Despite outrage, Florida House passes ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill

State Rep. Joe Harding at a legislative session Jan. 13 in Tallahassee, Fla. Harding introduced the measure that critics have dubbed the "Don't Say Gay" bill. (Photo: Phelan M. Ebenhack / AP file)

Florida’s House of Representatives passed a bill Thursday that would prohibit “classroom discussion about sexual orientation or gender identity” in the state’s primary schools.

The legislation — titled the Parental Rights in Education bill but dubbed by critics the…