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Calif. lawmaker removes son from school over transgender law
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A Republican state lawmaker says a new California law allowing transgender students to choose which restroom and locker room they use is part of the reason at least one of his sons will not return to his local public school this fall.
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Calif. school responds to claims that administrators harassed gay students
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — A Southern California school district said Thursday that it will implement policies supporting LGBT students after the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) demanded officials step take action to end discrimination against LGBT students by teachers and administrators.
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Calif. governor Jerry Brown signs landmark transgender student rights bill
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Jerry Brown has signed the School Success and Opportunity Act into law, a landmark bill to ensure transgender youth have equal opportunities to fully participate and succeed in schools programs across the state.
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UNC system bans gender-inclusive housing on all 17 campuses
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — The University of North Carolina system Board of Governors voted on Friday morning to approve a ban on gender-inclusive housing on all 17 campuses of the university system.
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Settlement announced in N.Y. school district anti-gay bias lawsuit
PHILADELPHIA, N.Y. — A northern New York school district has agreed to a series of measures to combat bullying as part of a settlement of a former student’s anti-gay bias lawsuit.
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Princeton Review rates 20 most LGBT friendly, unfriendly colleges
The Princeton Review released its annual rankings of “The Best 378 Colleges” on Monday, and for the second consecutive year, named Emerson College in Boston as the most LGBT-friendly college in the nation.
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Gay teacher fired from Catholic school after wedding makes local news
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — A California man says he was fired from his teaching job at a Catholic high school less than two weeks after his marriage to his same-sex partner was featured in local news reports.
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Teen delivers petitions urging Calif. governor to sign transgender school bill
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A 16-year-old transgender teen from Manteca, Calif., on Wednesday delivered petitions containing more that 6,000 signatures urging Gov. Jerry Brown to sign legislation that would change the way California public schools treat transgender students.
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Pa. school district scraps controversial anti-gay policy
ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. — A central Pennsylvania school district has scrapped a controversial policy that said its curriculum would not “promote or encourage” same-sex relationships or orientation.
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Calif. school district settles discrimination complaint by transgender student
The U.S. government said Wednesday it had reached an agreement with a Southern California school district to resolve claims the district discriminated against a transgender student.