More than 6 in 10 Americans oppose legislation that would prohibit classroom lessons about sexual orientation or gender identity in elementary school, a recent ABC News/Ipsos poll found. Often, educators who have experience working with LGBTQ+ young people can help navigate working with families in ways that reduce the harm experienced by LGBTQ+ youth.' She added: 'We've learned that the presence of even one supportive adult makes all the difference. 'One of the differences between these bills and some of the 'no promo homo' laws that passed in the 1990s is the heavy-handed mandate on parent and family involvement,' Melanie Willingham-Jaggers, the executive director of LGBTQ advocacy group GLSEN, told ABC News. Andrew West/The News-Press via USA Today NetworkĪt least four states still have such laws on the books, including Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Oklahoma.
