Indiana Governor , Signs New Legislation , Aimed at LGBTQ Students.<br />On May 4, Republican Governor Eric Holcomb <br />signed a bill requiring schools to notify a parent if <br />a student requests a pronoun or name change at school. .<br />On May 4, Republican Governor Eric Holcomb <br />signed a bill requiring schools to notify a parent if <br />a student requests a pronoun or name change at school. .<br />Associated Press reports that the approval of the <br />bill comes at the end of a legislative session targeting<br />LGBTQ+ rights, especially when it comes to students. .<br />Supporters of the bill say it empowers <br />parents and keeps them informed <br />about their children's school life.<br />Opponents of the legislation claim it will out <br />transgender children to their families and <br />erode trust between teachers and students.<br />AP reports that the Indiana <br />legislation comes amid a wave of GOP-led <br />bills seeking to curb LGBTQ+ rights.<br />Legislation from across the country <br />has targeted trans people's rights <br />in sports, workplaces and schools.<br />AP reports that Indiana is one of 16 states that have <br />banned or restricted access to gender-affirming <br />care that includes puberty blockers and surgeries.<br />The latest Indiana law, which will go into effect on <br />July 1, also prohibits instruction on "human sexuality" <br />from prekindergarten through third grade.<br />I believe in parental rights. I also just <br />believe it's common sense that sex <br />education should not be taught in <br />prekindergarten through third grade, Eric Holcomb, Indiana Governor, via Associated Press.<br />However, the American Civil Liberties Union <br />of Indiana argues that laws like these only serve to , “control what youth can and cannot read, <br />what they can and cannot learn, and — most <br />troublingly — who they can and cannot be.”
