Kamala Harris defends LGBTQ+ teachers & condemns book bans at teacher labor union conference
“We want to ban assault weapons, and they want to ban books. Can you imagine?” Harris said of her opponents.
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Chino Valley school district sues California over new law banning forced outing
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the first-in-the-nation legislation Monday.
July 18 2024 6:52 PM
Meet George Washington University’s pioneering lesbian president Ellen Granberg
She’s going into her second year as the leader and public face of the prestigious private institution in the heart of Washington, D.C.
July 01 2024 5:43 PM
LGBTQ+ Gen Z youth don't feel safe at school: 'A place of dread rather than a place of learning'
52 percent of LGBTQ+ Gen Z students have experienced bullying because of their identity, with 13 percent reporting that they were bullied by teachers or administrative staff.
June 28 2024 4:02 PM
Oklahoma official Ryan Walters institutes Christian indoctrination in public schools
He has mandated that all fifth- through 12th-grade students must study the Bible.
June 28 2024 2:49 PM
Why are Republicans challenging Biden's Title IX rules in court?
The Biden administration wants to fight this discrimination using the federal law known as Title IX, but Republican-dominated states are trying to stop the move.
June 19 2024 11:00 AM
Federal judge blocks Title IX protections for LGBTQ+ students in six more states
The preliminary injunction affects Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia.
June 17 2024 6:31 PM
Federal judge blocks Title IX protections for transgender students in four states
Judge Terry A. Doughty said the rule goes against the original purpose of Title IX by protecting trans students, so he blocked its enforcement in Louisiana, Mississippi, Idaho, and Montana.
June 14 2024 3:57 PM
Anti-LGBTQ+ Texas judge rules against Biden’s Title IX protections for transgender students
Judge Reed O’Connor stepped in to block the U.S. Department of Education from protecting LGBTQ+ kids from discrimination in public schools, at least in Texas.
June 13 2024 5:28 AM
Massachusetts school can in fact ban 'two genders' T-shirt, federal appeals court rules
Protecting LGBTQ+ students from discrimination overrides free speech considerations, according to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.
June 10 2024 5:43 PM
Federal authorities are investigating attacks on transgender and Latino students in Virginia
Norview High School officials in Norfolk are accused of looking the other way toward harassment of some students who were targeted for their identity.
June 02 2024 2:51 PM
It's now illegal for Minnesota libraries to ban LGBTQ+ books under this new law
The North Star State has officially banned book bans.
May 24 2024 12:30 PM
Doug Emhoff at NYC event: Book banning ‘erodes our democracy’
He warned about the dangers of Republican book bans.
May 23 2024 9:21 PM
Billie Jean King says a Massachusetts challenge to a kids book about her is ‘so very sad’
A mother has asked her child’s school to remove the book because it mentions LGBTQ+ people and divorce. The lesbian tennis legend had thoughts.
May 16 2024 5:18 PM
Adult LGBTQ+ role models are instrumental to queer youth's mental health. Here's how
Two-thirds of LGBTQ+ young people (67 percent) report having at least one older LGBTQ+ adult role model in their day-to-day lives. Here's why that's important.
May 16 2024 11:05 AM
Molly Cook, Texas's first out LGBTQ+ state senator, is ready to make change (exclusive)
The emergency room nurse and grassroots organizer will advocate for both incremental and revolutionary change.
May 16 2024 11:00 AM
Moms for Liberty joins in suing Biden administration over Title IX protections for trans students
The extremist group joined one of the country’s most extreme attorneys general in suing the Biden-Harris administration over it’s protection of trans and nonbinary kids in school.
May 14 2024 5:51 PM
Mississippi governor signs transgender bathroom ban
Mississippi’s new law stands in contrast to the expanded federal rules against discrimination under Title IX.
May 14 2024 12:49 PM
The queerest education in America: How LGBTQ+ kids thrive at this Indiana school
In South Bend, River Montessori High School is supporting its students to be their true selves. Here's a look inside its affirming walls.
May 13 2024 6:00 AM
Over 20 Republican-led states are challenging Biden admin's LGBTQ-inclusive Title IX rule
The Department of Education says sex discrimination includes anti-LGBTQ+ discrimination. More than 20 Republican attorney generals disagree.
May 11 2024 11:30 AM