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• Florida school axes anti-LGBTQ bullying prevention measure because of Don’t Say Gay law

Students in a Florida school district can no longer access a training video aimed at helping prevent anti-LGBTQ bullying thanks to the state’s recently enacted “Don’t Say Gay” law.
(John Russell, LGBTQ Nation, July 12, 2022 )

• Pennsylvania high school is forced to apologize after an LGBT club staged a drag show on school property: Veteran French teacher is placed on leave for helping organize the event

Officials at a high school in Pennsylvania were forced to apologize and place a veteran French teacher on leave after the school's LGBT club staged a drag show event on school grounds last week.
(Paul Farrell, DailyMail, May 1, 2022 )

• Florida High School Student Suspended After Handing Out Pride Flags

"I may have been suspended, but I will not be silenced. I am proud of who I am," said junior Jack Petocz after a protest against the "Don't Say Gay" bill.
(Mary Papenfuss, The HuffPost, US, March 4, 2022 )

• School board member votes to ban GSA saying kids should just go to church instead

LGBTQ students wanted to form a club in his district. "That’s what we have churches in the community for."
(Alex Bollinger, LGBTQ Nation, US, February 17, 2022 )

• Parents in Georgia have reported that an elementary school administrator took down a young child’s Pride artwork and compared it to a Nazi flag.

The artwork featured a rainbow Pride flag, an umbrella, and the words “Gay is OK”, and was drawn by a student at Oglethorpe Avenue Elementary School, in Athens, Georgia, which teaches children aged five to 11.
(Lily Wakefield, Pink News, UK, January 28, 2022 )

Follow up

Principal caught on video popping rainbow balloons sent in support of LGBT+ pupil

Oglethorpe Avenue Elementary School, in Athens, Georgia, has already faced immense backlash this year, after a school administrator took down a young child’s Pride artwork and compared it to Nazi symbolism.
(Lily Wakefield, Pink News, US, February 18, 2022 )

• Heterosexual neighbor told 6-year-old he’ll “die of AIDS” because his dad is LGBTQ

A six-year-old child was left in fear after a neighbor shouted anti-gay abuse at him, telling him that they’ll die of AIDS and calling him a faggot because his father is queer.
(Alex Bollinger , LGBTQ Nation, US, December 15, 2021 )

• What Do We Want To Teach Kids?

As schools and students attempt to stop bulling and promote inclusiveness, some parents, politicians and outsiders are doing their best to sabotage those efforts.
Staff Writer, BoyWiki, November 8, 2021

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• Parents Raising Awareness Of Bullying After Son’s Death

A 12-year-old in Tennessee took his own life over the Thanksgiving weekend after a long period of being bullied at school for being gay. Eli Fritchley was a seventh grader at Cascades Middle School in Bedford County. His parents told local news station WHNT he was a peaceful soul who played trombone in the marching band and wasn’t afraid to be himself.
(Randy Slovacek, Instinct, US, December 6, 2021 )