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FUCK YOU, JELLY BELLY
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October 24, 2013
Jelly Belly Chair: Stop Hurting Kids
By Geoff Kors, Senior Legislative and Policy Strategist
Want to hear something really scary? This Halloween, there is one treat that is actually a dangerous trick that could harm young people everywhere: Jelly Belly candies.
And the trick isn’t the few seconds of horror that may result from biting into the dreaded canned dog food, vomit or even the baby wipe flavored jelly beans (yes those are real flavors).
No. This trick isn’t momentary, but it can last a lifetime. Jelly Belly Chair Herman Rowland Sr. is using some of his fortune to fund an effort to overturn California’s new School Success and Opportunity Act that ensures that transgender students are allowed to participate in school programs and activities just like every other boy and girl.
Too often, these young people are prevented from participating in gym classes and not able to get the credits they need to graduate. In some schools, transgender students are not even permitted to use the bathroom!
The School Success and Opportunity Act is designed to ensure that transgender students can fully participate in schools as themselves and was signed by California Governor Jerry Brown in August. But if Jelly Belly’s Chair gets his way, the law will be stopped and overturned. He is funding a campaign—run by marriage equality foe Frank Schubert—to repeal this law. This hateful campaign is led by fringe anti-LGBT organizations like the National Organization for Marriage and the Capitol Resource Institute, which are trafficking in lies about the new law and terrorizing our youth.
So, this Halloween keep the tricks harmless and the treats bigotry-free. Because if these dangerous efforts succeed, it will be really scary for many young people.
Learn more about the School Success and Opportunity Act and take action at www.SupportAllStudents.org.
October 24, 2013
Jelly Belly Chair: Stop Hurting Kids
By Geoff Kors, Senior Legislative and Policy Strategist
Want to hear something really scary? This Halloween, there is one treat that is actually a dangerous trick that could harm young people everywhere: Jelly Belly candies.
And the trick isn’t the few seconds of horror that may result from biting into the dreaded canned dog food, vomit or even the baby wipe flavored jelly beans (yes those are real flavors).
No. This trick isn’t momentary, but it can last a lifetime. Jelly Belly Chair Herman Rowland Sr. is using some of his fortune to fund an effort to overturn California’s new School Success and Opportunity Act that ensures that transgender students are allowed to participate in school programs and activities just like every other boy and girl.
Too often, these young people are prevented from participating in gym classes and not able to get the credits they need to graduate. In some schools, transgender students are not even permitted to use the bathroom!
The School Success and Opportunity Act is designed to ensure that transgender students can fully participate in schools as themselves and was signed by California Governor Jerry Brown in August. But if Jelly Belly’s Chair gets his way, the law will be stopped and overturned. He is funding a campaign—run by marriage equality foe Frank Schubert—to repeal this law. This hateful campaign is led by fringe anti-LGBT organizations like the National Organization for Marriage and the Capitol Resource Institute, which are trafficking in lies about the new law and terrorizing our youth.
So, this Halloween keep the tricks harmless and the treats bigotry-free. Because if these dangerous efforts succeed, it will be really scary for many young people.
Learn more about the School Success and Opportunity Act and take action at www.SupportAllStudents.org.
