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Title: Georgia teacher says she was pushed to resign after coming out to student
Post by: Jessica_Rose on April 09, 2026, 11:36:02 AM
Post by: Jessica_Rose on April 09, 2026, 11:36:02 AM
Georgia teacher says she was pushed to resign after coming out to student
https://www.thepinknews.com/2026/04/09/georgia-teacher-gay-resign-2026/
Poppy-Jay St. Palmer (9 April 2026)
Cameryn Lovett, who worked as a special education paraprofessional at Mulberry Creek Elementary School in Harris County, told ABC affiliate WTVM that she had brought up being gay in an attempt to challenge anti-LGBTQ+ remarks.
She reportedly shared her orientation when the fourth-grade student spoke "badly about gay people" while waiting to be picked up after school.
"He was talking badly about gay people," Lovett told WTVM on 8 April. "He was saying he didn't know any gay people because they are bad and stuff like that, so I was like you do know a gay person. He let me know he wasn't very happy to hear that."
Lovett explained that she told the student she was gay as a way of turning the comments into a "teaching moment". However, she alleged that the school administrators believed that the topic of conversation was inappropriate and gave her an ultimatum.
"He was talking badly about gay people," Lovett told WTVM on 8 April. "He was saying he didn't know any gay people because they are bad and stuff like that, so I was like you do know a gay person. He let me know he wasn't very happy to hear that."
Lovett explained that she told the student she was gay as a way of turning the comments into a "teaching moment". However, she alleged that the school administrators believed that the topic of conversation was inappropriate and gave her an ultimatum.
https://www.thepinknews.com/2026/04/09/georgia-teacher-gay-resign-2026/
Poppy-Jay St. Palmer (9 April 2026)
Cameryn Lovett, who worked as a special education paraprofessional at Mulberry Creek Elementary School in Harris County, told ABC affiliate WTVM that she had brought up being gay in an attempt to challenge anti-LGBTQ+ remarks.
She reportedly shared her orientation when the fourth-grade student spoke "badly about gay people" while waiting to be picked up after school.
"He was talking badly about gay people," Lovett told WTVM on 8 April. "He was saying he didn't know any gay people because they are bad and stuff like that, so I was like you do know a gay person. He let me know he wasn't very happy to hear that."
Lovett explained that she told the student she was gay as a way of turning the comments into a "teaching moment". However, she alleged that the school administrators believed that the topic of conversation was inappropriate and gave her an ultimatum.
"He was talking badly about gay people," Lovett told WTVM on 8 April. "He was saying he didn't know any gay people because they are bad and stuff like that, so I was like you do know a gay person. He let me know he wasn't very happy to hear that."
Lovett explained that she told the student she was gay as a way of turning the comments into a "teaching moment". However, she alleged that the school administrators believed that the topic of conversation was inappropriate and gave her an ultimatum.