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    Gay ‘30 Rock’ actor’s anti-bullying talk for students cancelled by Pennsylvania school board due to his ‘lifestyle’

    by Kelly Rissman and Mike Bedigan Apr 18, 2024 3 minutes

    Actor, author and activist Maulik Panchol says he has been “incrediby moved” by the outpouring of “solidarity, love, and support” after his appearance at a Pennsylvania highschool was cancelled by the institution’s board over concerns about his “lifestyle”.

    Mr Pancholy – who is gay – was supposed to host the anti-bulling event in May at Mountain View Middle School in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania — until the Cumberland Valley School District school board voted unanimously to pass a motion to cancel it on Monday, the reported.

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