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The script below, accompanied by Figure 6.1, is from a 60-second Public Service Announcement broadcast on May 12, 2012:
WE’VE GOT BIG NEWS! Hey, school board members, superintendents, principals and vice principals, And, shout out to all the LGBTQ kids in schools across the state, We’ve got big news! Laws against bullying and harassment get a lot better on July 1. Schools MUST protect all students from bullying and harassment including Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and gender-creative students. If you’re bullied, your school is now legally obligated to do something about it immediately! AND, if your school doesn’t protect you, you may have the right to transfer to a new school district!!! Learn more about student rights; go to Iknowschoollaws.com!
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Ketchum, K. (2014). ‘We’ve Got Big News’: Creating Media to Empower Queer Youth in Schools. In: Pullen, C. (eds) Queer Youth and Media Cultures. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137383556_7
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