Oregon School Board Bans LGBTQ and BLM Symbols

Equates symbols of love with symbols of hate

August 10, 2021 Newberg, Oregon public school board meeting, conducted via Zoom

When I was 14, a sweet boy in my English class killed himself. I don’t know if he was gay, but everybody said he was, and I had a secret crush on him. He got bullied terribly, and while I can’t be certain anti-gay bullying is why he died, I know it contributed to his mental health crisis.