Conservative and pro-LBGTQ sides ready for Glendale school board battle

Days before the assembly, a transgender teacher’sAt GUSD, some parents and conservative activists are opposed to how the district teaches students about gender and sexuality, as well as its policies on pronoun usage and transgender students’ rights. In a post online, the group GUSD Parent Voices urged parents to attend Tuesday’s meeting and “join the fight against indoctrination in our schools.”

“I am so appalled by the situation.” said Maria, a lesbian mother at GUSD who did not want to give her last name due to safety concerns. “I feel an absolute disgust for these people and their unnecessary hatred. I don’t want to show my face at the meeting, because I don’t want to become a target.” “We appreciate the curriculum not only because it is following the laws of the state, but because it’s the right thing to do, to have an inclusive curriculum that makes all students feel welcome,” said Deborah Pasachoff. “It shouldn’t be controversial to say something like ‘some kids have two mommies,’ because literally some of the kids in our classrooms have two mommies.”

In the wake of rising tension, GUSD Superintendent Vivian Ekchian published an online article intended to fight misinformation and clarify the school’s curriculum and policies. The district also follows state laws when it comes to policies regarding LGBTQ students. They include allowing students to be addressed by whatever gender pronoun they choose, and using the locker room of the gender with which they identify.

In 2022, the state of Florida passed its “Don’t Say Gay Law”, which banned teaching about gender orientation and sexual identity in school. Similar laws are in the works, or have passed, in more than a dozen other states.

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