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Randi Weingarten calls Donald Trump 'connoisseur of chaos and fear' at PFLAG event (exclusive)

She didn’t hold back during her interview with The Advocate ahead of the event at which she was being honored.

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.

Chicago Teachers Union ratifies groundbreaking contract cementing LGBTQ+ protections

Discrimination in education isn't welcome in the Windy City.

School Defies Catholic Church Order to Fire Teacher in Same-Sex Union

Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School in Indianapolis will no longer be allowed to call itself Catholic because it stood by the teacher.

JD Vance once trashed a lesbian teachers' union president as a childless indoctrinator brainwashing kids

“If she wants to brainwash and destroy the minds of children, she should have some of her own and leave ours the hell alone,” Vance said of Randi Weingarten, who is a stepmother.

DeVos Schooled by Protesters in First Visit to Public School

Teachers, union reps and parents turned away the billionaire in her first attempt to visit a Washington, D.C. public school Friday, but she eventually found a way around demonstrators. 

7 of Ryan Walters's most heinous anti-LGBTQ+ quotes

The homophobic, transphobic Oklahoma schools superintendent is leaving to take a position fighting teachers' unions. Here are some of his "greatest hits."

New Hampshire classroom censorship law is unconstitutional, federal judge rules

The vague law, aimed at discouraging the teaching of issues around race, sex, LGBTQ+ identity, and more, is an impediment to education, according to the judge.

Right-Wing Takeover of School Board Roils Colorado Community

Even some conservatives say the Woodland Park board has gone too far.

Oklahoma advocates & educators celebrate State Superintendent Ryan Walters’s resignation as ‘pivotal moment’

The controversial Republican announced his resignation on Fox News.

Marjorie Taylor Greene Says Lesbian Union Leader Is Not Really a Mother

Greene attacked Randi Weingarten during a congressional hearing Wednesday and again claimed remote learning turned kids transgender.

If Supreme Court Sides Against Unions, It's Bad for LGBT Workers

The public employees unions have been a reliable ally for LGBT workers, argues the head of Pride at Work.

Homophobia causes 'crisis of morale' in Montana school system

The controversy in Frenchtown started when parents wanted to remove their kids from the classroom of a teacher who's in a same-sex marriage.

Corporations Show Support for Gavin Grimm in His Supreme Court Case

Fifty-three major companies rallied in support of the trans teen who is suing his school over the right to use the bathroom that corresponds with his gender identity.

Cardinal: 'Wrong' for Gay Catholics to March During Pride

The archbishop of Toronto blasts Catholic-school teachers for plans to march in the WorldPride parade.

Court Revives Lawsuit After Gay Teacher Fired From Catholic School

Joshua Payne-Elliott sued the Indianapolis Archdiocese after he was terminated from his teaching job for having entered into a same-sex marriage.

Robert Garcia Responds to Marjorie Taylor Greene's Homophobia With Resolution Honoring All Families

The resolution is a direct response to Marjorie Taylor Greene's comments that a lesbian union leader and stepmother is not really a mother.