Utah lawmaker proposes state version of Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill

Rep. Jeff Stenquist said he didn’t mean to copy the law from Florida but adds “some of the language was borrowed.”

(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Pride flag waves at a Utah home on Feb. 12, 2022. A state lawmakers published a bill on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023, that would prohibit some elementary classroom discussions of gender identity and sexual orientation.

Utah lawmaker proposes state version of Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill

Rep. Jeff Stenquist said he didn’t mean to copy the law from Florida but adds “some of the language was borrowed.”

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