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Olive Garrison has been teaching high school history in Bakersfield for the past eight years. Born and raised in the Central Valley city, Garrison has incorporated LGBTQ history into lessons, from the Lavender Scare, a moral panic in which thousands of...
**Steelman:** The article effectively highlights the tension between legislative mandates and cultural resistance, illustrating how even progressive policies like California's FAIR Act face implementation challenges. It provides concrete examples of educator resilience (e.g., Garrison's curriculum development) and systemic gaps (e.g., uneven enforcement, private school exemptions). The inclusion of national trends—such as the Supreme Court ruling and state-level bans—contextualizes California's ...