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Ole Miss chancellor: Gay slurs at student play a ‘learning opportunity’
GREENWOOD, Miss. — The chancellor of the University of Mississippi says the disruptions at a campus play with gay slurs and inappropriate laughter from the audience is an opportunity to educate students about tolerance.
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Nev. may allow transgender students to select teams based on gender identity
RENO, Nev. — The Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association (NIAA), the state’s governing body of high school athletics and activities, is considering allowing transgender students the right to choose whether to participate on either male or female school teams based on their gender identity.
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LGBT rights advocates say Utah bullying law may backfire
OGDEN, Utah — Gay rights leaders in Utah say a new law requiring schools to notify parents when their child is a victim of bullying could potentially do more harm than good.
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R.I. Catholic college cancels philosophy professor’s talk on same-sex marriage
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Providence College, a Roman Catholic school, canceled a talk on gay marriage by a philosophy professor who has spoken and written extensively in favor of it, prompting concerns about academic freedom from some students and faculty members.
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Pa. school board nixes transgender homecoming king entry
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. — A western Pennsylvania school board won’t let a student who was born female but identifies as male run for homecoming king.
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Theology professor to leave Christain college after coming out as transgender
AZUSA, Calif. — A veteran theology professor at Azusa Pacific University, a California Christian college, has been asked to leave his teaching post of 15 years after announcing last week that he is transgender.
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NOM, Prop. 8 players join bid to repeal Calif. transgender student rights law
SAN FRANCISCO — An effort to overturn a new law allowing transgender students to choose which school restrooms they use and whether to play boys or girls sports got a boost Friday when a major player in the passage of California’s now-defunct same-sex marriage ban threw its support behind the campaign.
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Gay student disciplined after reporting roommate threatened him with a knife
WARRENSBURG, Mo. — A student at the University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg, Mo., said he was given a letter of discipline after reporting he was the victim of anti-gay harassment.
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Indiana University GLBT alumni group launches scholarship campaign
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — An Indiana University alumni group has launched what it’s calling the nation’s first scholarship campaign intended to assist gay and lesbian students.
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Teacher fired from Catholic school after 18 years because she is gay
FRIDLEY, Minn. — Another employee of a suburban Minneapolis Catholic high school was fired after it was disclosed that the individual is gay and in a same-sex relationship.