Trump moves to abolish Education Department amid push against 'wokeness'
He can't eliminate a federal department unilaterally, but he's calling for legislation from Congress.
February 4, 2025
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U.S. public schools lost $3.2 billion fighting conservative culture wars: report
Public schools have been forced to spend billions on security, public relations, and legal assistance combating right-wing attacks for supposedly teaching about race and LGBTQ+ identities.
October 23, 2024
Right-wing anti-LGBTQ+ education activist exposed as former gay adult film actor: report
Corey DeAngelis has gone dark on social media.
September 23, 2024
'You could ban our books, but you can’t ban the story': Authors speak out at Rep. Pressley event on book bans
“We have to fight for our freedom to read,” Pressley told the audience.
September 19, 2024
If you think Project 2025 is scary, take a look at Donald Trump's Agenda 47
If reelected, Donald Trump will "cut federal funding for any school or program pushing critical race theory or gender ideology" and "create a new credentialing body to certify teachers who embrace patriotic values."
July 9, 2024
Texas A&M's LGBTQ Studies minor and 4-H club targeted by Republican lawmakers
Republican politicians are targeting the school’s LGBTQ Studies minor and other programs over the inclusion of queer and Black perspectives.
February 29, 2024
Transphobia Runs Amok at Second Republican Presidential Debate
Calls for national bans on gender-affirming care plus an assertion that trans people are mentally ill marked the event.
September 28, 2023
Missouri Republican Vows to Burn 'Woke Pornographic Books' If Elected Governor
State Sen. Bill Eigel said he didn't burn books but instead empty boxes in a recent video, however.
September 19, 2023
Glenn Youngkin Goes After Transgender Kids in Revised School Policies
His administration’s “model policies” roll back protections the previous Democratic governor implemented to affirm the identities of vulnerable transgender kids.
July 19, 2023
Republicans Attempt to Hijack Defense Bill With Anti-Transgender Amendments
Far-right lawmakers want to use the bill to target access to abortion, gender-affirming care, and more in the military.
July 13, 2023
Glenn Youngkin Strips LGBTQ+ Young People of Resources in Virginia
The Republican who claims to be all about parental rights continues to dismantle gains built by his two Democratic predecessors.
July 7, 2023
Gender-Affirming Care Bans Often Modeled by Anti-LGBTQ+ Groups: Report
Their language is identical or similar to that endorsed by the Family Research Council and a newer group called Do No Harm.
July 7, 2023
California School Board Fires Superintendent Amid Uproar Over LGBTQ+ Curriculum
The Temecula Valley Unified School District board recently rejected an inclusive textbook, and one member called Harvey Milk a pedophile.
June 17, 2023
Texas Judge Orders LGBTQ+ Books Be Returned to Public Libraries
The order also returns books on race that were also removed.
April 2, 2023
Michelangelo's 'David' May Have Led to Florida Principal's Ouster
Hope Carrasquilla was forced to resign from a charter school after giving an art lesson that included the famous nude statue.
March 24, 2023
What It's Like to Be an LGBTQ+ High Schooler in DeSantis's Florida
I’m directly affected by the authoritarian policies of our ambitious and ruthless governor.
March 21, 2023
Transgender Teen’s Question on Bathrooms Stumps Va.'s Republican Governor
During a CNN town hall, Glenn Youngkin couldn’t answer the young transgender man's question about which bathroom the governor would have him use.
March 10, 2023
Majority of Americans Think Being 'Woke' Is a Good Thing: Poll
Republicans are using the term as an insult, but in a new poll, many Americans beg to differ.
March 9, 2023
DeSantis Calls Book Bans a Hoax, Brags About Banning Books
The Republican governor of Florida really did that.
March 8, 2023
Youngkin Latest GOP Gov. Skeptical of AP African American Studies
The right worries that white kids could be taught the truth about the Black experience in the United States over time.
February 28, 2023
Missouri's 'Don't Say Gay' Bill Is Even Worse Than Florida's
If Missouri lawmakers had their way, young people wouldn't learn anything about LGBTQ+ people until they're out of high school.
February 7, 2023