"But "don't say gay" isn't a lie so much as a simplification; does not the bill forbid mention of sexual minorities? Headlines have to be terse and attention spans are shorter every decade."

Nope, it's a lie. Here's the bill text (full bill here - https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/1557/BillText/er/PDF):

"Classroom instruction by school personnel or third parties on sexual orientation or gender identity may not occur in kindergarten through grade 3 or in a manner that is not age-appropriate or developmentally appropriate for students in accordance with state standards."

The bill only applies to kids in grade K-3, prohibts *instruction* not casual discussion of sexual orientation and gender identity, and the majority of the bill deals with ensuring that parents are informed if there is a change in their child's behaviour or mental health in school. The only mention of sexual orintation in the legal section ofthe bill text is in the line I've quoted above.

The bill is mostly a reaction to the fact that some teachers were socially transitioning kids at school and keeping it secret from their parents.