Colorado schoolchildren will learn their ABCs...and LGBTQs, too.
voted to include references to the LGBTQ community and other minority groups in the state's social studies education standards.
. That version excluded references to the LGBTQ community and other minority groups. But members of the public objected to this model, too.Lisa Escárcega Boardmember Steve Durham expressed concern about presenting young students with some of that language, particularly references to the LGBTQ community. After seeing a video of a drag queen performing for and reading to children,"I almost considered it child abuse," he said.
"I think we need to recognize who our families are, all our families," added boardmember Karla Esser."Our families of color, our LGBTQ families, all our families.
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