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Portland Schools Turned One Mom Into a Culture-war Enemy

September 11, 2026

By Auguste Meyrat | September 11, 2026

(The Blaze)

Allison Roberts objected to gender-identity lessons and symbols at her children’s school. The district answered with a one-year trespass order, and now she is suing.

Although transgenderism has been on the retreat since its peak in 2023, it is still quite alive in blue states like Oregon. Last month, a Portland mother, Allison Roberts, filed a lawsuit against Portland Public Schools after receiving a trespass order because of her protests against gender ideology in her children’s elementary school.

According to reports, Roberts took issue with an assignment given to her 11-year-old that asked students to identify and discuss their gender identity with classmates and teachers, as well as the school’s decision to repaint its traditional rainbow Pride flag into an “Intersex-Inclusive Progress” variant. Roberts alleges that parents received no advance notice of the assignment or opportunity to opt their children out…

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