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L.A. school board president says anti-gay protests make students afraid
Jackie Goldberg, 78, said she endured decades of bigotry and threats as an openly gay politician and activist
- The Washington Post

America's LGBTQ+-friendly school boards members are under attack, John. In California, Los Angeles Unified school board President Jackie Goldberg, who is LGBTQ+, faced down a violent mob. Why did the mob turn violent? Because the district celebrated Pride Month and read a book called “The Great Big Book of Families”. [[link removed]]

In some states, school boards are being threatened by anti-trans extremists who call LGBTQ+-friendly school board members pedophiles, child abusers and predators. They're banning Pride flags and disciplining teachers for hanging them, saying they're too "political, quasi-political or controversial." One right-wing troll even rented property in a Virginia school district so he could harass the local school board about their LGBTQ+-friendly policies! He called the school’s trans-inclusive policies “indefensible” and said we are “indoctrinating kids into their religious cult.”

Even more alarming? Two anti-LGBTQ+ extremist groups, the Proud Boys and Moms for Liberty, are training their members to run for local office. John, we have a choice: allow the Proud Boys and other bigots to take control of our local governments, or train LGBTQ+ leaders to defeat them. Add your name to say it proudly - I'm standing with LGBTQ+ school board members against hate!

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Now, it's a clear choice: we can be intimidated by extremism and let these bigots pass bathroom bills and ban Pride flags. Or we can stand with school board members who, like President Goldberg, continuously stand up for our rights. We can have school boards that honor LGBTQ+ history, ensure LGBTQ+ kids have safe spaces and celebrate LGBTQ+ lives.

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