LA public school district promotes 'Rainbow Club' for 'LBGTQ+ elementary students and their friends'

The Los Angeles Unified School District — by far the largest public school system in California and the second-largest in America — is promoting a "Rainbow Club" for "LBGTQ+ elementary students and their friends."

The district's "Rainbow Club Activity Guide," last revised in May, states that "Rainbow Clubs are inclusive spaces for elementary students to explore LGBTQ+ related topics. Using art, books, games, and other activities, students can build confidence, self-awareness, and community. Rainbow Clubs contribute to a safe, affirming, welcoming and healthy school environment."

The heading atop each page of the 20-page activity guide lists two school district departments: Student Health & Human Services and Human Relations, Diversity & Equity.

"Welcome to Rainbow Club!" a suggested activity greeting reads. "This is a space for celebrating many types of identities, including Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Nonbinary, Queer, Questioning, Intersex, Ace and Two Spirit identities! All students are welcome here."

The "Love Is Love" section suggests watching a short Pixar clip titled "In a Heartbeat," which is about two schoolboys who become attracted to each other:

"In a Heartbeat" - A Film by Beth David and Esteban Bravoyoutu.be

Discussion questions include, "Had you seen this or other movies with LGBTQ+ characters?" "Do you think it’s important to have queer/trans characters in a movie or TV show?" and "Have you seen characters who share an aspect of your identity before?"

The “LGBTQ+ Liberation” section provides the following introduction in regard to "social justice": "Activists are people who work to change things they don’t think are fair about the world. They speak up when they see something that isn’t right and work with other people to come up with solutions to problems. This is called fighting for social justice."

Getting into more detail, the section focuses on "two incredible activists of color, Sylvia Rivera and Marsha P. Johnson. When they were alive, they sometimes referred to themselves as drag queens. Today they might still identify as drag queens, or they might identify as transgender." Rivera and Johnson helped found Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries.

The section titled "We've Got Pride" includes questions such as "Who has been to a Pride event? Tell us about it!" "What else do you know about Pride?" and "Do you think Pride events are important? Why or why not?" and encourages students to make their own “Pride float.” The suggested video is the animated "Blue's Clues Pride Parade" showing a drag queen singing to kids about "two daddies," "two mommies," as well as "trans," "nonbinary," and "pan" family members.

The Blue's Clues Pride Parade 🏳️🌈 Sing-Along Ft. Nina West!youtu.be

The Daily Wire in its story about the Rainbow Club rollout said the LAUSD's department of Human Relations, Diversity, and Equity didn't respond to a request for comment.

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