A major poll shows that most Americans support recent legislation passed by Governor Ron DeSantis (R) that keeps teachers from peddling smut and discussing sexuality with 5-through 8-year-olds in Florida’s public schools.
DeSantis caused an uproar when he signed HB 1557 into law, with far-Left activists dubbing it a “don’t say gay” law.
But a Politico/Morning Consult polls shows that those activists were a loud minority.
When asked whether they supported the bill, 50 percent of Americans answered affirmatively. Thirty-seven percent – the largest percentage of any of the five response choices – said they “Strongly Support” the legislation. Another 13 percent said they “Somewhat Support” the legislation. Another 15 percent had no opinion.
The poll was taken by 2005 likely voters from March 11-14, and has a margin of error of two percent.
DeSantis’ Press Secretary Christina Pushaw blasted the press for its portrayal of the bill in a Wednesday email to The Florida Capital Star:
It’s telling that the mainstream media pulled out all the stops to push a false narrative about this bill – but failed to convince most Americans to oppose it.
Governor DeSantis has never really paid attention to polls. He does what’s right for Floridians, even if that might not always be popular at the time. The governor has been ahead of the curve consistently because of this bold leadership.
Of course Gov. DeSantis did not need to see any public opinion research to oppose the idea of K-3 instruction about sexual orientations and gender ideology. He is a father of young children, and he will always fight for child protection and parental rights. Nobody who opposes the bill has been able to explain why it’s so important to be able to instruct young children about mature topics like transgenderism, without parental consent or knowledge.
Regardless of political party, gender, or orientation, most people who actually read the bill agree with it – it’s just common sense.
Let kids be kids!
Since DeSantis’ latest legislative victory, other states have followed suit.
Tennessee’s HB 800 is arguably stricter than DeSantis’ law.
It says that public and charter schools “shall not locally adopt or use in the public schools of this state, textbooks and instructional materials or supplemental instructional materials that promote, normalize, support, or address lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, or transgender (LGBT) issues or lifestyles.”
Some books that parents say promote pedophilia have been found in elementary schools around the country, leading to public outrage.
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Pete D’Abrosca is a reporter at The Florida Capital Star and The Star News Network. Email tips to [email protected].
