Commentary
Considering it has the worst homeless crisis in the nation and soaring crime, one would think that Los Angeles leaders are in no position to judge others. But that is exactly what the out of touch L.A. County Supervisors are doing. They voted unanimously to ban travel to Florida and Texas for what they see as anti-LGBT policies.
They oppose Florida’s “Parental Rights in Education” law, which states, “classroom instruction by school personnel or third parties on sexual orientation or gender identity may not occur in kindergarten through grade 3.” Sponsors of the travel ban call the law “egregious” and “designed to encourage harassment and suffering” among young LGBT children. But it is clear that the law simply prohibits classroom instruction on the subject, so how can this cause harassment and suffering? The law does not restrict counselors in any way.
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