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Commentary
Conservatives are turning school boards into a battleground for culture wars
Struggling to push their agenda in other arenas, conservatives are bringing their buffet of grievances to schools – turning board meetings into an endless parade of ignorance, misinformation and just plain hatred.
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News (USA)
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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News (USA)
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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News (USA)
Wichita’s proposed nondiscrimination ordinance is so awful that no one wants it to pass
Wichita, Kansas has a strange and convoluted history when it comes to LGBTQ nondiscrimination laws.
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News (USA)
Unhinged GOP lawmaker arrested after trying to be a substitute teacher. He terrified the students.
He allegedly kicked a student’s groin, asked teens about their masturbation habits, and ranted about a foster child that he claims attempted suicide because of lesbian parents.
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News (USA)
Kansas governor signals she will veto bill banning transgender girls from school sports
“I’m going to support bills that bring jobs to Kansas and oppose bills that drive businesses away.”
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News (USA)
Student banned from riding the school bus for saying “I’m a lesbian”
The school says the language was “inappropriate.”
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News (USA)
Stephanie Byers becomes the first transgender person of color in a state legislature
The retired teacher and member of the Chickasaw Nation eeked out a lead of under 500 votes.
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Commentary
Out congresswoman Sharice Davids is fighting to keep her seat for a second term. Here’s why.
Rep. Sharice Davids (D-KS) made history as the first out LGBTQ person elected to Congress from Kansas.
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Commentary
Stephanie Byers could be the first out trans person in the Kansas legislature
Her transgender and Native identities are “part of the diversity and richness that makes me who I am.”