A symbol of pride for LGBTQ+ students now flies over San Diego Unified headquarters as the district faces some serious legal allegations against its leadership.
Students in the LGBTQ+ community gathered Wednesday for the annual Pride flag-raising ceremony at San Diego Unified headquarters in University Heights, telling personal stories about the person they know themselves to be.
For the past several years, the student-led event has been held just before the start of Pride Month, June 1, giving students like Riyaz Parikh, 11, a chance to speak out.Parikh is a sixth-grade student at Challenger Middle School, and said, “I am and have always been queer, non-binary, and most important … me."
“They want to be seen and they want to be heard the way they want to be seen and heard…not the way others see them," Jackson said.
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