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'Day Of Dialogue' Encourages Ex-gay Evangelism In Schools
This Friday (4/19) is the annual Day of Silence (DoS), when students across the country choose not speak in school in protest of the mistreatment of LGBT youth. While some...
Published on April 15, 2013Rutgers To Oust Athletics Director Who Protected Abusive Coach
Mike Rice, disgraced coach, and Tim Pernetti, athletic director. Various media outlets, including The New Jersey Star-Ledger, are reporting today that Rutgers University is terminating its relationship with Athletic Director Tim...
Published on April 05, 2013Texas Students And Lawmakers Target University LGBT Centers
... for disease: An institution of higher education may not use...
Published on April 04, 2013Rutgers Fires Homophobic Basketball Coach, Protects Top Administrators
A new video revealed that Rutger University’s men’s basketball coach Mike Rice abused players by throwing basketballs at them violently, shoving them, and harassing them with profane and homophobic language,...
Published on April 03, 2013Iowa Conservatives Threaten Community College's Funding For Hosting Bullying Conference
..., such as considering home and private education if their schools...
Published on March 29, 2013Massachusetts Lawmakers Retaliate Against Youth With 'Transgender Issues'
... guidance from the state’s Department of Education... and apparently the legislature is some basic education about...
Published on March 05, 2013Bigotry On Display: Mississippi Students Protest Transgender Classmate
Students protested their trans classmate by wearing sweatpants and gym shorts. In her senior year at South Panola High School in Batesville, Mississippi, one transgender student decided it was time for...
Published on March 01, 2013Why The Sequester Is (Still) A Bad Idea For LGBT Americans
.... Sequestration will make higher education less accessible... in accessing higher education, sequestration will result... students and a reduction in supplemental educational...
Published on February 28, 2013Student Suspended For Participating In 'Day Of Silence' Sues School
Last April, high school student Amber Hatcher announced she would be participating in the National Day of Silence, a nationwide protest to raise awareness about anti-LGBT bullying, and sought permission...
Published on February 26, 2013STUDY: LGBT Students Would Benefit From More-Inclusive Athletic Opportunities
... The Gay, Lesbian, & Straight Education...
Published on February 20, 2013Maryland Middle School Promotes Ex-Gay Therapy To Students
.... The district’s recently retired supervisor for health education... safer for LGBT youth, but educators have to actually...
Published on February 08, 2013Today Is National Gay-Straight Alliance Day
Today is National Gay-Straight Alliance Day, an opportunity to celebrate the work that GSAs are doing in middle schools, high schools, and on university campuses across the country to create...
Published on February 06, 2013STUDY: Bullying Does Decline Over Time For Gay Youth, But At Slower Rates
A new study on bullying among young people in England has found that it does, in fact, “get better” for gay, lesbian, and bisexual youth. The study followed over 4,100...
Published on February 04, 2013Utah School Realizes Book About Lesbian Family Helps Prevent Bullying
... education law prevents the use of instructional materials...
Published on January 15, 2013STUDY: Inclusive Approaches Essential For LGBTQ-Inclusive Curriculum
... Education Act is now law, schools there have not taken...
Published on January 11, 2013East Aurora School District Abandons Trans Students Again
East Aurora School Board Illinois’s East Aurora School Board does not have the courage of its convictions, having once again given up on protecting transgender students. In October, the district innocuously...
Published on December 18, 2012GLSEN Study Reveals Unique Challenges Faced By Rural LGBT Youth
... Education Network (GLSEN) provides a novel look...-secondary education. Here are some of the chilling findings based... with anti-bullying programs and education are opposed...
Published on December 11, 2012School Reimburses Suspended Teacher's Pay After Playing LGBT Equality Song
When Susan Johnson played “Same Love” by Macklemore and Ryan Lewis for her performing arts class, she believed she was helping students improve their tolerance of diversity. The song discusses...
Published on December 05, 2012Arizona School Punishes Students With Anti-Gay Humiliation
An Arizona school district punished two male students who were fighting by forcing them to hold hands for 15 minutes in front of their classmates. As they hid their faces...
Published on November 30, 2012Macklemore Responds To Teacher's Suspension Over Playing His Song In Class
Michigan teacher Susan Johnson was suspended for three days, two without pay, simply for playing a song about marriage equality in her class. That song, “Same Love” by Macklemore and...
Published on November 30, 2012
