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Students and Social Issues » LGBT Students

May 15, 2018 Students and Social Issues
As States Debate Anti-LGBTQ Bills, Educators Focus on Supporting All Students
Brenda Álvarez

Educators are uniquely positioned to work towards creating a safe, supportive and affirming school environment.

November 1, 2017 Students and Social Issues
Educators Stand Up to Halt Trump Administration’s Anti-LGBTQ Agenda
Cindy Long

With progress threatened, educators are pushing back to protect LGBTQ rights, especially for their students.

March 20, 2017 Education Policy
Conflict Between Free Speech and Hate Speech Hits Boiling Point on College Campuses
Mary Ellen Flannery

How do we protect academic freedom – especially during this era of ‘you’re fired – and also meet the goals of greater inclusion and openness?

November 15, 2016 Students and Social Issues
‘I’m a Normal Kid’: Transgender Students Thrive in Supportive Schools
Brenda Álvarez

With gender-inclusive policies in place, educators can help transgender students stay safe and engaged in school.

June 7, 2016 Education Policy
Transgender Teacher: ‘Being Trans Isn’t Anything to Be Ashamed of’
Mary Ellen Flannery

Connecticut teacher Dusty Rader talks about his coming out and how his fellow educators across the U.S. can support their transgender students.

October 8, 2015 Students and Social Issues
Schools in Transition: A Guide to Support Transgender Students in K-12
Brenda Álvarez

A school climate survey conducted by GLSEN finds that transgender students are far more likely than other students to avoid bathrooms because they feel uncomfortable or unsafe.

September 25, 2015 Students and Social Issues
Banned Books Week: Protecting Diversity in YA Literature
Mary Ellen Flannery

Hundreds of books are either removed or challenged in U.S. schools and libraries each year.

October 27, 2014 Students and Social Issues
Is it Getting Better for LGBT Students? Yes, Just Not Fast Enough.
Richard Naithram

Real progress is being made to provide greater support & resources for LGBT students… but many schools are still hostile environments.

September 30, 2014 Students and Social Issues
How LGBT Students Can Pay an ‘Unfair Price’ Over a Lifetime
Tim Walker

A new landmark report asserts that lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) Americans are feeling the economic pain more acutely than others.

May 30, 2013 Students and Social Issues
Gender Identity Protections: Moving From Policy to Practice
Edward Graham
While most school districts around the country have non-discrimination policies to safeguard their students, Madison Metropolitan School District in...
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