Attorneys general file brief to US Supreme Court supporting Maryland county’s LGBTQ book curriculum

Attorneys general file brief to US Supreme Court supporting Maryland county’s LGBTQ book curriculum

A coalition of 19 attorneys general filed a 31-page amicus brief with the US Supreme Court on Wednesday, claiming a Maryland county’s policy of incorporating LGBTQ-inclusive books into their curriculum with no opt-out option for parents does not violate the US Constitution. The amicus brief asserted that the use of LGBTQ-inclusive books in the school district’s curriculum without an opt-out option, a policy adopted by the Montgomery County Board…

FFRF files Supreme Court amicus brief defending LGBTQ-inclusive book curriculum

The Freedom From Religion Foundation has filed a friend-of-the-court brief before the U.S. Supreme Court in defense of more inclusive readings in a Maryland school district. The case stems from religious objections by parents to a few LGBTQ-themed books being included in their children’s elementary-school reading list. A range of storybooks on the reading list are offered for reading as part of regular language-arts instruction. “The Supreme Cou…

The Skeivt Kristent Nettverk (SKN) is asking for input from queers and friends of queers who can tell us how the Church of Norway has treated queers. On Facebook, it is getting help from the Free and Queer World Association, while HIV Norway is working on its own report. SKN wants to collect stories to present to the Bishops' Meeting this spring, as part of the process of the bishops wanting to apologize for the treatment of queers over the year…