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9 leading LGBTQ+ voices discuss the Queer State of the Union: ‘The stakes couldn’t be higher’
As President Biden addresses the nation in his most important speech of the year, where will the LGBTQ+ community fit in the narrative?
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Trans youth matter. Melanie Willingham-Jaggers needs us to fight harder for their future.
GLSEN’s executive director says hateful education laws are decimating queer students’ mental health. But they still have hope.
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Democrats introduce bill to fund LGBTQ & women’s history lessons
As states pass laws banning talking about LGBTQ people in schools, Congressional Democrats are talking about LGBTQ history in schools.
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GLSEN’s new executive director is ready to fight for the most marginalized LGBTQ youth
“I am striving to pour as much love, strength and support as I can into the next generation.”
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GLSEN appoints their first Black non-binary executive director to defend LGBTQ youth
After previously working at Cornell and serving as GLSEN’s interim leader, Melanie Willingham-Jaggers was chosen to lead the educational advocacy group into unprecedented times.
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Landmark LGBTQ civil rights legislation passes House in bipartisan vote
The Equality Act is now going to the Senate, where it faces an uphill fight against Republican opposition.