3 arrested outside Glendale school board in violent clashes over LGBTQ+ rights
BY JEREMY CHILDS, CHRISTIAN MARTINEZPUBLISHED JUNE 6, 2023 UPDATED JUNE 7, 2023 8:17 AM PT
Three people were arrested Tuesday at protests held outside a meeting of the Glendale Unified School District board, where pro-and anti-LGBTQ+ demonstrators faced off over how schools teach gender and sexuality.
Law enforcement declared an unlawful assembly after fighting broke out outside the building, officials said. The situation temporarily disrupted the meeting, which was about an hour into public comments on an agenda item calling for recognition of June as Pride Month — which board members unanimously approved late in the evening.
Earlier in the day, hundreds of protesters had swarmed outside the building, some waving American flags and others waving Pride flags, with many documenting the scene with their smartphones. Those who were protesting the board’s LGBTQ+ policies chanted, “Leave our kids alone” while naming each of the five members of the board.
An attendee named Megan, who declined to share her last name for fear of retaliation and who said she had a child graduating from a GUSD school Wednesday, called the anti-LGBTQ+ protests “heartbreaking.”
Read more here: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-06-06/glendale-braces-for-protests-ahead-of-school-board-vote-to-recognize-lgbtq-pride-month
