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The school district in America that’s banned rainbows · PRIDE Daily

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  Speaker 2: Japanese pro athlete comes out. First, though, The school district
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  Speaker 2: in America that has banned rainbows. Means the likes of stickers,
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  Speaker 2: posters and flags can't be displayed in classrooms in Minnesota's
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  Speaker 2: Detroit Lakes, even though they've been there forever to show inclusivity.
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  Speaker 2: Now a lawsuit's been filed calling this nonsense anti-LGBTQ plus
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  Speaker 2: discrimination and harassment. Amber Estinson, who's also known as That
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  Speaker 2: Midwestern Mom, has been speaking at a packed public meeting.
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  Speaker 1: There was no crisis and there was no incident demanding
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  Speaker 1: this policy and there was no groundswell parents asking for it.
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  Speaker 2: But it's a problem now. And it was created by
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  Speaker 2: the majority of this board.
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  Speaker 1: Families now feel unwelcome in our own schools and kids
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  Speaker 1: feel singled out because of who they are. And if
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  Speaker 1: you read the horrible comments surrounding the media coverage of
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  Speaker 1: this decision, you should see why children need places where
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  Speaker 1: they feel safe and accepted for who they are.
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  Speaker 2: The meeting was the first chance for parents to give
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  Speaker 2: their views because it came off the back of an
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  Speaker 2: unpublicised vote by the school board. Sneaky. A court's being
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  Speaker 2: asked to permanently strike down the ban and punish the
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  Speaker 2: four bigots behind it. Pride Daily. Next, a married gay
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  Speaker 2: flaunt their sexuality. And Japanese professional volleyball player Rui Takahashi
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  Speaker 2: has come out as gay. The 26-year-old says he's finally
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  Speaker 2: able to accept himself and his brother Ron, who's in
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  Speaker 2: the national team, has been a big support. As things stand,
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