The $45,000 contract was canceled after JASMYN contacted the school district about a conservative website reporting that the nonprofit’s Instagram account showed people playing a card-matching game that uses sketches of varied penises.
“The truth of the matter is we never played the game except to post it [online],” said Watson, who said JASMYN has programming involving people ranging from ages 13 to 29 but handles different ages differently. “That game is an adult game. It was meant for adults and that is exactly how we were trying to offer it,” said Watson, who said it was part of an HIV-prevention outreach.
The school contract was for JASMYN staff involvement in a range of events including meetings for supporting and developing gay-straight alliance clubs in Duval County schools. Greene told principals that canceling the contract “in no way impairs our continued commitment to all students and employees, including those that identify as LGBTQ+.”
Watson said she regretted losing the contract, and said she thought the school district’s decision wrongly assumed minors had in fact been exposed to improper material. The contract was a noticeable but not huge part of JASMYN’s roughly $2 million annual budget and Watson said making up for the loss would require some adjustment.
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