Florida superintendents have been advised by the state’s education agency to nix their Advanced Placement Psychology classes unless they exclude any topics related to gender or sexuality, according to a press release from The College Board.

Such a shift would mean the courses couldn’t be called Advanced Placement, however, or used by students to earn college credit, the College Board said.

“We are sad to have learned that today the Florida Department of Education has effectively banned AP Psychology in the state by instructing Florida superintendents that teaching foundational content on sexual orientation and gender identity is illegal under state law,” the statement reads. “The state has said districts are free to teach AP Psychology only if it excludes any mention of these essential topics.”

In June, the College Board said they would not alter its popular AP Psychology class after the state asked the organization to review all AP courses to see if they “need modification to ensure compliance” with a Florida law and state Board of Education rule targeting instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity.

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      I’m originally from Orlando and I moved to Minnesota about seven years ago, I knew things weren’t going to get better for trans people there so I left to protect myself. Moving is expensive and scary, and making new friends elsewhere is also difficult. Having actually done it, I don’t look down on people who can’t.

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      That’s what they’re hoping for. States like Florida and Texas have slowly become more purple. They want to turn that back to solid red.

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        Upstate NY is kind of wild. I don’t live too far away and have driven through some of those towns and they are definitely rural folk.

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            I wrote a whole comment about Connecticut and steamed burgers before realizing this was a Simpsons reference lol

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            Checking in from the Albany area! They’re only real steamed hams if the Aurora Borealis is localized entirely in the kitchen while it’s being made.

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      Unfortunately, if everyone who disagrees moved out, it would just leave the state and its electoral votes to these baboons. Florida is more purple than red. There’s actually a good chance to turn this around if people remember to vote.

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      With what money? Lol. I thankfully don’t live in such a hellhole, but if I did, I’d be fucked. Not everyone is so lucky.