evidence: Removing pride flags and safe space stickers in schools. [...] Teachers and districts around the country are facing attacks for having symbols of LGBTQ support in their classrooms. What’s the concern about a pride flag or safe space sticker, and what reasons are there for teachers to display them? For example, this August, Florida school districts ordered the removal of such stickers in response to the newly passed "Don’t Say Gay" bill. Their argument was that the "safe space" sticker "distracts from our goals of creating a school-wide and districtwide safe environment." There are several stories of schools in Missouri, Maine, and Pennsylvania asking teachers to remove pride flags from their classrooms. In an effort to help understand the research that supports positive symbols of support in schools, I will share research that refutes the arguments I have seen against these symbols: [...] - Turning gay: Pride flags show support for LGBTQ people. By saying it's "OK to be gay," it will make more students come out. Seeing a pride flag will make kids "turn" LGBTQ.