A staff member of the state agency that organizes public library services in Massachusetts called two conservative organizations "white nationalist" during a public meeting last week.
Andrea Bono-Bunker, a library building specialist at the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners, called out Massachusetts Informed Parents and Moms for Liberty during a board of selectmen meeting in Burlington.
A counter-protest of a pro-homosexuality-and-transgenderism Pride event at a Burlington middle school has prompted several residents to call for reinstating the town's diversity, equity, and inclusion committee.
The Pride-theme day was organized on Friday, June 2 by the middle school's Spectrum Club, a place where students can "socialize and discuss LGBTQ+ issues" and "work on activism projects." The club prepared educational signs such as one that read "Why it's not ok to say 'That's so gay'." The group also encouraged students to wear rainbow clothing and handed out rainbow stickers.
