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DESANTIS BILLS ON DIVERSITY, GENDER PASS FLORIDA COMMITTEES

By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE and BRENDAN FARRINGTONMarch 13, 2023

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Republicans on Monday advanced two key
initiatives of Gov. Ron DeSantis as he prepares for an expected presidential run
— banning gender affirming care for minors and eliminating diversity programs in
colleges.

The proposals have cleared separate committees but must still win approval from
the full House and Senate chambers.

DeSantis is pursing an aggressive conservative agenda on race, gender and
education ahead of his expected candidacy, continuing a stance that has made him
one of the most popular Republicans in the country.

The Republican supermajority in the statehouse is set to rubber stamp virtually
all DeSantis’ priorities during this year’s legislative session, giving the
governor a platform of policy wins that could prove popular during a GOP
primary.

The governor has been a leading critic of diversity, equity and inclusion
programs in colleges, known as DEI, as well as Critical Race Theory, which is a
way of thinking about American history through the lens of racism.

Ahead of Monday’s committee vote, DeSantis held a roundtable discussion to
criticize diversity programs as racially divisive and discriminatory. He has
frequently targeted the programs in criticism of what he calls “woke” ideology
in education.

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“In Florida, we are not going to back down to the woke mob, and we will expose
the scams they are trying to push onto students across the country,” DeSantis
said. “Florida students will receive an education, not a political
indoctrination.”

The proposal would bar colleges from using state or federal funding for
diversity, equity and inclusion programs. It would prevent schools from having
course curricula involving Critical Race Theory or so-called radical feminist
theory, radical gender theory, queer theory, critical social justice or
intersectionality.

In addition, universities would be able to conduct post-tenure reviews of
faculty at any time for cause, in addition to a required review every five
years.

Critics said the bill would disadvantage college students when they seek
employment after graduation, could endanger accreditation of Florida courses and
would stifle academic freedom on campuses.

“It’s not the responsibility of the state to define or dictate what we can or
cannot learn. That is our choice, especially as adults within higher ed
institutions,” said Rep. Anna Eskamani, a Democrat. “Why are we scared of these
topics? Why do we not want adults like me in public universities who choose to
learn about these theories to have an opportunity to learn about it, to question
it, to debate it?”

Scholars developed Critical Race Theory during the 1970s and 1980s in response
to what scholars viewed as a lack of racial progress following the civil rights
legislation of the 1960s. The theory centers on the idea that racism is systemic
in the nation’s institutions, which function to maintain the dominance of white
people in society.

Last year the governor signed legislation dubbed the Stop WOKE Act that
restricts certain race-based conversations and analysis in schools and
businesses. The law bars instruction that says members of one race are
inherently racist or should feel guilt for past actions committed by others of
the same race, among other things.

Dozens of transgender people, parents with transgender children and their
supporters gathered in a Senate committee room to speak against the bill banning
gender-affirming care for minors.

Opponents said it would lead to higher suicide rates, depression and anxiety and
would cause far more harm than good.

Democratic lawmakers said their Republican colleagues are backing government
intervention in private conversations families have with their doctors and
stripping those families of their rights to care for their children.

Democratic Sen. Tracie Davis addressed her remarks to the people who testified
against the bill.

“What we’ve done today with this legislation is vilify who you are,” Davis said.
“There are children out there who believe they are better off dead because of
the lack of support, and all you said today is say, ‘Love me as I am.’”

Republican Sen. Clay Yarborough said his bill is about protecting children, and
told opponents he respects them.

“Every person was created with extraordinary worth, incredible value and a
unique purpose from the time they were created. You can’t change that,”
Yarborough said. “We need to let kids be kids, and our laws need to set
appropriate boundaries that respect the rights and responsibilities of parents
while protecting children.”

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