{"id":12977,"date":"2023-04-26T13:50:58","date_gmt":"2023-04-26T13:50:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.golive.clarku.edu\/news\/2023\/04\/26\/what-about-our-rights\/"},"modified":"2025-04-04T13:49:48","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T17:49:48","slug":"what-about-our-rights","status":"publish","type":"story","link":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/2023\/04\/26\/what-about-our-rights\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018What about our rights?\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n \n

Professor\u2019s research spotlights concerns of LGBTQ parents in Florida <\/p>\n

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<\/iframe> \n  \n Professor Abbie Goldberg\n<\/p>\nWhen Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the Parental Rights in Education bill, described by opponents as the Don’t Say Gay bill, into law last year, researchers and the public were largely focused on the legislation’s effect on youth and teachers. Clark <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/academics\/undergraduate\/programs\/major\/psychology\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">psychology<\/span><\/a> Professor <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.clarku.edu\/faculty\/facultybio.cfm?id=589\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Abbie Goldberg<\/span><\/a> wanted to learn how the new law was impacting LGBTQ+ parents. <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span>The law prohibits classroom instruction on sexual orientation or gender identity before the fourth grade. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu\/publications\/impact-dont-say-gay-parents\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Goldberg interviewed 113 Florida LGBTQ+ parents<\/span><\/a> about the bill’s impact on their families. Of the parents surveyed, 56% are considering moving out of Florida and 21% are less “out” in their communities. Goldberg says parents are questioning if their children will receive an equal education.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n“The bill affects children’s ability to talk openly about their families and potentially complete assignments about their families, like writing about their family vacation with two moms or two dads,” she says. “Some of my participants pointed out that the naming of the bill, Parental Rights in Education, refers to certain parents’ rights. They asked, ‘What about our rights?’”<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\nGoldberg’s research, conducted with the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law<\/span><\/a>, is the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/clarknow.clarku.edu\/2023\/02\/01\/goldbergs-research-is-first-to-study-impact-of-dont-say-gay-law\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">first to examine the impact<\/span><\/a> of the bill. She continues to research ramifications on families. <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\nChallenge. Change.<\/span><\/strong> is produced by Andrew Hart and Melissa Hanson for Clark University. Listen and subscribe on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/4UuYAjq1d3Hq45cjwxoCNL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spotify<\/span><\/a> or <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/challenge-change\/id1608025510\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Apple Podcasts<\/span><\/a>. Find other episodes wherever you listen to podcasts.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Professor\u2019s research spotlights concerns of LGBTQ parents in Florida <\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":12978,"template":"","meta":{"story_color":"#525250","story_headerImg":12978,"section_label":"Challenge. Change. 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