Anti-Gay Curriculum: The Clash of Conservative Rhetoric and Queer Pedagogical Approaches

With the March 2022 passing of Florida’s Parental Rights in Education Act, commonly referred to as the “Don’t Say Gay” bill, anti-gay curriculum legislation has become a mainstream issue. Using the ideological frameworks of intersectionality and the epistemology of ignorance,  potential intentions and impacts of anti-gay curriculum laws are explored. This presentation examines the political strategies and thought processes behind conservative logic through discourse analysis. Right-wing rhetoric will be dissected in the interest of exposing how  anti-queer ideologies are normalized and spread. Alternative educational methods, founded in queer pedagogy, will be discussed to provide insight on the possible future of inclusive curricula  implementation.