DeSantis signs controversial bills restricting LGBTQ+ rights and defunding DEI at Florida colleges.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed four bills restricting LGBTQ rights, including an expansion of the state's "Don't Say Gay" law, a ban on transition-related care for minors, and a prohibition on trans people using public facilities that align with their gender identities. The bills also restrict LGBTQ education in schools and limit "adult" performances in front of minors. DeSantis said the measures were intended to protect children and prevent "mutilation of minors," but critics argue they erase LGBTQ+ people from existence and harm vulnerable communities.