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W.Va. high school teacher suspended for Facebook post mocking gay group
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — A West Virginia high school teacher has been suspended following a Facebook post he made in which he appears to be mocking a planned meeting of the school’s gay-straight alliance.
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W.Va. teacher under fire for Facebook post mocking gay-straight alliance
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — A West Virginia school district is investigating a high school teacher over a Facebook post in which he appears to be mocking a planned meeting of the school’s gay-straight alliance.
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Lawsuit challenging Fla. school’s denial of gay-straight alliance moves forward
TAVERES, Fla. — Students fighting to have a gay-straight alliance club at their middle school in central Florida have won a partial victory for the time being.
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ACLU files second lawsuit after Fla. school again blocks gay-straight alliance
OCALA, Fla. — The ACLU on Thursday sued a central Florida school district for the second time this year, claiming it is once again refusing to approve a Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA) club at a middle school.
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Gay-Straight Alliances: Empowering youth, saving lives
I have a vague memory of hearing announcements and seeing posters for it on the walls. I remember wanting to go. I hadn’t yet come out at this point but I had the sense that I would find support and understanding in this club, and I wanted to be a part of it so badly. But there was a barrier in my mind that prevented me from being able to attend the club. I graduated without going to even one meeting…
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Linda Harvey: ‘Trashy’ gay-straight alliances promote ‘disease’
Ohio-based Religious Right activist Linda Harvey is upset that the Ohio Education Association is helping Gay-Straight Alliance clubs get off the ground, which she warns will lead more students into “sinful deviant behaviors that put young people at great risk of disease and other poor outcomes.”
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Mo. lawmaker upset by pro-gay shirts worn at elementary school book fair
NIXA, Mo. — A Missouri state representative said he was unhappy that two high school students were wearing gay-supportive T-shirts while working at an elementary school book fair.
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Caribou Coffee apologizes after erasing window art by local gay-straight alliance
NORTHBROOK, Ill. — The Caribou Coffee chain is apologizing after a Chicago-area store erased window art completed by a local high school’s gay-straight alliance.
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Settlement announced in N.Y. school district anti-gay bias lawsuit
PHILADELPHIA, N.Y. — A northern New York school district has agreed to a series of measures to combat bullying as part of a settlement of a former student’s anti-gay bias lawsuit.
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Judge’s ruling reinforces Fla. teen’s right to organize gay-straight alliance
OCALA, Fla. — A federal judge on Thursday reinforced the right of a Florida teen to organize a gays-straight alliance at her middle school.