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Michigan school board denies use of coming out, anti-bullying video
The school board in Saugatuck, Mich., this week voted against a motion that would have allowed a video on coming out to be part of the eighth-grade sex education curriculum.
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Duncan to Educators: Gay-Straight Alliances are protected under federal law
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan this week warned school administrators nationwide that gay-straight alliance groups must be recognized as having the the same legal rights and protections as other student clubs at public secondary schools.
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Education Department holds first ever LGBT youth summit aimed at safer schools
The U.S. Department of Education on Monday kicked off the first-ever LGBT youth summit, a two-day event on “Creating and Maintaining Safe and Supportive Environments for LGBT Youth.”
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Virginia school district agrees to stop blocking pro-LGBT websites
The Prince William County school district in Northern Virgina, has removed an internet filter that blocked school computers from accessing websites that provided information on LGBT issues. The action comes following a warning by the American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia back in April, advising the suburban Washington D.C. school district, to stop censoring websites […]
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Tennessee state Senate approves amended version of ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill
The Tennessee state Senate on Friday approved a controversial aimed at prohibiting teachers from discussing homosexuality in kindergarten through 8th grade classrooms.
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School principal bans ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ because a gay man wrote it
My senior year at Marshfield High School was getting rolling and auditions for our drama club’s production of Lillian Hellman’s “The Children’s Hour” were scheduled for the afternoon.
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Students protest Tennessee ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill, while Senate delays vote — again
The Tennessee state Senate adjourned Wednesday without voting on the “Don’t Say Gay” bill, and now the bill’s author, Sen. Stacey Campfield (R-Knoxville) has put off Thursday’s planned vote and rescheduled it for next week.
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Gay christian college freshman harassed by students, professors
Openly gay freshman Isaiah Thomas has discovered Messiah College in Grantham, Pa., is not quite a good fit.
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FCKH8.com takes aim at Tennessee’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ at school law
In this new video campaign, FCKH8.com takes aim at the Tennessee legislature, which is considering a controversial bill — dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” bill — that would prohibit teachers from discussing homosexuality in kindergarten through 8th grade classrooms.
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‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill will wait a year in Tennessee House; Senate vote this week
Tennessee State Rep. Bill Dunn said it’s too late in the year for the controversial “Don’t Say Gay” bill to be approved in the state House, and that he will not pursue passage this year