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April 2, 2017

Educators refuse to let renewed attacks from wave of anti-gay legislation go unanswered

“We want every student to know we respect who you are as an individual and accept you as part of our school family.”

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March 3, 2017

Millions of educators take a stand for transgender students in advance of historic Supreme Court decision

“This is a public school and everybody is welcome as they are. The onus is on us to make any accommodations within our human power to help all of our students feel safe and happy.”

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December 17, 2016

Student-led effort leads to banning of Confederate flag in Indiana high school

Tensions came to a head when students showed solidarity with fellow students by wearing rainbow colors to school on LGBT Spirit Day. Not to be outdone, some of their classmates showed up the next day draped in Confederate flags.

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October 15, 2016

Gay-Straight Alliances create safer, more affirming schools for all students

“The challenge has been to convince people that standing up for LGBT students has nothing to do with sex and everything to do with making these students feel safe and supported because every student deserves that.”

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September 15, 2016

An educator steps up for LGBTQ youth of color

Students are struggling to understand not only what it means to be gay, but “the intersection of being both Black and gay and Hispanic and gay.”

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June 21, 2016

I Am Jazz changes school environment for transgender students

55.5% of LGBTQ students felt unsafe at school because of their sexual orientation, while 37.8% felt unsafe because of their gender expression.

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November 15, 2015

Transgender student rights emerging challenge for America’s schools

Schools must navigate the issue of transgender student rights in order to provide a safe learning environment for all.

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