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Oregon City high school students protest Day of Silence with anti-gay t-shirts
OREGON CITY, Ore. — On this national Day of Silence, designed to call attention to anti-LGBT harassment and discrimination in schools, some students at an Oregon high school staged their own protest to tell others that “gay is not OK.”
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School district reinstates suspended transgender substitute teacher
LUMBERTON, Texas — A transgender substitute teacher who was told not return to her classes at a Texas elementary school after parents complained that she was a “distraction” to their 10 and 11-year old children, has been reinstated.
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Univ. of Kentucky says survey was intended to improve health services
LEXINGTON, Ky. — The University of Kentucky says a campus-wide student survey that asked students whether homosexuality was a sin was intended to improve the school’s health services.
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Minn. governor signs LGBT-inclusive ‘Safe Schools’ anti-bullying bill into law
ST. PAUL — Less than 24 hours after clearing the Minnesota state House, Gov. Mark Dayton on Wednesday signed Safe and Supportive Minnesota Schools Act into law, a bill aimed at strengthening the state’s anti-bullying law.
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Minn. state House passes anti-bullying measure; governor to sign bill today
ST. PAUL — The Minnesota House voted early Wednesday to pass a bill aimed at strengthening the state’s anti-bullying law, sending the measure to Gov. Mark Dayton to sign.
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Texas school suspends transgender substitute teacher after parents complain
LUMBERTON, Texas — A transgender substitute teacher said she has been told not return to her classes at a Texas elementary school after parents complained about her.
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Transgender student files housing complaint against Christian university
NEWBERG, Ore. — A transgender student has filed a discrimination complaint against a Christian university, alleging the school is discriminating against him by not allowing him to live in the men’s dormitories.
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Univ. of Kentucky survey asks students if homosexuality is a mental illness
LEXINGTON, Ky. — The University of Kentucky has issued a campus-wide student survey that asks students if they’d rather be gay or straight, whether homosexuality was a sin, and if they believed homosexuality was a mental illness.
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S.C. lawmaker claims university program is designed to recruit lesbians
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A South Carolina college that recently lost $17,000 in state funds after it assigned students a gay-themed book, has cancelled a solo performance with same-sex themes after a state lawmaker accused the school of trying to recruit lesbians.
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Kan. gay rights group says tenure proposal could lead to discrimination
TOPEKA, Kan. — The leading gay-rights group in Kansas also is lobbying against a proposal in a school funding bill to end tenure for teachers.