Gay activist asked a few questions - and got fired
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A Community Board member has been ousted for having the temerity to simply ask questions.
Craig Slutzkin, who served on Community Board 5, is a gay single dad, and an avid and vocal supporter of gay and trans rights.
Like many parents, he believes that conversations about school policy should be inclusive of all parental voices and perspectives.
So he voted “yes” on an Education Council resolution asking for a review — simply a review — of the gender guidelines in school sports.
Should transgender students be allowed on women’s teams?
“The resolution passed . . . asks [to give] families a safe forum to have respectful yet difficult conversations about how school sports are organized,” Slutzkin said.
But even asking that question was apparently too much for Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine, who said Slutzkin would not be reappointed to Community Board 5, which covers much of Midtown.