The real cruelty of “Don’t Say Gay”

Enabling feelings of isolation is inexcusable.

I wanted to understand Florida’s Parental Rights in Education bill before jumping right into the outrage. Unfortunately, it couldn’t be more clear. In its own words, the bill “prohibits classroom discussion about sexual orientation or gender identity in certain grade levels.”

What struck a particular nerve in me is that even if you pathologize, disapprove of, disagree with, or outright reject the reality of being LGBTQ+, intentionally keeping an LGBTQ+ child unaware that they are not alone — even…