What sparked Florida's bitter LGBTQ battle

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

53% : Swearingen, 62, has served as Florida Department of Law Enforcement commissioner since December 2014, following the abrupt ouster of former commissioner Gerald Bailey.
45% : Where the bill came from -- While much of the focus on the bill has revolved around its ban on classroom instruction about sexual orientation and gender identity in lower grades, POLITICO has delved into how the legislation's origins appear to be linked to "support guides" used in several school districts.
36% : Law enforcement officials in Bay County, Florida, said Sunday that they won't tolerate the bad behavior from spring breakers after a 21-year-old from Alabama was shot in the foot Sunday during a shooting in Panama City Beach. '
25% : Critics have dubbed the measure Florida's "don't say gay" legislation because, although the bill does not mention the word "gay," it prohibits instruction related to gender identity or sexual orientation in kindergarten through third grade and potentially restricts such instruction for older kids."D.C. GAZE -- "Feds say they'll be watching Florida schools after DeSantis signs 'don't say gay' bill," by Miami Herald's Bryan Lowry: "Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said Monday that his department will monitor Florida's implementation of a controversial new education law that restricts classroom instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity to determine whether it violates federal civil rights law.

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