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Texas Monthly – Despite Legislation and Local Policies Targeting LGBTQ Youth, Gay-Straight Alliances Persist in Public Schools

Texas Monthly – Despite Legislation and Local Policies Targeting LGBTQ Youth, Gay-Straight Alliances Persist in Public Schools

Posted on December 20, 2023

When Lena Lee, a ninth-grade English teacher, began decorating her new classroom at Fossil Ridge High School, in Fort Worth, she tacked up a rainbow canopy made of tissue paper and hung macramé rainbows on the walls, along with colorful gifts from former students. She also put up a flag for the school’s gay-straight alliance (GSA). Before students even arrived in the classroom, the club’s sponsor asked Lee if she’d consider taking over because she no longer wanted the role. Lee immediately said yes. “LGBTQ students have always been really close to my heart,” Lee said. “I am bisexual, and I was never allowed to acknowledge that in my childhood or teenage years and never allowed to explore that side of my identity.” In her role…

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