The Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports:
More than 100 protesters at the high school here Monday chanted messages supporting the LGBTQ community and turned their backs on school board presenters who shared the “other side” of recent conversations on equity.
The Child Protection League describes itself as an organization committed to protecting children from exploitation and indoctrination. Barb Anderson helped form the group, along with the Parents Action League, which was designated as a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center.
GLAAD, an LGBTQ advocacy organization, also lists Anderson on an anti-LGBT watchlist for saying LGBTQ anti-bullying efforts are the “pied piper of perversion” and affirm sexual disorders.
Read the full article. Speaking to the school board was Child Protection League board chair Julia Quist [photo], a former staffer for Michele Bachmann. Watch the clip!
Congrats to these young ppl in Becker who are standing up for themselves & community. Anti-LGBTQ hate has no place anywhere in MN—and this shows once against that ppl everywhere in MN are standing against it. I’m standing with them. https://t.co/lWYZMrjje4
— Attorney General Keith Ellison (@AGEllison) March 15, 2022
Solidarity with Becker students and staff! This is not a “both sides” issue.
As educators, we will always stand with and support every student regardless of who they love, what they look like or how they pray. #mnleg #edmnvotes
❤️ ? ? ? ? ? https://t.co/VdtIVa5VBr— Education Minnesota (@EducationMN) March 15, 2022
Junior Erin Deering said allowing the anti-gay group to present to the board as a legitimate organization sharing facts was inappropriate.
“It feels very careless and reckless coming from the school board members,” Deering said. https://t.co/LkRbXgVKmR
— Nancy Yang (@n_yang) March 15, 2022