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Georgia court upholds firing of teacher who read LGBTQ+ book to class

2+ hour, 8+ min ago  (603+ words) An appeals court ruled a school district acted within its rights in terminating Katie Rinderle after she read a gender-inclusive children's book to her fifth-grade class. A teacher in Georgia will remain fired after an appeals court supported her termination....

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advocate.com > news > culture > teacher-and-students-queer-wikipedia

How a teacher and her students are bringing queer equality to Wikipedia

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (750+ words) One professor's students have added thousands of references to Wikipedia entries on LGBTQ+ history. Professor Juana Maria Rodr'guez Brittany Howard's performance helped make the Oscars a little more queer! The remark came while defending U.S. strikes in a Jake Paul interview....

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advocate.com > news > education > virginia-settles-loudoun-transgender-case

Virginia school board settles lawsuit with students accused of harassing trans classmate

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (629+ words) Stone Bridge High School had found two Loudoun County boys responsible for harassment and discrimination last March. Mental health care providers in Texas risk their license if they deliver care related to transitioning to minors, the Republican attorney general who…...

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advocate.com > news > education > trans-teacher-fleeing-florida

This trans teacher has no choice but to leave Florida: 'I can't defend myself"

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (1745+ words) Saoirse Stone says state policies have turned her daily life in an Orlando high school classroom into a series of quiet humiliations. Saoirse Stone is a high school English teacher in Orlando, Florida. The cameras would keep an eye on…...

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advocate.com > news > education > california-sues-trump-forced-outing

California sues Trump admin over its demand to forcibly out trans students, obtains restraining order

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (662+ words) The federal government is threatening to withhold funding totaling $4.9 billion annually if the state doesn't allow forced outing. California has obtained an order temporarily blocking this action. High school students in classroom The state of California has sued the U.S. Department…...

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advocate.com > news > education > glisten-will-help-youth-shine

Under new name, supportive schools group will help young LGBTQ+ people Glisten

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (895+ words) GLSEN has adopted a new name while remaining focused in its mission. LGBTQ+ young people shine when they can be their authentic selves. Now they're going to Glisten. That's the new name of GLSEN, which was founded in 1990 as the…...

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advocate.com > news > education > court-upholds-inclusive-pronoun-policy

Maryland school district didn't violate teacher's rights by requiring chosen pronoun use, appeals court rules

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (701+ words) The court declines the teacher's "invitation to run the public schools," Judge Robert B. King wrote. Montgomery County Public Schools in Maryland did not violate a substitute teacher's First Amendment rights to freedom of speech and religion by requiring her to…...

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advocate.com > news > education > sjsu-violated-title-ix-transgender

Trump's Education Dept. claims San José State violated Title IX with trans inclusion in women's sports

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (456+ words) Administration officials want the university to apologize to women athletes, ban trans women, and more. The Trump administration claims San Jos" State University in California violated federal law by allowing a transgender woman to play on the women's volleyball team....

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advocate.com > news > education > arkansas-nixes-pro-transgender-academic

U of Arkansas withdraws offer to new law school dean because she supported trans athletes

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (719+ words) The university announced Emily Suski's hiring last week, then changed course after conservatives spoke out against her views. University of Arkansas campus The University of Arkansas has withdrawn a job offer to Emily Suski as dean of its law school…...

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advocate.com > news > education > supreme-court-appeal-forced-outing

Conservative Californians ask SCOTUS to allow forced outing of transgender students

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (697+ words) Parents and teachers represented by the Thomas More Society have filed an emergency appeal with the high court. Transgender Pride flag at Supreme Court A conservative legal group, representing parents and teachers in California, has filed an emergency appeal with…...