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LGBTQ Leaders in Higher Education today endorsed the National Day of Action called for by the Freedom to Learn coalition.
“We join with Freedom to Learn to oppose attacks on academic freedom across the United States,” said Richard Helldobler, President of LGBTQ Leaders’ Board of Directors. “We stand up for the concepts of intersectionality, critical race theory, Black feminism, queer theory, and other frameworks that address structural inequality.”
LGBTQ Leaders joins in rejecting book bans, curriculum censorship, and hostile takeovers of K-12 and higher education.
As declared by the Freedom to Learn coalition, “Now is the time to work to build a broad coalition of people to strengthen our democracy and our values of equity, inclusion and social justice.” On May 3, 2023, collective actions will be taken across the country to “resist restrictions on the freedom to learn, fight the right’s anti-woke disinformation campaigns, and demonstrate majoritarian support for equity in our schools, campuses, and workplaces.”
“Across the country, our members see the damage done by these relentless attacks on students, faculty, and staff,” said Jim Berg, Executive Director of LGBTQ Leaders in Higher Education. “All members of the college community suffer when politicians attempt to define what can and cannot be taught. We must stand up for educators and students and the freedom to learn.”
For more information or interviews on this story, contact Jim Berg at executivedirector@lgbtqpresidents.org.
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