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Education Secretary DeVos gives license to discrimination on LGBTQ students at schools<\/b><\/p>\n

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Huffington Post<\/a>: Betsy DeVos: If States Discriminate Against LGBTQ Students, It\u2019s Cool By Me<\/span><\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

NEW YORK<\/span><\/span><\/b> \u2013 GLAAD, the world\u2019s largest LGBTQ media advocacy organization, responded after Education Secretary Betsy DeVos said<\/a> during a U.S. House Appropriations subcommittee hearing on Wednesday that states should have the option to decide whether schools that receive federal dollars can intentionally discriminate against LGBTQ students. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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VIDEO: Education Secretary DeVos Give License to Discrimination on LGBTQ Students at Schools<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

“By turning a blind eye to LGBTQ students who experience discrimination in school, Secretary DeVos has once again proven why she was the wrong choice to lead our nation’s education system,\u201d said Sarah Kate Ellis, President and CEO of GLAAD. <\/b>\u201cDeVos once claimed she was an LGBTQ ally, but has now supported back to back policies that would erase LGBTQ students from classrooms. If she wants to be known as more than an anti-LGBTQ activist the time is now to reverse course.”<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Since her controversial confirmation hearing process, which included a tie-breaking vote by Vice President Mike Pence, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has fallen in line with the Trump Administration\u2019s attempt to erase LGBTQ Americans from the fabric of this nation. In February, DeVos joined the President and Attorney General Jeff Sessions by rescinding guidance<\/a> that provided protection to transgender students at our nation\u2019s schools. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

DeVos\u2019s anti-LGBTQ record extends well before her confirmation as Education Secretary. From contributing more than $200,000 toward efforts to add a marriage equality ban<\/a> to Michigan\u2019s Constitution to donating money to Focus on the Family, an anti-LGBTQ organization which openly advocates for so-called \u201cconversion therapy\u201d practices, Betsy DeVos\u2019s record shows she will do anything to prevent LGBTQ acceptance from becoming a reality. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

GLAAD has been documenting the administration\u2019s systematic erasure of the LGBTQ community and policies intended to support LGBTQ Americans. Click here to visit GLAAD\u2019s Trump Accountability Project<\/a>. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Background: Secretary DeVos\u2019 Anti-LGBTQ History<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n