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Document dump shows anti-LGBTQ+ groups helped craft Maine school district’s anti-trans policies
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (212+ words) Leaked documents show Maine First and the Maine Policy Institute communicated with school officials about bathroom and sports policies....
Justice Department sues Kansas schools for protecting trans students from being outed
1+ week, 4+ day ago (247+ words) Trump officials say Kansas City, Kansas, Public Schools illegally kept parents in the dark. The district says the case is baseless....
Maryland school district dismantles transgender student protections under Trump pressure
1+ week, 5+ day ago (242+ words) The Anne Arundel County teachers union warns that rules imposed after a federal funding threat “will begin harming affected students immediately.”...
A New Jersey school district won’t out trans students. Moms for Liberty is suing to expose the kids
2+ week, 3+ day ago (649+ words) The anti-LGBTQ+ group argues that schools must notify parents when a student uses different names or pronouns at school, even without the student’s consent. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump walks on stage during a Moms For Liberty event inside the…...
Trans band teacher accepted an Iowa school job offer. Days before classes, the board blocked his hiring
3+ week, 41+ min ago (845+ words) Ace Rios has already started setting up his classroom before a 2-2 split vote by the school board meant he had to leave. Ace Rios is a teacher in Iowa who says his job offer was rescinded after the school board…...
Maryland school district caves to Trump and adopts forced outing policy to expose LGBTQ+ students
3+ week, 4+ day ago (748+ words) The Anne Arundel County policy change came after Education Secretary Linda McMahon urged the Justice Department to punish the district, citing parental rights protections. US Secretary of Education Linda McMahon attends a Cabinet meeting hosted by President Donald Trump at…...
Emails reveal Virginia school officials approved an LGBTQ+ club — until conservative backlash hit
3+ week, 6+ day ago (1644+ words) A King George Middle School eighth-grader is asking a federal judge to intervene immediately after records show the district rewrote its policy to deny the GSA's existence. Christopher Wiggins is the politics and news editor at equalpride, where he leads…...
Hostile school policies are keeping transgender students out of class
3+ week, 6+ day ago (775+ words) Daniel Hoskins, who teaches film production and English, preps the classroom he's taught in for the last 24 years at Pacoima Middle School in Pacoima, CA on Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026. Christopher Wiggins is the politics and news editor at equalpride, where he…...