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Louisiana school backs off: Lesbian honors student allowed to wear tux to prom
A lesbian honors student in northeast Louisiana has been told she may wear a tuxedo to her prom, after all, a national advocacy group said Tuesday.
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Louisiana principal says lesbian student can’t wear tuxedo to prom
A lesbian student in Louisiana says she is going to skip her prom because the school principal won’t let her wear a tuxedo.
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Virginia school board restricts restroom use for transgender elementary student
A Virginia school board has voted to require transgender students to use a single stall restroom or a restroom of the student’s biological sex.
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Georgia school superintendent confirms he’s gay after local media outs him for using Grindr
A Georgia school superintendent has confirmed he is gay after reports surfaced in local media that he had used the gay hook-up app Grindr.
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Transgender students at New Hampshire school can choose cap, gown color
Students at a New Hampshire high school will now be able to choose between black and white for their graduation gowns, after a group representing transgender students asked the school board to allow that.
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S.D. Senate declines to consider bill to void transgender student athletes policy
The bill would have voided a policy adopted last year that allows transgender students to participate in school sports based on their gender identity.
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Catholic archdiocese of Cincinnati to tweak teacher contract morality clauses
The contract still prohibits teachers from “any conduct or lifestyle” that would contradict Catholic teachings or morals.
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Minnesota GOP lawmakers want to undo transgender student athletics rule
More than 20 Republican legislators want to undo a state high school league vote allowing transgender students from playing on girls’ sports teams.
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Virginia AG: School boards can prohibit discrimination against LGBT students
The opinion reverses one issued in 2002 by a Republican predecessor who said public schools could not extend such protection without the General Assembly’s permission.
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All-women’s Wellesley College to admit transgender students
School officials say “Wellesley will consider for admission any applicant who lives as a woman and consistently identifies as a woman.”