Northern Burlington Board of Education member Angela Reading faced backlash from activists who claimed her Facebook post against sexual school curriculum was anti-LGBTQ+.
Reading's Facebook post was prefaced with a statement that distinguished Reading's role as a mother and private citizen from her position as a board member.
"I felt like you need to bring awareness to the fact that there's things on the wall that's just not age appropriate for small kids," Reading told Fox News Digital."As a mom I felt pretty powerless in my district and that's sad and problematic."shared a Change.org petition founded in her support, encouraging others to sign in support of her cause.
"I write to correct the facts detailed in a recent petition titled ‘Northern Burlington BOE Member Angela Reading Must Resign.’ I find it only fitting that those so opposed to her language view her commentary in full, and not just what was alluded to in the original petition," the petition author NB 4 Free Speech wrote. "Kids should respect differences. Kids should show kindness to all. Kids should respect and understand there are various family structures," Reading wrote.
"As you can see, she in no way calls for violence, reprimand, or criticism of the LGBTQAI+ community for its beliefs, actions, teachings, or core tenants. Instead, she notes with sorrow that she had to have a conversation with her child about polysexualism earlier than she would have liked to.
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