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NOM, Prop. 8 players join bid to repeal Calif. transgender student rights law
SAN FRANCISCO — An effort to overturn a new law allowing transgender students to choose which school restrooms they use and whether to play boys or girls sports got a boost Friday when a major player in the passage of California’s now-defunct same-sex marriage ban threw its support behind the campaign.
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Indiana University GLBT alumni group launches scholarship campaign
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — An Indiana University alumni group has launched what it’s calling the nation’s first scholarship campaign intended to assist gay and lesbian students.
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Harvey: LGBT-inclusive education ‘pure evil, should be declared child abuse’
Linda Harvey of Mission America is deeply troubled that Dr. Eliza Byard of the Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network addressed the ceremony marking the 50th Anniversary on the March on Washington.
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Transgender veteran uses experience to reach out to others
Scott Schneider’s mom still calls him Megan. His dad quit talking to him for eight years. After struggling with his identity for most of his life, Schneider — a military veteran – started going by Scott in 2007 and began the medical process of transitioning from a female to a male in 2008. Today, he’s worked at UNL’s LGBTQA resource center for a year and a half.
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Transgender students face ‘outing’ when schools do not have inclusive policies
Getting accustomed to a new school as a transfer student may be a difficult experience. For lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender studies junior Rob Ortiz, the necessary first week of school changes and challenges were added to by another set of stressors: dealing with a university staff that was not prepared to answer the pleas of someone who identifies as a transgender male.
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University of Arizona seeks to boost transgender studies program
TUCSON, Ariz. — The University of Arizona is creating four tenured professor positions to expand its transgender studies courses.
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College: Gay rights assignment did not discriminate against religious beliefs
COLUMBIA, Tenn. — A Tennessee college professor did not infringe on students’ First Amendment rights or discriminate against religious beliefs when she asked students to wear gay pride ribbons as part of an assignment, an in-house investigation concludes.
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Calif. governor Jerry Brown signs landmark transgender student rights bill
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Jerry Brown has signed the School Success and Opportunity Act into law, a landmark bill to ensure transgender youth have equal opportunities to fully participate and succeed in schools programs across the state.
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UNC system bans gender-inclusive housing on all 17 campuses
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — The University of North Carolina system Board of Governors voted on Friday morning to approve a ban on gender-inclusive housing on all 17 campuses of the university system.
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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.