LGBT hate surged after ‘Don’t Say Gay’ with help from social media

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (Photo: Leonard Zhukovsky/Shutterstock)

The bill broadly regulates speech about sexual orientation and gender identity in schools. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) signed the bill in late March.

Posts falsely maligning the LGBTQ community as “groomers” increased 400% in the wake of Florida proposing…