'And my view is, our schools need to be teaching these kids to read and write and add and subtract and do the things, what is supposed to be done in school.' 'Part of the reason why we did the, you know, we fought the fight with parents' rights and education is because there's a movement to inject these things like gender ideology in elementary schools even,' DeSantis said. The word “ grooming” has long been associated with mischaracterizing LGBTQ people, particularly gay men and transgender women, as child sex abusers.ĭeSantis cited the law, which takes effect in July, at Wednesday's news conference.
In recent months, conservative lawmakers, television pundits and other public figures have accused opponents of a newly enacted Florida education law - which critics have dubbed the “ Don’t Say Gay” law - of trying to “groom” or “indoctrinate” children.
