PROCEEDINGS OF THE 22ND ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON RESEARCH IN UNDERGRADUATE MATHEMATICS EDUCATION
2019
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Executive summary of the ad hoc committee for the advancement of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, interses, and asexual (LGBTQIA+) inclusion in the RUME community
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The SIGMAA on Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education (RUME) community recently had to grapple with issues encountered as a result of California state law, which states that, “California must take action to avoid supporting or financing discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people” (California Assembly Bill No. 1887, 2016). In effect, this law prohibits California state-funded travel to other states which have religious freedom laws that are viewed as discriminatory to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) individuals. On June 22, 2018 Oklahoma was added to the list of states where travel was prohibited, due to a newly enacted law SB 1140. This law states that child-placement agencies will not be required to place a child in adoption or foster care in situations that “violate the agency’s written religious or moral convictions or policies” (Oklahoma Senate Bill No.1140, 2018). The enactment of SB 1140 and the prohibited state-funded travel meant that some members of the RUME community would be unable or unwilling to travel to the 2019 and 2020 RUME conferences, which were slated to be held in Oklahoma.