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California lawmaker proposes LGBT-inclusive textbooks to combat bullying
California state Sen. Mark Leno (D-San Francisco), introduced a bill Tuesday that would require public schools to include the historical contributions of LGBT people as a way to combat bullying.
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LGBT library books doused with urine was an ‘accident,’ says Harvard dean
On Monday morning we reported that dozens of books dealing with LGBT subject matter, were vandalized at a Harvard library with what appeared to be urine. But now the college has announced the damaged books were the result of an “accident,” and not a suspected hate crime as University police originally suspected.
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Harvard College investigating vandalized LGBT books as hate crime
At least 40 books at a Harvard University library dealing with LGBT subject matter have been vandalized with what appeared to be urine, and University police are investigating the incident as a hate crime.
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Salt Lake City school board passes non-discrimination, anti-bullying policies
SALT LAKE CITY — The Salt Lake City School Board on Tuesday evening passed an LGBT inclusive anti-bullying policy, as well as a mostly inclusive non-discrimination policy after almost two and a half hours of debate.
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Former student suing school district after enduring years of bullying, harassment
ABERDEEN, Wash. — A 19-year-old graduate of Aberdeen High School has filed a lawsuit against the school district, alleging he endured “severe and persistent harassment” throughout junior high and high school and that school officials were aware of the harassment but failed to take steps end it.
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Parents fight school’s anti-bullying curriculum because it teaches LGBT tolerance
VALLEJO, Calif. — Angry parents in the Vallejo Unified School District, located in San Francisco’s East Bay, packed a school district board meeting last week to protest the district’s proposed curriculum plan that includes lessons on gay rights.
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Texas school board adopts LGBT-inclusive anti-bullying policy
By a unanimous vote, the Dallas Independent School District school board this week approved a new an anti-bullying policy that for the first time included protections for LGBTQ students.
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High school student, ACLU beat school censorship over ‘marriage is so gay’ t-shirt
A Colorado high school has reversed its decision banning students from wearing “marriage is so gay” t-shirts. The school recently banned the pro-gay marriage shirts, but allowed anti-abortion shirts.
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Gay student speaks out at school board meeting to defend suspended teacher
A high school economics teacher in Howell, Mich., suspended after ejecting two students from his class after the students said they believed that gays and lesbians are immoral, has garnered considerable support from the local community, and from one student in particular.
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Was Coy Sheppard subjected to homophobic bias for wearing pink cleats?
In one of those seemingly never ending shake your head moments occurring more frequently these days, comes this story from Mendenhall, Miss., where 17-year-old high school football player Coy Sheppard, was summarily tossed from the team when he came to a practice wearing pink cleats.