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Hate And Violence On The Ballot
In the past year school boards have been under attack, sometimes violently, by anti-LGBTQ+ extremists. Now they want seats on those boards.
“LGBTQ parents, children, and community members are not safe if any of these candidates, who are aligned with groups that have brought violence to our communities and created a moral panic over LGBTQ existence, attain political power.”
– Daisy Gardner and Angela Givant
The rising levels of violent right-wing extremism in this country were spotlighted on January 6, 2021, when supporters of Trump’s “Big Lie” laid siege on the Capitol Building, assaulting police officers and threatening to kill elected officials. Locally, this violence was on display by those protesting Pride Month, including at Saticoy Elementary School where I was personally assaulted. In this edition of “Voices From The Community” series, Daisy Gardner, of Our Schools USA — Los Angeles and Angela Givant, GUSD Parents for Public Schools detail how supporters of these violent groups are on the ballot on March 5…
