School’s LGBTQ Pride Celebration Destroyed by Students Tearing Down Posters, Chanting Their Pronouns Are ‘USA’
Earlier this month a Burlington, Massachusetts middle school students’ group organized an approved LGBTQ+ pride celebration, but some students protested by tearing down pro-LGBTQ posters, wearing red, white and blue clothing and painting their faces, while some chanted, “my pronouns are USA.” “According to a letter to parents from Marshall Simonds Middle School Principal Cari Perchase, the incident took place during a school-approved spirit day celebrating Pride month on Friday, June 2.
The spirit day was requested and sponsored by Spectrum Club — a student group for LGBTQ+ students and allies,” Boston.com reports. “As part of the event, the letter said, Spectrum Club decorated the school with handmade ‘Happy Pride Month’ signs and educational posters with messages such as ‘Why it’s not ok to say ‘That’s so gay’.’ The club members also put up rainbow streamers and Pride flag banners, handed out rainbow stickers, and invited students and faculty to wear rainbow clothing.” According to multiple reports, no one was required or forced to participate.
Parents, reportedly mostly those with LGBTQ children, attended a select board meeting this week. READ MORE: Ron Johnson Pours Cold Water on GOP Claims There Are Tapes Proving Biden Bribery Among those who spoke out is Andrea Bono-Bunker, a librarian and former high school teacher who Boston.com reports “called on the select board to speak out against the anti-Pride protest and foster dialogue about minority-directed hate in the community.” “’Seemingly small acts like the one that occurred at Marshall Simonds yesterday are influential acts,’ she said, reading from an email she sent to the select board on June 3.” The letter also asked: “How many children felt power yesterday by
