Students at a school in New Jersey wanted to celebrate Pride month, but when a rule wouldn't let them fly the flag on their flagpole, they found a way around that.
Derick Waller reports the state's 16 cent per gallon gas tax is suspended, and some counties are going further.The banners are how students responded. One student, who didn't want to be identified, told Eyewitness News reporter Toni Yates why.
"You can't go on tell us how to feel every single day when a lot of us have internal anger towards it," the student said. Poet Gregory Rodriguez lives in Passaic and has children in the school system. He said he has no issue with the LGBTQ community. "The problem with being gay, because I've been around for quite some time and I've worked with the gay community -- it's become politicized," Rodriguez said."The question is, were the teachers informed, was the community informed," he said.
For students like the young lady Eyewitness News spoke to, their push to reverse the Policy 1316 is not over.----------
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Dallas Observes LGBTQ Pride Month with Official City Pride FlagDallas will kick off its LGBTQ Pride Month celebrations and observances by raising the city’s official pride flag at a number of prominent locations.
Read more »
Marjorie Taylor Greene Doubles Down On Anti-LGBTQ Rhetoric—Suggests Pride Month ‘Needs To End’Greene said an entire Pride Month “needs to end” days after she baselessly claimed she believes that straight people face extinction within “four or five generations.”
Read more »
The Colorful Launches To Shop And Support For Pride MonthWith many of 2022’s Pride-related festivities bound to take up your entire schedule this month, you might be looking to stock up on more rainbow-inspired wardrobe staples.
Read more »
Marines feature rainbow-colored bullets for Pride MonthIn a tweet, the Marine Corps showed images of standard-issue bullets painted in rainbow colors placed on the strap of a combat helmet. On the strap are the words, 'Proud to serve.'
Read more »