Im Outraged And You Should Be Too.

Im outraged and you should be too.

Recently in the state of Florida, Governor and presidential candidate Ron DeSantis passed a law making it illegal for teachers to call students any name but their legal first middle and last name. Not even if its a shortened version for example if your name is Alexander your teacher cannot call you Alex without risking being fired and fined. Not only does this law apply to names but to preferred pronouns and gender. The only way you as a transgender or cisgender individual can get your teachers to call you by your "nickname" Is if you get a form SIGNED BY YOUR LEGAL GAURDIAN THAT LISTS THAT "NICKNAME" AND OR PREFFERED PRONOUNS. This law is fucking evil and is going to get so many trans youth murdered or dehoused. some Trans youth with cant get those forms signed without risking harm and its not a matter of "its just a nickname so get over it" because its not that simple. Im a non-binary individual and i go by the name of Max, this is not on my birth certificate yet i have such visceral sickening reaction to hearing my deadname not to mention i dont even recognize it. Ive been so uncomfortable the past few days because of all my teachers deadnaming me and i dont blame them because there is nothing they can do about it. So many teachers are leaving their professions because of what DeSantis is making them do to kids. I know my teachers dont want to out kids to their parents, i know my teachers dont want to deadname kids. I know my teachers love me. But he is taking away my right to my NAME like i am an object. I am not an object i am a CHILD. Hes also done things such as take away classes such as AP Psychology because it teaches on sexuality and AP African American history. He also wants to make sure we dont learn about the slavery period in U.S. History and wants us to teach that Slavery helped African Americans. Its fucking disgusting Please use your votes and make sure this fucker doesnt get into office because hes a fucking murderer

-Max (They/It) PS: Sorry for getting political but this is bullshit.