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John,
You've definitely seen the headlines from the last two years. From the proposed bans on books discussing LGBTQ people to forcing trans kids out of sports to demanding LGBTQ teachers remove family photos, America's schools are one of the most vitriolic battlefields in the fight to ensure LGBTQ representation and equality.
Not only have America's schools become ground zero for anti-LGBTQ attacks, but out school board members find themselves under renewed scrutiny - and sometimes, facing death threats and attacks against their own families.
But just how many out LGBTQ voices are currently heard on school boards? Where are they serving - and what are their experiences in office like? LGBTQ Victory Institute dives into this and more in our latest report: Few & Under Fire: LGBTQ School Board Members in the U.S. [[link removed]] This report is the first national report that surveys LGBTQ school board members. Read the full report here! [[link removed]]
Read the full report here >> [[link removed]]
You can also read coverage of the report from The Hill [[link removed]] , them. [[link removed]] and Newsweek [[link removed]] !
Alarmingly, the report also showed the harassment these leaders face:
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47%
respondents
were
the
target
of
anti-LGBTQ
verbal
attacks
as
a
school
board
candidate;
*
51%
had
been
the
target
of
anti-LGBTQ
verbal
attacks
as
a
school
board
member;
*
17%
had
been
the
target
of
anti-LGBTQ
verbal
attacks
from
a
fellow
member
of
the
school
board;
and
*
More
than
one-third
of
respondents
faced
threats
to
their
safety
and
6.4%
received
death
threats
as
a
school
board
candidate
or
member.
Read the full report here >> [[link removed]]
As you can see, being an out school board member isn't easy. Not only do LGBTQ school board members face horrific attacks, but we must elect over 6,000 LGBTQ people to close this representation gap. Help Victory Institute train more LGBTQ candidates to run for school board seats and help protect our current LGBTQ elected officials with a donation today! [[link removed]]
Thank you for reading,
Elliot Imse
Pronouns: he|him|his
Executive Director, LGBTQ Victory Institute
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