MIAMI — The Miami-Dade County School board voted against recognizing October as LGBTQ history month in a 1-8 vote, as the effects of the Parental Rights in Education law continue to trickle down.
H-11, a resolution for Miami-Dade schools to formally recognize LGBTQ history month, stated that the month"has been established to remind all cultures within our wider community of the important roles that LGBTQ people have taken in shaping the social, historical, legal, and political worlds we live in today." It was voted down on Wednesday.
The law, dubbed"Don't Say Gay" by LGBTQ activists, bans classroom instruction on"sexual orientation or gender identity" in kindergarten through grade 3 or"in a manner that is not age-appropriate or developmentally appropriate for students in accordance with state standards."Critics say that the law will silence LGBTQ people, as well as ignore the history of LGBTQ people in the U.S. Supporters say the law gives more power to the parents.
"Our students want this to pass," said Mendez, who is not a voting member of the board. In an impassioned speech that stoked both applause and upset, Mendez told the board that LGBTQ history plays an important role in U.S. history.
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