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Gay teacher ousted from Catholic school gets new job
Skutt Catholic High School in Omaha, Neb., ousted Matthew Eledge after learning he was engaged to his same-sex partner.
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Smith College votes to accept transgender applicants
Smith President Kathleen McCartney said in announcing the change that “In the years since Smith’s founding, concepts of female identity have evolved.”
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Gay dad on the elementary school mob that cancelled a play about a gay penguin family
There was another significant hearing this week on Tuesday about same sex relationships and whether to ban them.
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W.V. high school athletes attend senior prom as couple … and nobody freaked out
It’s prom season again, a special time that until recently has been reserved for straight student couples.
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Minnesota state Senate shoots down bathroom restrictions for transgender students
The Minnesota Senate has shot down a move to restrict transgender students’ access to school restrooms and locker rooms.
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U.S. House committee won’t consider resolution to kill D.C. LGBT students’ rights law
The resolution was introduced by Rep. Vicky Hartzler (R-Mo.), who said the law, signed by Mayor Muriel Bowser, would infringe upon the religious rights of faith-based schools.
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Students at Pa. school organize ‘Anti-gay day’ in response to ‘Day of Silence’
A Pittsburgh-area school district is investigating allegations of harassment involving students after complaints by parents and students voicing concern about a so-called “Anti-Gay Day” allegedly organized by some students.
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University of New Mexico students approve ‘gender‑neutral’ constitution
Students at the University of New Mexico have voted to make all pronouns in the student government’s constitution gender-neutral.
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Catholic students stage walkout to protest school’s refusal to hire gay teacher
Students and alumni staged a walkout Wednesday in protest of a West Des Moines Catholic high school opting to not hire a substitute teacher full time after learning he was gay.
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Online petition seeks to save job of gay speech teacher fired by Catholic school
Students, parents and alumni of an Omaha Catholic high school are among the thousands who’ve signed an online petition calling for the school to reverse its decision to fire a teacher over his same-sex relationship.