One of the hot news stories is the bill in Florida banning discussion of sexual orientation or gender identity in elementary schools. The bill is called ?Parental Rights in Education Bill? but has been dubbed the ?Don?t say gay? bill. This, of course, has led to a national debate about censorship, decency and age appropriateness. This is not the first of this discussion as schools are passing similar laws against issues like ?Critical Race Theory? and taking books off school library shelves deemed inappropriate. As always, this column does not propose to answer any of these debates, but, historically speaking, censorship is not new and looking at historical examples may help us make more informed decisions today.