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Efforts to block LGBTQ+ issues in schools are finally backfiring, new report says (www.lgbtqnation.com)

submitted 11 months ago by indigojasper@kbin.social to c/lgbtq_plus@beehaw.org

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Conservatives went from blocking "critical race theory" to supporting "Don't Say Gay" laws, but it's not going so well for them...

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[–] magnetosphere@kbin.social 28 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Why did they even bother publishing this article?

I was hoping for specific, concrete examples. This is just a summary of the problem which also mentions some pending, unresolved lawsuits. The closest thing to “Good News” is this sentence:

As PEN America notes, growing public opposition to educational censorship targeting issues of race and LGBTQ+ identity could ultimately make such legislation less attractive to conservative lawmakers.

Translation: things suck, but they could get less terrible. Um… yay, I guess?

[–] millie@beehaw.org 9 points 11 months ago

Things suck but, uh... Please visit our website!