Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill built on false assumptions about nature – USA TODAY
Young people in Florida are being told their sexuality or gender identity is so wrong it can’t even be mentioned. They’re internalizing an assumption of unnaturalness that’s at odds with science.
Eliot Schrefer
Opinion contributor
I was once a gay kid in Florida.
Realizing I was gay was surreal and almost absurd. Up until then, nothing put me outside the mainstream (aside from my general nerdiness, which I was finding manageable). But as soon as puberty hit, as soon as I had hair on my legs and odors from my armpits, I was sexually attracted to guys. It was swift and it was utterly clear.