“Their place is to teach the approved curriculum, and that’s all this policy does, is ensure that’s happening in our schools,” Shannon, one of the seven school board members who spearheaded the policy, said at a livestreamed board meeting Tuesday night. After having come under fierce criticism for prohibiting pride and Black Lives Matter flags specifically, school board members broadened a ban last month to block educators from displaying all symbols that the board deemed “political, quasi-political or controversial.” Newberg administrators also cited political neutrality in defending their policy. “For me, when a teacher put up that sticker, it basically conveyed the message that ‘when you come in here, you will not be hated for who you love or what you identify as,’” said Frausto, who is gay.Īfter the protest, the district defended the move in a statement as a way “to ensure that all students feel safe regardless of background or identity” by maintaining political impartiality. “Feeling safe should not be political,” said Victor Frausto, 16, a student at MacArthur High School in Irving, Texas, just outside Dallas. In most cases, administrators have said the LGBTQ emblems are divisive and “ political.” LGBTQ students, parents and teachers affected by the bans contend that the new rules harm a vulnerable group of young people. Students, teachers and parents rallied Thursday in Newberg, Ore., to oppose an imminent vote by the school board that would prohibit Black Lives Matter and pride flags or banners in schools. And in August, pride symbols were targeted at a high school near Dallas, where rainbow stickers were ordered to be scraped off classroom doors. Students at a high school near Jacksonville, Florida, were accused several weeks ago of harassing classmates in a Gay Straight Alliance club and stomping on pride flags. A teacher resigned in Missouri last month after he was told to remove a rainbow flag from his classroom and that he couldn’t discuss “sexual preference” at school.
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Bear in mind, however, that this festival entails an entry fee, and entrance comes on a first come first serve basis.Several other school officials and students around the country have targeted LGBTQ symbols. It is one giant street party, which takes place in the heart of Capitol Hill, and welcomes nightly drag and LGBTQ talent across two different stages. Over the weekend, there is also the Seattle Pride Festival, which lasts over the entire weekend from Friday, June 28 to Sunday, June 30. Along with loads of entertainment, there are also plenty of food and beverage options.
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The event is free, and always welcomes loads of party revelers ready to experience their pride. Look forward to 100 or so performers and five different stages.
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The Seattle Pride Parade wraps up a few hours later, and makes way for a lively festival which transpires at Seattle Center, and lasts until roughly 8pm. The Seattle Pride Parade is among the top four largest in the USA, welcoming more than 150 contingents with 10,000 participants.
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You can expect a fun, colorful procession of floats and music, winding its way through the city streets. In 2019 this will take place on Sunday, June 30th at 11am, and it will kick off at the intersection of 4th Avenue & Union Street. Gay Pride Seattle usually includes Seattle PrideFest, Trans* Pride, Seattle Dyke March and Rally, and the main Seattle Pride Parade. Register here for the online event of Seattle Pride 2021. Stay tuned for details on Seattle Pride 2022. Bear in mind this is the program for Seattle Pride 2021.