To settle a lawsuit brought by LGBTQ and civil rights advocates, Florida Republican Governor and guy who named his failed presidential campaign’s PAC “Never Back Down” Ron DeSantis has backed down from his signature culture war piece of legislation–the infamous bill known as the “Don’t Say Gay” law–and will now allow discussions of gender identity and sexual orientation in state schools, the Orlando Sentinel reports.

While the settlement keeps certain parts of the Parental Rights in Education Act such as input on books available in the library–although DeSantis has already said he intends to pare that back to eliminate extremists–it restricts only classroom instruction the particular subjects of “sexual orientation” and “gender identity” but it does not ban discussions on gender or sexual orientation.  It also lifts any bans–real or construed–on literature by LGBTQ authors, reinforces discrimination policies and provides for anti-bullying efforts in schools.

“This settlement … re-establishes the fundamental principle, that I hope all Americans agree with, which is every kid in this country is entitled to an education at a public school where they feel safe, their dignity is respected and where their families and parents are welcomed,” Roberta Kaplan–yes, the E. Jean Carroll lawyer and the lead attorney in this case–told the Associated Press. “This shouldn’t be a controversial thing.”

The deal is a pyrrhic victory for DeSantis:  it essentially guts his signature Parental Rights bill while allowing enough of a structure to remain for DeSantis to say it’s been upheld.  Not only does it allow LGBTQ students and teachers, as well as children of LGBTQ parents, to display personal photos, it also removes the ambiguous gray area teachers feared and bigots utilized to terrorize members of the LGBTQ community and their families.