A group of Chilliwack students are flooding social media with a positive message of inclusion to counter what they describe as 香蕉视频直播渉omophobia and bigotry香蕉视频直播� in the school board election campaign.

香蕉视频直播淎s students with a diverse spectrum of gender identities and sexualities, we are calling out some statements made by the far-right candidates in the upcoming school board election,香蕉视频直播� said Isabella Oberst, who helped create a YouTube video titled 香蕉视频直播榃e need change.香蕉视频直播�

Oberst is a 16-year-old in Grade 11 in Chilliwack, who identifies as a gender fluid person, and she led the effort to create the video by the group Students香蕉视频直播� Voice to correct misconceptions.

The video the students wrote, filmed, and edited themselves takes aim at the inaccuracies being repeated during the campaign and previously about students and the SOGI 123 (sexual orientation gender identity) program.

香蕉视频直播淚 chose to speak out because I have witnessed first-hand the homophobia and bigotry in our school systems,香蕉视频直播� Oberst said. 香蕉视频直播淭hese candidates do not support us and do not speak for us. We have joined together in an effort to make a change for the better in our community.香蕉视频直播�

Several school board candidates, including some incumbents during the campaign, have made negative comments about SOGI 123, against gender diverse washrooms, or in favour of book-banning to censor LGBTQ content.

It was incumbent Barry Neufeld in 2017 who launched the first salvo against SOGI 123, ignoring its calls for respect and inclusion, labelling it a 香蕉视频直播渨eapon of propaganda香蕉视频直播� and that allowing students to talk about gender was 香蕉视频直播渃hild abuse.香蕉视频直播� Neufeld, who claimed to support 香蕉视频直播渢raditional family values香蕉视频直播� made the post on his Facebook page that: 香蕉视频直播渢he BC Ministry of Education has embraced the LGBTQ lobby and is forcing this biologically absurd theory on children in our schools.香蕉视频直播�

The post was later taken down but led to widespread condemnation, as well as calls for Neufeld香蕉视频直播檚 resignation and censure.

John Rene said he香蕉视频直播檚 heard students referred to as 香蕉视频直播減olitical pawns香蕉视频直播� and 香蕉视频直播渂rainwashed香蕉视频直播� and that they were forced into situations 香蕉视频直播渢hey didn香蕉视频直播檛 want to be in香蕉视频直播� as a result of SOGI.

香蕉视频直播淣one of these statements are true,香蕉视频直播� Gabe Rowaan underlines in the video. 香蕉视频直播淲e recognize that everybody has their opinions but infringing on our most basic human rights is something we won香蕉视频直播檛 stand for. These candidates do not speak for us.香蕉视频直播�

SOGI 123 is a curriculum resource designed for students to understand themselves better, 香蕉视频直播渘ot an item of the gay agenda,香蕉视频直播� clarified Anisha Huq.

She also offered clap back at the inaccurate assertion that students are being shown 香蕉视频直播減ornography and explicit content香蕉视频直播� during sex ed, adding simply: 香蕉视频直播淭hat is not true.香蕉视频直播�

What is sometimes forgotten is that SOGI is about respect.

The sole purpose of SOGI 123 is to provide 香蕉视频直播渁 safe environment for students to be themselves,香蕉视频直播� Jaden Welch continued, adding the program focuses on the fact that 香蕉视频直播渆verybody deserves respect香蕉视频直播� regardless of how they identify.

The video was posted on the Students香蕉视频直播� Voice Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages.

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