Rico Rodriguez, a gay teacher who has worked at the board for 32 years and has been involved in supporting and developing 2SLGBTQIA+ policies, workshops and events since the 1990s, said the opt-out sets back the TDSB’s efforts.
“All the work that I have done myself personally and that others did before me has been destroyed, just by that statement that you can opt out, and that’s not right.”
Drag queen storytime is about representation, not sex, said Rodriguez, who also performs as drag queen Chabuca La Grande. “Storytime has nothing to do with sex-ed.”
"The old school gays don't want anything to do with this"
"The old school gays don't want anything to do with this"