Florida Republicans Pass Controversial Bills on Pronouns, Diversity, Gender-Transition Care, and DEI Efforts.

Florida Republicans have passed bills banning diversity programs in colleges and preventing the use of pronouns that don't correspond to someone's sex. The bills reinforce Governor Ron DeSantis' hardline conservative agenda and are expected to aid his presidential bid. The Senate also expanded the "Don't Say Gay" law, banning classroom instruction on gender identity and sexual orientation up to the 8th grade. Additionally, the bill strengthens the system in which people can lodge challenges against school books. Democrats have criticized the legislation, calling it hateful and exclusionary.