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Evangelical Christian College's 'Queer Underground' Student Group Comes Out

Posted 05.24.2012

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The emergence of a secret lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) group at a small evangelical university in California is shaking up both the s...

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WATCH: Ousted Gay Grad Speaker Delivers Keynote Speech At University

Posted 05.22.2012

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The openly gay man who was ousted from speaking at his high school's graduation ceremony because of his sexual orientation finally got to deliver his ...

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Student May Wear 'Jesus Is Not A Homophobe' T-shirt, Court Rules

AP | Posted 05.22.2012

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CINCINNATI -- A gay student who sued his Ohio high school for prohibiting him from wearing a T-shirt designed to urge tolerance of gays will be allowe...

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Teacher Allegedly Films Gay Student Dancing With Transgender Prom Date And Shows In Class

Posted 05.15.2012

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A Pennsylvania student claims he was the victim of bullying by school officials after a video of him dancing with his transgender prom date drew ridic...

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Same Sex Couple Barred From Entering High School Prom

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 05.14.2012

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Hope Decker and Tiffany Wright, a same-sex couple at Lexington Catholic High School in Lexington, Ky., were barred from attending the school's prom be...

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Sharing The Stories Of LGBT Youth: Patrick, 18, From Auburn, Ala.

Diana Scholl | Posted 05.11.2012

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Gay Student Who Fired Stun Gun At School Expelled

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 05.09.2012

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Darnell “Dynasty” Young, the 17-year-old openly gay student who was suspended for bringing a stun gun to school to ward off bullies, has now been ...

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Iowa Student Denied Gay Scholarship Recognition At Catholic High School

AP | RYAN J. FOLEY | Posted 05.08.2012

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IOWA CITY, Iowa — A gay student in Iowa says his Catholic high school is refusing to allow a foundation that promotes gay rights activism to pre...

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Mother Who Sent Son To School With Stun Gun Says She'd Do It Again

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 05.07.2012

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Chelisa Grimes, mother of Darnell "Dynasty" Young -- the 17-year-old gay student who brought a stun gun his mother gave him to school to protect himse...

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High School Yearbook Profile Of Gay Student Shakes Community, Angers School Board Member

Posted 05.04.2012

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A Tennessee high school journalism instructor has infuriated locals, including one school board member, after publishing a pro-gay profile of a gradua...

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Gay Student Faces Expulsion For Firing Stun Gun At Bullies

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 05.02.2012

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Darnell "Dynasty" Young, a 17-year-old gay student at Arsenal Tech High School in Indianapolis, Ind., is facing possible expulsion after he fired a st...

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Dan Savage On Speech Controversy: 'I Did Not Attack Christianity. I Attacked Hypocrisy'

Posted 05.01.2012

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Dan Savage is speaking out after his obscenity-laced speech at the National High School Journalist Conference in Seattle sparked a national controvers...

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Iowa Newspaper Makes Rare Move, Devotes Front Page To 'Our Opinion' Against Bullying

AP | TIMBERLY ROSS | Posted 04.23.2012

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-- In a rare and forceful act of advocacy, an Iowa newspaper devoted the entire front page of its Sunday edition to an anti-bullying editorial after ...

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An Outreach To Parents Of LGBT Students

Peter DeWitt | Posted 04.20.2012

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Schools can play a vital role in the road to acceptance between a parent and their LGBT child. Of course, this is a very sensitive subject among schools and parents. How do educators know when they are overstepping their boundaries with parents?

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WATCH: Illinois LGBT Students Address 40-Year-Old Selves In Poignant Video

Posted 04.20.2012

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A group of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) students from the Illinois Safe Schools Alliance have produced an emotional new video in whic...

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First PTA Group For Gay Students Approved In New York

AP | FRANK ELTMAN | Posted 04.12.2012

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GARDEN CITY, N.Y. — Rachael Scheinman hears anti-gay slurs all the time. The senior at the Portledge School in Locust Valley, N.Y., says many o...

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Dignity For All: Creating An Inclusive School Environment For LGBT Students

Peter DeWitt | Posted 04.10.2012

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Even with all the increased pressures on schools today, a school administrator's number-one job is still, and always will be, creating a safe environment for all students, which includes LGBT students.

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Building A Resilient Community In Our Schools: A Call To Action For All LGBT Educators

Gary Nelson | Posted 04.04.2012

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There are parents out there who want to know how to guide their LGBT children. They look to us for guidance. They look to us for guidance. There doesn't always need to be focus groups and committees. There just needs to be a handful of people who can unite, teach, and guide.

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Gay Student Suspended For Wearing High Heels To School

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 03.05.2012

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Asante Cotman, a 17-year-old junior at Charles City High School in Charles City County, Va., says he was suspended for three days after refusing an or...

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Changing the Game for LGBT Students in School

Chris Murray | Posted 03.07.2012

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It had never crossed my mind that a teacher would not be accepting of a student because of their sexual orientation or gender identity. Why would an educator bring their personal beliefs into the classroom?

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Private Tennessee School Bans All Mentions Of Homosexuality Among Students

Posted 12.23.2011

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A Tennessee private school's decision to ban any mention of homosexuality among its student body is raising more than a few eyebrows among parents. ...

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High School Faces Civil Rights Claims After Allegedly 'Outing' Gay Student

The Huffington Post | Posted 12.08.2011

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After facing lawsuits from Barbara Wyatt, who claimed the Kilgore Independent School District in Tyler, Texas "aggressively confronted" her 16-year-ol...

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Murder Of Gay Teen Illuminates Schools' Delicate Balancing Act

AP | By GREG RISLING | Posted 01.24.2012

LOS ANGELES -- There were many missed opportunities to prevent the murder of a 15-year-old gay student at E.O. Green Junior High School in Oxnard. Te...

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Would You Identify as LGBT When Applying To College?

Posted 11.20.2011

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LGBT Ivy Leaguers, take note: Harvard University officials are considering the addition of language that will allow prospective students to identify a...

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British LGBT Students Asked To Change For Gym Separately In Some Schools: Study

Posted 11.18.2011

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A new study conducted by a British university has revealed some stunning new inconsistencies in the U.K.'s approach to its lesbian, gay, bisexual and ...

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