All posts tagged "LGBTQ students"
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Education Department Proposes New Rule Protecting LGBTQ Students
The U.S. Department of Education announced a proposed rule impacting how Title IX, the federal law prohibiting discrimination “on the basis of sex,” will be enforced...
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Maryland School District Bans Pride Flags from School Property
The Carroll County School Board has voted to ban the display of Pride flags as part of its policy requiring employees to remain neutral about...
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GLSEN Launches 80+ “It’s Okay to say Gay!” Billboards Across Florida
GLSEN, the nation’s largest advocacy group for LGBTQ students, in partnership with Equality Florida, GLSEN Tampa Bay, GLSEN Collier, and SAVE LGBT, has launched a...
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Biden Administration Investigating 6 Religious Colleges for LGBTQ Rights Violations
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has launched three new investigations — bringing the total number of investigations launched this year to...
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School Board Could Fire Teacher Over Rainbow Stickers
A school board in Texas will soon decide whether to fire a teacher removed from school last year for placing rainbow stickers on her classroom...
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School Board Members Who Received Death Threats Over Pro-LGBTQ Training Reelected
A Wisconsin school board president who received death threats over a pro-LGBTQ teacher training, which right-wing media sought to exploit for political purposes by claiming...
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President Biden slams Florida’s so-called “Don’t Say Gay” bill
President Biden denounced a proposed Florida bill that seeks to limit discussions of sexual orientation and gender identity in schools.
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Federal judge rules schools must grant Gay-Straight Alliances equal access to resources
A federal judge has ruled that an Indiana high school violated students' rights by barring the GSA from accessing resources.
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Utah billionaire severs ties with Mormon church, accuses it of “actively” harming LGBTQ rights
A Utah billionaire has severed ties with the Mormon church over its stance on LGBTQ issues, claiming it is "doing harm" in the world.
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Tennessee parents label teacher who sponsored a middle school GSA a “predator,” accuse her of “indoctrination”
Conservative parents in Lakeland, Tennessee have attacked a teacher as a "predator" for sponsoring a Gender and Sexuality Alliance club.
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Equality Virginia PAC to donate $50,000 to House Democrats ahead of November’s election
Equality Virginia PAC is donating $50,000 to the Virginia House of Delegates' Democratic Caucus ahead of this November's election.
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U.S. Department of Education confirms transgender students protected by Title IX
The Department of Education has said that transgender students have the right to be protected from sex discrimination under federal law.
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Bucknell University launches investigation into “horrific” attack against LGBTQ students
Bucknell University officials have hired an outside firm to investigate an alleged attack on a campus house designated for LGBTQ students.
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LGBTQ students are protesting bullying and harassment with the “Day of Silence”
The annual Day of Silence, held this year on April 23, seeks to raise awareness about LGBTQ exclusion, bullying and harassment in schools.
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LGBTQ students at Christian colleges more likely to experience harassment than their peers
A new survey finds LGBTQ students at Christian colleges are more likely to experience harassment, assault, and other harms than their peers.
