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All-female college adopts new policy to admit transgender students
OAKLAND, Calif. — Transgender students who identify as female will now be considered for enrollment at Mills College in Oakland. The announcement makes Mills the first of the country’s 119 single-sex colleges to have an official policy for transgender applicants.
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MSU gets anonymous $1 million gift to expand LGBT center’s programs
EAST LANSING, Mich. — An anonymous gift of $1 million will expand programs at Michigan State University’s Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay, Transgender Resource Center. The East Lansing school announced Tuesday that the money comes from the estates of a Michigan State alumnus and his partner.
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Christian university expels student for marrying her same-sex partner
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — An Oklahoma college student just one semester away from completing her degree has been expelled by a Christian university for marrying her same-sex partner. Christian Minard says she received a letter from Southwestern Christian University in Bethany, Okla., notifying her of her expulsion after marrying her partner…
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Christian university gets religious exemption to deny transgender student housing
NEWBERG, Ore. — The U.S. Department of Education has granted a Christian university a religious exemption from federal anti-discrimination laws after a transgender student filed a discrimination complaint because the school would not allowing him to live in the men’s dormitories. George Fox University obtained the exemption in its effort to deny the student …
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Univ. of Calif. president Napolitano forms advisory group on LGBT issues
OAKLAND, Calif. — University of California President Janet Napolitano announced Tuesday the formation of a President’s Advisory Group on LGBT issues to advise her on how best to create a more welcoming and inclusive environment for LGBT students, faculty and staff across the UC system.
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Same-sex military spouses to receive in-state tuition at UNC
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — The University of North Carolina system has directed that in-state tuition be charged to the same-sex spouses of military personnel as long as the couple married in a state that recognizes same-sex marriage.
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Fla. student denied in-state tuition, seeks recognition of his same-sex marriage
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A South Florida college student is asking an appellate court to recognize his same-sex marriage after he says he was denied in-state tuition.
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Notre Dame embraces LGBT athletes by joining ‘You Can Play’ campaign
The University of Notre Dame has released a “You Can Play” video in support of LGBT athletes. The Catholic university video features openly LGBT student athletes and allies, including 22-year-old senior Matt Dooley, a Notre Dame tennis player who came out earlier this year.
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Ill. student leads dorm with goal of gender and diversity inclusion
As the son of a special-education teacher and an Illinois State Police officer Brandon Rohlwing says he tried to come across as just another typical suburban sports-loving, heterosexual boy during his middle-school years in West Dundee, Ill., but “some students saw through that and saw the real me,” he says.
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Proposed cuts to S.C. colleges over ‘gay books’ face opposition in Senate
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A state House budget proposal to cut $70,000 from two South Carolina universities for assigning gay-themed books to freshmen might not get much of a reception in the Senate.