This week, students across the country will participate in The Day of Silence, a remarkable event that rallies thousands of young people to stand in solidarity with their lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender classmates. Later today, in Los Angeles, more than 900 students from the Los Angeles Unified School District will join PFLAG executive director Jody Huckaby, GLSEN executive director Kevin Jennings, and others in a press event to draw attention to this year's observance.
Yet, as so many young people take such brave stands for equality, some elected leaders are one step behind reality when it comes to making our schools safer and more welcoming for LGBT students. Take, for example, the Louisiana House of Representatives, which is currently considering H.B. 674, a safe schools initiative that protects some students, but leaves the most vulnerable behind.
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