LGBTQ

The Miami-Dade School Board is holding a regularly scheduled meeting Wednesday at which time they will discuss whether to recognize October as LGBTQ History ...

“We must remember it is imperative to note that 73.3% of the students that we serve are Hispanic,” Rojas said about a conflict with National Hispanic Heritage Month from Sept. Pérez said she decided to vote against it because academics and not social issues should take priority. School Board member Luisa Santos, who represents District 9, said she was outraged by the way the adults who were in the room disrespected Mendez. She also said there was a conflict with another recognition. There is a procedure that requires expeditious review,” Harvey said about the opposing parents’ recourse. She also said parents can decide to opt-out. Gallon III, who represents District 1, said more than 100 people shared their opinions during the time designated for public comments. Pita Mendez, the school board’s student advisor, said she was very scared during the meeting. Attorney Alejandro Serrano, one of the public speakers, claimed the measure went against Florida law. It does not force an agenda on students.” There is a special magistrate process ... There were tensions among speakers polarized on the subject.

Amid what she calls a campaign of online "hate and vitriol," Amy Hoogstraet resigned this week from Nixa's city council. The youth services coordinator at ...

Applicants must be a citizen of the United States and a resident of Nixa for one year at the time of filing. I'm grateful that I will now have more time and energy to devote to that, and that is something from which I will never resign." Letters should be returned to the city clerk at Nixa City Hall by 4 p.m. Orf was first elected to the body in 2016 at the age of 20 — becoming the youngest ever Nixa councilman. Both seats will be on the ballot in April of 2023. Was that giving an order and trying to usurp the city administrator's authority? "I feel as though I'm at a critical point in my life. "In fact, there was one meeting not that long ago during which this went on for the better part of an hour." The silver lining to this is that I can now devote more time to all of these. and interfered with legitimate administrations of City functions." I have done my best as a council member, and I believe that I did a good job. My heart is not in it, and I am no longer getting any enjoyment out of being on city council,"

Sexual orientation has become a taboo topic in Florida classrooms, so it comes as no surprise that recognizing October as LGBTQ History Month was controversial ...

“Wish I had LGBTQ history when I went to school,” said Kat Duesterhaus. “Kind of like we do a Hispanic Heritage Month, it means you talk about it, and how do you honor it? “This is not an item about what your beliefs are. Dozens of people spoke for and against the issue. After several hours of debating, the school board voted 8-to-1 against marking October as LGBTQ History Month. Let me be clear, history is built out of controversy.”

Earlier in the day, Rivers Lopez Pozo waved a bright gay flag in front of the Miami-Dade School Board building . Pozo supported a resolution that would have ...

Inside it was contentious as speakers supported and rejected the resolution. That law prohibits instruction in gender identity or sexual orientation for grades K through 3. "History is important and there is a lot of history in the LGBTQ community," she said.

After more than three hours of nasty debate, the Miami-Dade School Board voted against adopting a measure to recognize October as LGBTQ month and to teach ...

Pita Mendez, the board’s student adviser, spoke in favor of the item, despite feeling scared to share how she felt and what she believed in after listening to the multiple hours of public comment. In speaking to the Herald, he said passing the measure is “a Trojan Horse.” His friend, who wouldn’t provide his name, said talking about the law equates to child abuse. Those opposed to the law say it could potentially restrict such instruction for older kids and have called it the “Don’t say gay” bill. Wednesday, nearly six hours after the discussion first began — with a nearly one-hour break to hear about the district’s $7 billion budget in between — the Board finally voted. Some, however, falsely claimed that the measure would adopt new curriculum for students to learn about LGBTQ+ issues. The vote brought out droves of parents, teachers and students — along with a contingent of Proud Boys, who got in a loud argument with a person hoisting a trans flag outside the School Board headquarters at 1450 NE Second Ave.

The Miami-Dade County Public Schools board majorly opposed a measure to recognize and observe October as LGBTQ History Month.

"I believe personal beliefs don't have a place in the school system." "The landmark cases that we are asking to include are American history," Baez-Geller said earlier Wednesday. I don't think this represents an opportunity to open up any more equal rights than we already have."

When the supreme court overturned Roe v Wade, Justice Clarence Thomas suggested they might revisit same-sex marriage. Some LGBT couples are not waiting to ...

“They just happen to be in charge.” Britney and Kaliyah are planning to stay in Nashville for another year, at which point they’ll move to a state with marriage and abortion protections. They wanted to save to buy a home and start a family there. “None of our family, none of our friends are going to be there.” “The people who hold those political opinions are definitely not the majority,” says Johnny. So they took care of the paperwork even if they were already married, so that they would be protected.” Despite the somber catalyst, Papillion-Herr described a scene of hope and momentum, with the crowd snacking on cupcakes and chips while sharing resources to safeguard their futures. Though the United States constitution bans laws that could be enforced retroactively – giving some legal professionals hope that existing marriages may not be able to be undone in a hypothetical post-Obergefell future – attorneys and notaries across the country are still helping LGBTQ+ couples get legal protections beyond their marriage. “A fear of not being able to [wed] when their wedding date comes really took over,” she says. “We’re getting a lot of questions,” says Adam Polaski, the communications director at the Campaign for Southern Equality, which promotes LGBTQ rights in the south. Kaliyah and Britney tried to make plans for a separate gathering with friends and family to celebrate their love. A few months later, on 16 December 2019, Kaliyah asked Britney to be their girlfriend at the top of Rockefeller Center.

MIAMI (WSVN) - After the Miami-Dade County Public School Board agreed to make October LGBTQ History Month, a new law has ignited controversy for the board.

“This is not an item about what your beliefs are. “Kind of like we do a Hispanic heritage month, it means you talk about it, and how do you honor it? The proposal is also seeking to allow 12th grade students to learn about two landmark marriage equality Supreme Court cases: Obergefell vs. Let me be clear, history is built out of controversy.” You have to celebrate it and do activities that will commemorate, and that’s why I believe it’s in direct violation of the law that passed in the legislature,” said Fraga. “The history of my community, the LGBTQ community, goes well beyond the discussion of sex and should be welcomed and cherished in schools,” said a man at the meeting, “and yet we worry about controversy in our history lessons.

Monitoring tools used by schools have long been a privacy concern, but now they could also carry legal consequences.

“I know that wouldn’t have gone very well for me and I know for a lot of young people that would place them in a lot of danger.” In a “second warning” sent to her inbox, she was told a school administrator was given “access to this violation”. “There’s always going to be oppression against the community somewhere, it seems, and it’s quite disheartening.” They [include](https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/07/08/anti-lgbtq-education-laws-in-effect/) “don’t say gay” laws in Florida and Alabama that ban classroom discussions about gender and sexuality and require school officials to talk to the parents of children who share that they may be gay or transgender. GoGuardian spokesperson Jeff Gordon said its tools “cannot be used by educators or schools to flag reproductive health-related search terms” and its web filter cannot “flag reproductive health-related searches”. In 2017, for example, a [Mississippi woman was charged](https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/12/15/digital-surveillance-reproductive-freedom/) with second-degree murder of her stillborn foetus after police scoured her browser history and identified a search for an abortion pill. “Right now, we are not in a landscape or an environment where that is safe for a company to be doing,” Wood said. “I was able to find the words to understand who I am – words that I wouldn’t be able to piece together in a sentence if the internet wasn’t there.” “We are extraordinarily concerned that your software could result in punishment or criminalization of students seeking contraception, abortion or other reproductive health care,” Markey and Warren wrote. But in some cases, the filtering [software has been programmed](https://www.aclu.org/other/dont-filter-me-final-report?redirect=lgbt-rights/dont-filter-me-final-report) to block pro-LGBTQ websites that aren’t explicit, including those that offer crisis counseling. They were more likely than straight and cisgender students to report getting into trouble for their web browsing activity and to be contacted by the police about having committed a crime. “Right now – without doing anything – schools may be getting alerts about students” who are searching the internet for resources related to reproductive health, Laird said.

The leaders of Florida's largest school system rejected a resolution to declare October as LGBTQ History Month, another sign that the state continues to ...

“Individuals and groups have a right to speak out, on whatever issue drives them.” “Schools are there for education and not there for indoctrination,” said Verdugo, repeating debunked theories that children choose their sexual orientation based on their exposure to LGBTQ issues. “Matters of sex and sexual activity, those are not morally neutral.” Verdugo noted Wednesday’s victory comes on the heels of conservatives’ success last month in winning two Miami-Dade school board seats, which he says will assure a new conservative majority when the new board is seated in November. “I am horrified, but I am not surprised given the turn that Florida has taken under Governor DeSantis,” said Michael Rajner, 51, a South Florida gay rights activist. But several school board members still cited the new ordinance, which critics have dubbed the “don’t say gay” law, in justifying their decision to reverse their previous support for LGBTQ History Month.

Florida district voted 8-1 against a measure that would have seen 12th-graders learning about key supreme court LGBTQ decisions.

He told the Herald that passing the measure was “a Trojan horse”. Some falsely claimed the measure would adopt new curriculum for students to learn about LGBTQ+ issues without parental consent She also noted that seniors could opt out of learning about the two supreme court cases – Obergefell v Hodges, which recognizes same-sex marriage, and Bostock v Clayton County, which says an employer cannot fire someone for being gay or transgender.

Miami-Dade School Board members voted 8-1 rejecting a motion to make October LGBTQ National History Month.

As a School Board, we also recognize the critical role and voice that parents play in the education and upbringing of their children, and respects and adheres to all laws governing such. In doing so, we will continue to embrace, respect, and support the individuality and uniqueness of all students. government and it was for 12th graders so it's completely within the statues of parental rights and education bill which dictates things for kindergarten through third grade," says Baez Geller. "The two Supreme Court cases we asked to include are American law. It's not like it snuck by one way or the other with just a single vote. I believe many colleagues who may have supported it didn't do so because of that," says Baez Geller.

A Miami-Dade School Board member's resolution to recognize October as LGBTQ History Month attracted activists from openly anti-LGBTQ groups.

[H-11](https://pdfs.dadeschools.net/Bdarch/2022/bd090722/agenda/h11rev.pdf) who said there were members of “hate groups” in the audience that were using words such as “indoctrination” to “dehumanize” the LGBTQ community. Ron DeSantis’s [Parental Rights in Education law](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/1557/BillText/er/PDF), which critics referred to as the “Don’t Say Gay” bill since it prohibits classroom instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity from kindergarten to third grade. “I am gay and I knew I was gay when I was 5 years old. He drove to the school board building and stood behind the podium. Abraham Rivera said he was representing the South Florida Hispanic Pastors Association, with more than 1,000 churches and some 150,000 churchgoers who want the best for all MDCPS students. [H-11](https://pdfs.dadeschools.net/Bdarch/2022/bd090722/agenda/h11rev.pdf) because it “promotes indoctrination.” School Board member Luisa Santos, who represents District 9, said she was outraged by the misbehavior. She also said Miami-Dade County Public Schools doesn’t have an LGBTQ curriculum. The Southern Poverty Law Center, a nonprofit legal advocacy organization, It’s about unity. It’s about love. It’s about kindness.

The Miami-Dade school board voted down a proposal Wednesday that would have recognized October as LGBTQ History Month, citing Florida's Parental Rights in ...

Because this is saying a full endorsement in the entire district of this month — that includes kindergarten [Supreme Court](https://www.foxnews.com/category/politics/judiciary/supreme-court) and high court cases, such as the 2015 gay marriage ruling Obergefell v. The school board rejected the measure by an 8-1 vote. Mendez addressed the board Wednesday to voice support for making October LGBTQ History Month after speaking with peers. Hodges and the 2020 ruling Bostock v. "And, as was stated incorrectly, this item does not take away parental choice."

This year, it included providing resources for 12th grade teachers to teach about major Supreme Court cases on same-sex marriage and anti-discrimination ...

In an impassioned speech that stoked both applause and upset, Mendez told the board that LGBTQ history plays an important role in U.S. "Our students want this to pass," said Mendez, who is not a voting member of the board. Supporters say the law gives more power to the parents. Debate over H-11 lasted more than five hours. This year, it included providing resources for 12th grade teachers to teach about major Supreme Court cases on same-sex marriage and anti-discrimination protections such as Obergefell v. Hodges and Bostock v.

Suffice it to say, the heyday of Milwaukee's LGBTQ theater has long since waned. With the closure of the Milwaukee Gay Arts Center in 2014 and Theatrical ...

“Part of the Boulevard’s evolving mission is to speak to the LGBTQ community as well as, in the case of A Delicate Balance, to seniors while Significant Other addresses a younger generation. Nevertheless, in A Delicate Balance there’s a flirtation with the idea of a gay character. The new piece is based on a play and movie of the same name, The Song of Bernadette. To be sure, the playwright has a checkered gay affiliation seeing himself not as a gay writer but rather as a writer who happens to be gay. If ever there were a miracle in search of a musical, the story of Our Lady of Fatima appearing to a peasant girl and founding a church and subsequent pilgrimage destination for millions, is definitely it. While the Milwaukee Chamber Theatre doesn’t have an LGBTQ specific play in its upcoming season, it is producing a spectrum of diverse pieces.

Advocates are increasingly concerned that, along with private health discussions surrounding abortion, student debates about gender and sexuality could end ...

And, according to a survey by the Center for Democracy and Technology, one in five LGBTQ students reported that they or a friend were ‘outed’ without their consent as a result of online student monitoring. Ed Markey and Elizabeth Warren (both D-Mass.), warned in an April report that the widespread use of surveillance tools in schools may violate students’ civil rights. Advocates are now raising concerns about the treatment of private data for LGBTQ children,

Gen. James McConville said the service is not considering allowing soldiers to be reassigned to new bases if they feel local laws discriminate against them.

[Department of Veterans Affairs](http://www.military.com/benefits/veteran-benefits) announced Sept. Republican lawmakers and right-wing pundits immediately blasted the idea. Ron DeSantis, the law has become a political lightning rod and target of Democrats amid the larger debate over LGBTQ rights, especially for schoolchildren. It has made some inroads with women and, to a lesser extent, gay Americans. The Florida law, officially called Parental Rights in Education, bars teachers from referencing sexual orientation or gender identity to their students between kindergarten and third grade, among other things. But it also acknowledged that service members in states such as Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana, where laws have banned abortions or dramatically curtailed them, could face legal jeopardy if they seek out the procedure. The move would have updated the Army's so-called compassionate reassignment policy -- typically reserved for troops to transfer bases in cases of family or health emergencies -- to allow soldiers to transfer to a new state if laws discriminate against them based on sex, religion, gender or pregnancy. But that new effort is tied to ... You could say, 'I'd like to go to one of these places' and, if we can make it work, we'll try to make it work for them," McConville The move by Army planners to look at revamping compassionate reassignment rules was also at least partially motivated by Florida's new law critics have dubbed the "Don't Say Gay Bill," one source with direct knowledge told Military.com. The news comes amid Pentagon and Biden administration concerns over the impact of abortion rights being abolished in many states following a Supreme Court decision in June striking down Roe v. But as far as, 'I'm only going to serve in these states' or 'I'm going to do that.’ ...

Matthew "Turner" Turner and Michael Bruner's argument has divided "Big Brother" viewers following the shock double eviction on the CBS show.

You do not represent us, and you are officially one of the most hated players in the history of this game - you will not be missed. #bb24," argued one viewer. "Yes you did Turner. The That was my plan." He said I used LGBTQ manipulation against him.

LGBTQ History Month celebrates 31 days of education and recognition of the LGBTQ civil rights movement. A school board in Miami voted against the month-long ...

When it came time to vote, only Lucia Baez-Geller — who sponsored the measure — supported celebrating LGBTQ History Month. Ron DeSantis at the end of March, it prohibits classroom instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity for students in kindergarten through third grade. "It is no secret that this item has gotten more attention than I believe is necessary. The board voted 8 to 1 against the item, which was met with applause from audience members. "Unfortunately, I believe, madam chair, terrible scare mongering has happened in this item that is horrible." The month celebrates 31 lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender icons over the course of October.