LGBT advocates once again fill the room at Brevard School Board meeting

LGBT advocates once again fill the room at Brevard School Board meeting
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Photo by Gina Duncan.

It was another packed house at the April 12 Brevard School Board meeting, where supporters wearing red filled the room, pushing the Board to adopt district-wide LGBT protections.

The effort has had quite a journey so far. In December of 2015, activists began to rally support for the Brevard School District to add LGBT protections to their existing non-discrimination policy. The proposal hit a wall in March of 2016, after an organized effort by anti-gay speakers flooded a meeting and derailed the effort. After the LGBT protections were moved to workshop, many thought they were dead. 

A second meeting in March breathed new life into the effort, and the proposal was placed on the workshop agenda for April 26. In the meantime, supporters have organized to have a strong presence at regular school board meetings, as there is no allotment for public comments at workshops. The April 12 meeting was the second strong showing.

Although there is no public comment on April 26, supporters may send statements to Pres@SpaceCoastPride.org, to Space Coast Pride’s Facebook page or via SpaceCoastPride.org. Those statements will be presented to the board as part of their research during the workshop.

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