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Vote now for LGBTQ Nation’s 2022 Hero Protecting the Children
LGBTQ youth has been bearing the brunt of the assault on our rights this past year. Here are 5 nominees who stood up to defend their equality and well-being.
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Teen punished for saying she’s a lesbian on the school bus gets actual justice
The bus driver and the school’s principal lost their jobs.
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ACLU steps in after two school employees punished student for saying “I’m a lesbian”
The ACLU informed the school district that the school’s principal and bus driver violated the constitutional rights of an eighth grader by suspending her and misrepresenting her actions.
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Two employees punished for banning student from the school bus for saying “I’m a lesbian”
In addition to violating federal law by punishing the eighth grader for simply stating her identity, the bus driver lied in his report of the incident to try and justify it.
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Student banned from riding the school bus for saying “I’m a lesbian”
The school says the language was “inappropriate.”