“A new Missouri bill “would put teachers on the sex offense registry if they ‘contribute to social transition’” of transgender students, including by using gender-affirming pronouns.”
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in a post. Claim dated 3 Mar 2024.
PolitiFact rated thisMostly True
What PolitiFact found
The bill would make it a felony for a teacher to "support" a transgender student’s "social transition." The bill is unclear whether using gender-affirming pronouns for transgender students would constitute "support."
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 3 March 2024. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 14 March 2024, 11 days later. Its rating was “Mostly True”.
Where the claim appeared
- Instagram posthttps://www.instagram.com/p/C4EljKevRv3/
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