high-level courses and exams to rival the nationally recognized AP courses. State lawmakers earlier this year agreed to spend a combined $2.8 million developing a homegrown program and, in another challenge to the College Board, paved the way for students to use the Classic Learning Test, or CLT, as an alternative to the SAT and ACT.

Ken Pope

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Forwarded by:
Michael Reeder LCPC
Baltimore, MD

#lgbt #lgbtq #bannedbooks #psychology #counseling #socialwork #psychotherapy @psychotherapist @psychotherapists @psychology @socialpsych @socialwork @psychiatry #mentalhealth #psychiatry #culturewar #doctors #medicine #ACA #APA #NASW #bluestate #redstate #USA #politics #AP #CollegeBoard#gender #sexualorientation

In a statement Thursday, College Board shared parts of a letter its representatives sent to #Florida Governor #RonDeSantis' administration saying the group would not alter its #psychology course’s curriculum to remove references to #SexualOrientation and #GenderIdentity. The move follows the #Republican administration's push for #CollegeBoard to sanitize parts of its #AP #AfricanAmerican #History course.

#AdvancedPlacement
#RepublicansAreTheProblem
#VoteBlue

https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/reidout-blog/college-board-desantis-ap-psychology-rcna89726

http://a.allout.org/s/vdgnE/

Automated recognition of #gender and #sexualOrientation is scientifically flawed and puts #LGBT+ lives at risk. The #EuropeanUnion has the opportunity to ban this technology and prevent such tools from being exported around the world.

The proposed #Michigan #HateCrime Act, seeks to expand the state’s current statute. It would broaden the definition of what constitutes a hate crime, adding that they’re also possible on the basis of #SexualOrientation, #GenderIdentity and expression, physical or mental #disability, ethnicity and age. https://www.mlive.com/politics/2023/04/whats-in-a-hate-crime-michigan-looks-to-add-sexuality-disabilities-to-35-year-old-law.html
#WomenWithDisabilities #WomensHumanRights #DisabilityPolicy

The proposed #Michigan #HateCrime Act, seeks to expand the state’s current statute. It would broaden the definition of what constitutes a hate crime, adding that they’re also possible on the basis of #SexualOrientation, #GenderIdentity and expression, physical or mental #disability, ethnicity and age. https://www.mlive.com/politics/2023/04/whats-in-a-hate-crime-michigan-looks-to-add-sexuality-disabilities-to-35-year-old-law.html
#WomenWithDisabilities #WomensHumanRights #DisabilityPolicy

As I reflect upon my involvement in the Pride celebrations here in Taber, I embark on a journey woven with triumphs and challenges, resilience, and unwavering determination.

https://www.wilsonwireless.com/taber_pride-journey_of_resilience

#2SLGBTQIA+ #Pride #PrideCelebrations #Community #Resilience #Progress #Activism #Inclusivity #Discrimination #Intersectionality #Equality #Acceptance #Visibility #Empowerment #Diversity #Advocacy #SelfExpression #GenderIdentity #SexualOrientation #SocialJustice

#NewBrunswick students under the age of 16 who identify as #trans and #NonBinary won’t be able to officially change their names or #pronouns in school without #ParentalConsent.

#Education Minister Bill Hogan made the announcement today as he unveiled his government’s highly anticipated reform to the province’s policy on #SexualOrientation in schools, known as #Policy713.

#HumanRights

https://globalnews.ca/news/9754487/trans-non-binary-parental-consent-policy-713-nb/

Well well welllll...

The move follows a complaint from a parent that the #KingJames #Bible has material unsuitable for #children.

#Utah's #Republican government passed a law in 2022 banning "pornographic or indecent" books from schools.

Most of the books that have been banned so far pertain to topics such as #SexualOrientation and #identity.

#BannedBooks #Karma

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-65794363

#SexualOrientation is not a #Choice.
#Race is not a choice.
#PlaceOfBirth is not a choice.
#EthnicGroup is not a choice.

#Hate is a choice.

#Iowa governor signs bill restricting lessons on #GenderIdentity, #SexualOrientation in schools

#LGBTQIA
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/4023336-iowa-governor-signs-bill-restricting-lessons-on-gender-identity-sexual-orientation-in-schools/

Disney kills 2K Florida jobs in DeSantis fight :

Disney had planned to build the campus about 20 miles from the giant Walt Disney World

#California #Disney #Don&#039tSayGay #employment #FirstAmendment #FloridaLegislature #jobs #JoshD&#039Amaro #LGBTQ+ #ReedyCreekImprovementDistrict #RonDesantis #sexualorientation #transgender #WaltDisneyCompany #WaltDisneyWorld

https://kbindependent.org/2023/05/18/disney-kills-2k-florida-jobs-in-desantis-fight/