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Anti-LGBTQ politics compel Kentucky teacher of the year to resign
“I feel unsafe to return to the classroom.”
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Teachers are already getting fired, resigning & speaking out against Don’t Say Gay movement
“I’m tired. I’ve fought for so long for kids to feel human, to be safe, to have hope. I don’t know how much longer I can do it.”
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Homework assignment requires kids to explain how they would de-gay their friends
The assignment said to write a letter to “a friend of your same gender who is struggling with homosexuality” and use “the Bible, reason, and your personal friendship” to talk them out of being gay.
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Why are Kentucky Republicans so afraid of a mediocre 12-year-old athlete?
According to her own parents, she’s not a particularly gifted athlete, but the middle schooler is now banned from playing on the field hockey team she helped create.
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Kentucky overrides governor’s veto & bans 1 trans girl from playing field hockey
“She started her school’s field hockey team, recruited all of the other team members…. Now Kentucky lawmakers have intervened to stop her from playing with her friends her eighth-grade year.”
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Teacher gets violent threats & resigns after writing supportive message for LGBTQ students
“If y’all protected human rights like you protect sports, this world would be a better place over night.”
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Kentucky governor vetoes trans sports ban calling it “most likely” unconstitutional
The Gov. said lawmakers passed the bill “without presenting a single instance in Kentucky of a child gaining a competitive as a result of sex reassignment.”
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14 other states are considering laws similar to Florida’s “Don’t say gay” bill this year
The bills would make it harder – or even ban – presenting books in class that talk about LGBTQ people.
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Anti-trans sports ban passes Kentucky legislature & heads to governor’s desk
S.B. 83 seeks to ban trans girls in 6th grade through college from competing in school sports on women’s teams.
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Judge rules former KY clerk Kim Davis violated constitutional rights of same-sex marriage couples
The case has dragged on for years. A jury trial now must take place to determine damages.