A hate group employee is now leading diversity & inclusion efforts in the Department of Education
Source: LGBTQ Nation
It has been revealed that a former hate group employee and anti-LGBTQ activist is now heading the Department of Educations Diversity and Inclusion efforts.
Sarah Parshall Perry, a former employee of the hate group Family Research Council, has served as a senior counsel in Betsy DeVos Department of Education (DOE). After reorganizing their Office for Civil Rights, which included taking two employee led councils Diversity & Inclusion Council, and Employee Engagement Advisory Council and combining them into one, department-operated group.
HuffPost has since learned that Perry was designated the co-chair of the new council less than two months ago. Employees spoke with journalists there, conveying that her leadership of the organizations inclusivity policies is ironic and disheartening.
Besides being a leading anti-transgender voice at the Family Research Council while working there, up until a few months ago, as their Director of Partnerships. In fact, she is cited in the Southern Poverty Law Centers Extremist Files on the Council. She is the daughter of Christian radio host and author Janet Parshall.
Read more: https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2020/10/hate-group-employee-now-leading-diversity-inclusion-efforts-department-education/
Happy National Coming Out Day from Betsy DeVos.
elleng
(131,201 posts)fundamentalist Protestant activist group, with an affiliated lobbying organization. Its stated mission is "to advance faith, family and freedom in public policy and the culture from a Christian worldview"
founded 1983
billh58
(6,635 posts) Sarah Perry, FRC Director of Partnerships and Coalitions Coordinator, falsely implying that transgender people prey on autistic children, Oct. 8, 2019
https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/extremist-files/group/family-research-council
Sounds a lot like hate to me...
elleng
(131,201 posts)Solly Mack
(90,792 posts)There was never a time when the Family Research Council wasn't a hate group. From its founding until now - hate and bigotry. Nothing but.