Meet the Children Suing Florida Over Don’t Say Gay
They say they have the same right as any other kids to talk about their families
See the kids in that photo above?
Their mom and dad have been forced to have heartbreaking talks with them this summer about the upcoming school year. Matt and Jennifer Cousins say they’re struggling to help their 6- and 8-year-old understand that having a transgender sibling isn’t shameful — that their family is healthy and just as valuable and positive as any other Florida family.
They say the State of Florida is making nurturing their children super difficult, something they never dreamed would happen to them.
Until this year, their world was inclusive, filled with love and acceptance from friends and neighbors. Then Florida passed HB 1557, the so-called Don’t Say Gay law, and the script flipped.
Today, Matt and Jen struggle not to feel like unwanted aliens. They watch news accounts, aghast, as Floridians shout hatred and obscenities at school board meetings, directed at families like theirs, even at little kids like theirs. Yes, grownup Floridians are really cursing out children, some of them in elementary school, who speak up at school board meetings to plead for inclusion for themselves or their…
