“It really is about restricting the activities, participation and learning of children in school.”Ĭompared to Florida’s bill, Georgia’s measure focuses exclusively on private schools, though critics of the measure have argued that the bill’s wording could also include all publicly funded programs. “We know it’s not about parental rights,” said Jeff Graham, the executive director of the LGBTQ advocacy group Georgia Equality, to NBC. Proponents of the measure say that it promotes parental rights and inclusion in their children’s education, but LGBTQ+ advocates argue that the bill is another example of attacks on LGBTQ+ youth happening nationwide. Under Georgia’s new bill, the Common Humanity in Private Education Act, no private school classroom would be able to “promote, compel, or encourage classroom discussion of sexual orientation or gender identity in primary grade levels or in a manner that is not appropriate for the age and developmental stage of the student,” reported NBC.
