Legislator withdraws proposed amendment to Don’t Say Gay Bill would force teachers to out LGBT kids

Legislator withdraws proposed amendment to Florida’s Don’t Say Gay Bill forcing teachers to out LGBT kids to their parents if the youngsters disclosed their sexuality in class

• The amendment, proposed by Republican Rep. Joe Harding on Friday, was withdrawn from the controversial bill 
• Republican lawmakers in the Sunshine State are working to pass a bill that bans discussion of sexual orientation or gender identity in state public schools 
• Opponents have dubbed it the Don’t Say Gay bill, and fear it would cause irreparable harm to LGBTQ kids’ mental health 
• The original bill said that school official didn’t have to out kids to parents if there was a belief that being outed would lead to children being abused or abandoned 
• The amendment would have gotten rid of that…