Kill all gays
The recommended firing follows a long-standing concern by parents and teachers about district administrators policing expression within the classroom. Waukesha’s Board Policy 2240, “Controversial Issues in the Classroom,” has set guidelines for when the district would “permit” a so-called “controversial issue” to be introduced in the classroom. Along with the innocent Cyrus and Parton song, the policy has also been applied to bar students, teachers, and even classroom walls from donning rainbow designs, because of their association with the LGBTQ community.
With regard to the ballad banning itself, Waukesha University Board President Dr. Kelly Piacsek and Superintendent Sebert previously insisted they did not “insert themselves into the song selection.” The pair has framed the decisions as ones made by Heyer Principal Trail Schneider and the school’s music teacher, insisting that they only reviewed and upheld decisions made by Heyer’s staff. Yet they interestingly took it upon themselves to explain the exact rationale of why the song was banned. They explained that the “subject matter addressed by the song’s lyrics” was not in line with the “the age and maturity level of the students.
Orlando police investigate a hateful anti-gay message written on a traffic sign
Florida drivers were met with a violent and homophobic note on a road in Orlando this week.
The note, written in all capital letters on a digital traffic sign, said “KILL ALL GAYS.”
Orlando police, who were made aware of the incident early Wednesday, said the sign appeared to be tampered with, according to WESH-TV, an NBC affiliate in Orlando. Authorities said the incident is under investigation.
In a statement posted to Twitter on Thursday, Mayor Buddy Dyer called the write “disgusting” and said “hate has no place in Orlando.”
“To Orlando’s LGBTQ+ residents and visitors: you are respected and valued here. And we won’t be deterred in our endeavors to ensure that our city is inclusive for all,” Dyer wrote.
Orlando was the site of the 2016 mass shooting at the gay nightclub Pulse, in which a gunman killed 49 people.
Former articulate Rep. Carlos Guillermo Smith, who is gay and running for a seat in the Florida Senate, said the message is a “sign of the hate and division that has taken hold in Florida” and blamed the incident, in part, on the state’s Republican governor.
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Someone changed a Florida traffic sign to say 'KILL ALL GAYS,' prompting a police investigation
Orlando Police Department has launched an analysis to find those responsible for altering a traffic sign to display a threatening homophobic message.
Police officers received a call about the anti-LGBTQ message in Orlando's Medical City, close Lake Nona, at around 4 a.m. on Wednesday, per the Orlando Sentinel.
They arrived to find that the digital sign had been tampered with, the newspaper said. In bold orange letters, its note read: "KILL ALL GAYS."
Wednesday was International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia, which is observed annually to commemorate injustices against LGBTQ communities around the world.
According to a emissary for the City of Orlando, the sign was intended to be used to warn drivers about possible delays due to a scheduled 5K playfulness run this weekend, per Fox 35 News.
The agent said that the disgusting message was removed as soon as the town was notified.
Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer said in a statement provided to the Orlando Sentinel that loathe "has no place in Orlando," adding that the "disgusting" message does not
Electronic traffic sign in Orlando altered to show threatening, anti-gay message, police say
ORLANDO, Fla. - The Orlando Police Department is attempting to determine who tampered with a digital traffic sign so that it would display a threatening, anti-gay message.
Officers on Wednesday morning responded to a report about a suspicious incident in Orlando's Medical City, near Lake Nona Boulevard and Nemours Parkway.
When they arrived shortly before 5 a.m., they create a traffic sign had been alerted to peruse "KILL ALL GAYS" in bright orange letters. Police are investigating and inquire anyone with information to contact Orlando police at 321-235-5300.
Wednesday also happened to be International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia, a day recognized by dozens of human rights organizations to raise insight of LGBT rights violations. Dozens gathered at the Pulse Nightclub temporary memorial sight to make the date and to manifest on recent legislation which they perceive as anti-LGBTQ.
"We've been warning how all this anti-LGBTQ rhetoric is gonna lead to more violence. We're going to make people feel more emboldened to be outright
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