Believe it or not, I'm at a loss for words. So I'll just get right to it: I'm in possession of an audio clip from a recent Board of Education candidate forum in which the candidates respond to a question from an audience member. The audience member, an HCPSS father who is gay, and whose husband and young child were both present, asked why Linfeng Chen and Tudy Adler don't support his child feeling accepted in school as the child of two dads.
Their responses took my breath away. And not in a ...
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2022 Board of Education Race
Our LGBTQ+ Kids Deserve Better than Tudy Adler
Today, Community Allies of Rainbow Youth held a candidate forum for this year's Board of Education candidates, where Tudy Adler finally had to say the quiet parts out loud in response to pointed questions about LGBTQ+ topics in HCPSS. We already knew that the book Gender Queer gives her the vapors, but today's forum gave us further insight into her views on LGBTQ+ issues beyond just books in libraries. Her responses were window-dressed with phrases like "age-appropriate," "focus on students' co...
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Kids’ Lives are at Stake in the Board of Education Race.
"One of the charges thrown against the book was that it promoted pedophilia — based on a single panel depicting an erotic ancient Greek vase. Others simply called it pornography, a common accusation against work with themes of queer sexuality. Queer youth are often forced to look outside their own homes, and outside the education system, to find information on who they are. Removing or restricting queer books in libraries and schools is like cutting a lifeline for queer youth, who might not yet...
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