A Culture-War Battle Convulses a School Panel in Liberal Manhattan
The New York Times
Maud Maron, a right-wing activist, introduced a resolution about transgender students’ participation in sports. The fallout has derailed a parent council in one of Manhattan’s largest school districts.
A profanity-laced argument that almost turned into a physical altercation. An auditorium full of people turning their backs and humming to drown out an anti-transgender protester. A defiant rendition of “This Little Light of Mine.”
The near-constant disruptions stretched the November meeting of a Manhattan parent council to nearly four hours. About halfway through, Maud Maron, a conservative activist and the council’s best-known member, paused to admonish the crowd.
“This has become theater,” she said. “Next month will be the 10th month of these histrionics.”
Ms. Maron’s critics say she’s the one putting on a show. As she spoke, she wore a black trucker hat with the blue and green logo of “XX-XY Athletics” — a clothing company whose mission statement revolves around the idea that “women’s sports need to remain female.”
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