Maine public school pays drag performer $1,000 to speak to LGBT students
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Bangor High School in Maine paid a drag performer $1,000 to speak as part of a "Support, Educate, Empower" series to "empower" its LGBT students.
The school paid Varney and another performer, whose name was redacted from the FOAA documents, $1,000 each out of the school’s $15,000 grant from the Nellie Mae Education Foundation, which aims to "advance racial equity in public education," according to its website. Elizabeth Troutman is a College Associate at Fox News Digital.
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"We believe that applying a racial equity lens is essential for analyzing and solving problems that have endured for generations, impact individuals and communities of color most acutely, and ultimately affect ALL people, whether in other marginalized or privileged groups," the foundation listed second in its "Values" section under "Operate with a Race Equity Lens."