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Teen targeted by homophobic school board member now running for his job

Upstate New York student Elizabeth Lewis was singled out by her school board's vice president during discussion of a GSA.

Diverse books left in trash at NYC school with worrying notes: 'Not approved'

Hundreds of new books — which featured stories about race, immigration, and LGBTQ+ lives — were found in the trash with sticky notes documenting their content.

New York City Issues Trans-Inclusive Student Policy

The nation's largest school district adopted new guidelines as a means to protect transgender students.

Daily Dose: The Day You Discover Why

There's a chasm when it comes to educating LGBT youth about HIV. We must bridge the gap with our truth.

Student Not Allowed to Enter Marriage Equality Speech in Contest

A fifth-grader's speech supporting same-sex marriage is inappropriate, his principal says.

LGBTQ+ Americans: History Is on Our Side

"There is a movement underway today and it is driving toward inclusion."

Three Cheers for 'Milk'

Thomas Krever, executive director of the Hetrick-Martin Institute, home of the Harvey Milk School, champions the impact made by the Oscar-nominated Milk.

To the Catholic Church, All I Am Is Sin

Pope Francis cannot take away the dignity of gay Catholics, Benjamin Brenkert writes. 

Kamala Harris Emphasizes Diversity, Confronting Global Challenges at Historic West Point Graduation

The vice president was the first woman to give the school’s commencement address.

Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff to tackle Republican book bans at Manhattan roundtable discussion (exclusive)

He will talk about the Biden-Harris administration’s commitment to fight these threats to students’ civil rights.

Education Department Will Protect Students From Anti-LGBTQ+ Bias

Such discrimination is a form of sex discrimination, and the department will protect all students from it, says Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona.

Lambda Legal Sues Education, Justice Depts. Over Attack on Trans Youth

The Education and Justice departments must explain why they "pulled the rug out from under transgender students," says Lambda Legal's Susan Sommer.

An LGBT Group Is Changing the NYPD From Within

Since 1982, the Gay Officers Action League has been helping the nation's largest police force evolve.

NYC Fire Department Gets First Lesbian Battalion Chief

Michele Fitzsimmons, promoted Thursday, is also only the second woman to achieve this rank in the department.

Public Schools in N.Y. Get New Guidelines for Trans Students

Groups that have championed the cause of LGBT students say the new guidelines go a long way toward protecting vulnerable children.

How PrEP Is Being Blocked By Bureaucracy

Bureaucracy and deliberate attempts to block prevention techniques are slowing down Los Angeles’s ability to disseminate PrEP.

Monkeypox: Colleges Focus on Educating Students About Its Transmission

(CNN) Educators are working to reduce the public health risk while some students worry about how their campus experiences might be affected by the virus.

George Santos Charged by Federal Prosecutors in New York: Report

The lying congressman may be learning there are consequences to his lies.