Name: Don't Say Gay: Understanding Anti-LGBTQIA+ Law Targeting Iowa Classrooms
Start: 2023-10-04T17:30:00-05:00
End: 2024-07-27T06:57:24-05:00
Location: Iowa City Public Library: Meeting Room A, Meeting Room B, Meeting Room C

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Wednesday, October 4, 2023 - 5:30pm to 7:30pm

10/04/2023 5:30pm 10/04/2023 7:30pm Don't Say Gay: Understanding Anti-LGBTQIA+ Law Targeting Iowa Classrooms Keenan Crow, Director of Policy and Advocacy of One Iowa, will present an explanation of IA SF496, Iowa's new anti-LGBTQ+ education law. Among other things, this law includes a "don't say gay" provision for grades K-6 (although some districts intend to expand that to all schools), forces outing of LGBTQ+ students, and bans any book with any description of "a sex act" in any grade. Find out what the law says and how parents, students, and school staff can respond. This event is part of the Iowa City Public Library Intellectual Freedom Festival, and is sponsored by ICPL and the City of Iowa City Office of Equity & Human Rights. Iowa City Public Library Iowa City Public Library America/Chicago public

In-person event + Livestream
Meeting Room A, Meeting Room B, Meeting Room C

Keenan Crow, Director of Policy and Advocacy of One Iowa, will present an explanation of IA SF496, Iowa's new anti-LGBTQ+ education law. Among other things, this law includes a "don't say gay" provision for grades K-6 (although some districts intend to expand that to all schools), forces outing of LGBTQ+ students, and bans any book with any description of "a sex act" in any grade. Find out what the law says and how parents, students, and school staff can respond.

This event is part of the Iowa City Public Library Intellectual Freedom Festival, and is sponsored by ICPL and the City of Iowa City Office of Equity & Human Rights.

If you need disability-related accommodations in order to participate in this event, please contact the Library.

This event is open to the public.