A coalition of parents, educators, and pro-LGBTQ+, pro-equity groups held a press conference over the weekend in front of the Courtyard by Marriott Chicago O'Hare hotel in Des Plaines to protest a school-board candidate training being held inside the hotel. The training was sponsored by the anti-LGBTQ+ groups AWAKE Illinois and Moms for Liberty. AWAKE Illinois, Moms for Liberty, and Proud Boy members have shown up at school board meetings for over a year and a half to protest the inclusion of LGBTQ+ and BIPOC curriculum and books in Illinois public schools. The coalition also spoke about the increasing levels of hate targeting LGBTQ+-inclusive books in libraries and pride events, including family-friendly drag shows throughout Illinois.
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