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Miami Dade school board rejects LGBTQ history month over fears it violates ‘Don’t Say Gay’
The board member who introduced the proposal recognizing October as LGBTQ history month, Lucia Baez-Geller, claimed Wednesday that a “symbolic gesture” was hijacked by “ugly falsities” and “just plain disinformation.” | Wilfredo Lee/AP Photo By Andrew Atterbury 09/07/2022 10:44 PM EDT Link CopiedTALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Miami Dade School Board on Wednesday night struck down a proposal that would have recognized October as “LGBTQ history month” out of concern that it would violate the state’s Parental Rights in Education law, known by opponents as “Don’t Say Gay.”Miami school board members passed a similar resolution acknowledging LGBTQ history month in 2021 by a 7-1 vote but found themselves in a different situation this fall under the Parental Rights in Education law.