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Orange County School Board keeps LGBTQ+ history and Pride proclamations after public comments
Summary
After more than an hour of public testimony for and against LGBTQ+ recognitions, the school board voted to adopt the 2025–26 list of proclamations as published, rejecting a bid to force a separate vote on the October LGBTQ+ History Month item.
The Orange County School Board on Aug. 12 voted to approve its list of 2025–26 proclamations and celebrations as published, rejecting a last-minute effort to separate the Oct. LGBTQ+ History Month recognition for a separate vote.
Supporters of the proclamations packed the meeting to urge the board to retain LGBTQ+ History Month and Pride Month. Melissa Graham, a former OCPS educator, said, “Any attempt to remove October's LGBTQ plus proclamation is a voice of homophobia.” Colson Fry, representing the Sea Alliance, told the board that inclusive recognition had been life‑saving: “Without the support, resources, and acknowledgment that holidays like this were able to provide me, I would…
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