Florida high school teacher loses job for using student's preferred name
Melissa Calhoun is believed to be the first teacher to be fired for using a student's preferred name.
April 10, 2025
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Parenting Study Author Regnerus Admits Faulty Data
Professor Mark Regnerus, whose controversial study deeming gay people as ill equipped at being parents, now says some of his methodology wasn't quite right.
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Maryland Parents Can’t Opt Kids Out of LGBTQ-Related Lessons: Judge
The group of parents are upset that their kids would be exposed to diverse authors and viewpoints in their English classes.
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Chronicling the LGBT Familes Who Used the Court System for Change
Author Carlos A. Ball chronicles the stories of LGBT parents who have fundamentally changed how American law defines and regulates parenthood in this excerpt from The Right to Be Parents: LGBT Families and the Transformation of Parenthood.
September 27, 2012
Transgender youth endangered as anti-trans defense budget is signed into law by Biden
The newly signed bill bars the military's insurance from covering gender-affirming care for minors.
December 24, 2024
Queer Author Says School Canceled Her Visit Over Harvey Milk Mention
"This action sends a very harmful message to students," wrote Robin Stevenson in an open letter Tuesday.
November 8, 2019
Aunts are a key source of support for LGBTQ+ youth, study says
Aunts often act as buffers between young people and parents, and they sometimes provide practical support in the form of housing, say researchers from Texas and California.
January 4, 2024
Documents Show Debunked Study Was Targeted at High Court
Documents recently released by the University of Texas show that a widely discredited study on family structures by associate professor Mark Regnerus was funded by a right-wing antigay group and intended to provide evidence that gay and lesbian parents are inadequate in order to present that argument to the Supreme Court.
March 11, 2013
France awards gay couples joint parental rights
Gay and lesbian families win important victory in the country, where same-sex marriage and adoption by gays remain illegal.
February 24, 2006
Gay Dads Flee Russia in Fear of Losing Their Children
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August 13, 2019
Law Professor Challenges Supreme Court's Jurisdiction Over DOMA
Because the Obama administration is no longer defending the antigay law, the Supreme Court does not have jurisdiction over it, says Vicki C. Jackson. Moreover, Republican congressional leaders have no authority to defend it, she says.
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Study: No Difference for Lesbian Couples' Kids
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June 20, 2012
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Recent research counters the idea that young people are coming out as trans due to "social contagion."
August 11, 2022
Florida GOP Chair Encourages 'Perverted' Don’t Say Gay Opponents to Leave State
The comments come as a new survey shows three out of five Floridians have considered taking him up on the offer.
August 13, 2023
French Same-Sex Couple Barred From Naming Male Child 'Amber'
Accused of giving their son a "girl's name," the mothers are questioning if homophobia is behind the ban.
September 14, 2018
WATCH: Highlights From New Mexico's Marriage Equality Hearing
The New Mexico Supreme Court heard hourlong arguments Wednesday from both supporters and opponents of marriage equality.
October 24, 2013
Florida judge strikes down state law used to ban books: 'None of these books are obscene'
Judge Carlos Mendoza ruled that Florida's ban on books that "describe sexual conduct" is too broad.
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Same-Sex Kiss in Comic Inspired by Real-World Controversy
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Videos Show Florida Students Yelling Anti-LGBTQ+ Slurs
The slurs were directed at the school's Gay-Straight Alliance.
September 20, 2021
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With skyrocketing attempts to ban books by and about LGBTQ+ people and people of color, the guide provides a way to fight back.
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