There were heated discussions at Tuesday’s Broward County School Board meeting over resolutions supporting Pride. Of the 99 resolutions the board historically has passed without any issue, two of them got a lot of attention this time around, neither of which has anything to do with the curriculum. Still, dozens of people turned out to talk about them. One of the resolutions is in support of LGBTQ+ History Month in October and another resolution is in support of Pride Month in June. Concern was voiced by some who showed up and were opposed to it, but there was also plenty of support for both resolutions. These resolutions have been easily passed in the past 10 years or so. Other examples are resolutions in support of Hispanic Heritage Month, Jewish History Month, and Juneteenth Awareness Day. In the end, the school board approved the two resolutions, along with the 97 others. Two of the three members who opposed the resolutions were appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis. It was last September when there was a similar discussion in Miami-Dade County, where the majority-conservative school board voted against LGBTQ+ History Month
Debate Over Recognizing Pride And LGBTQ+ History Breaks Out In The Gayest Place On Earth
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A proud board member of the Stonewall National Museum and Archives in Fort Lauderdale, one of the largest LGBTQ archives in the United States, and an associate professor of history and the deputy director of the Wolfsonian Public Humanities Lab (WPHL) at Florida International University. He is the author of the book “Welcome to Fairyland: Queer Miami before 1940” and an editor and contributor to the Made by History section of The Washington Post, which offers historical context to today’s headlines.
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