The directive came at a time when school boards found themselves at the centre of tensions over how to mark Pride month, including debates on whether to raise the rainbow flag. Drag queen storytime, in which drag queens share books and songs with 2SLGBTQIA+ themes, became a particular flashpoint for protesters in Canada and the U.S.
“(The storytime opt-out policy) panders to the dangerous and wrong-headed belief that a drag queen reading a story hurts children,” Ain wrote in his June 15 letter. “It is dangerous as it ‘others’ 2SLGBTQ+ people, including the storyteller, and almost certainly some of the students and staff.”
Since then, the 2SLGBTQ+ Community Advisory Committee (CAC), which had already wrapped up its meetings for the academic year, has reconvened twice to discuss the issue.
“A communication providing parents the ability to opt out of drag queen storytime activities at school, while based on guidance from the Ministry of Education, rightfully raised concerns about emboldening environments and acts of hate,” said TDSB trustee Debbie King, who is the CAC co-chair.
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According to my partner, what is really going on here is the activists are ‘queering the space’; that is, causing continuous chaos in the school and school system. Their logic is ridiculous because that furthers the ‘queering’ of the minds of all involved. I think I got that right. This is the shitty reasoning that lies behind woke activism. Basically, there will never be an end to it. It’s based on the Mao Zedong notion that ‘permanent revolution’ is somehow a good thing. ABN
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