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Bill Supporting Transgender Students Goes to the Senate Floor
Jun. 12, 2013
SACRAMENTO-Today the California Senate Education Committee passed AB 1266 (Ammiano), the School Success and Opportunity Act, a bill that provides crucial support for transgender students, by a vote of 5-2.
‘Boy or girl?’ As even younger kids challenge gender identity, schools try to adjust
May. 27, 2013
From the time they are born, we put our boys in blue beanies and our girls in pink ones. It’s a societal norm, an expectation even, that you just are what you are born — a boy or a girl.
Calif. moves to comply with 2011 gay history law
May. 10, 2013
California education officials took the first step this week toward complying with a law that requires public schools to include prominent gay people and gay rights' milestones in the curriculum, adopting a set of classroom material guidelines that prohibit "pejorative descriptions" based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
Transgender High School Students Gain Admission to Sports Teams
May. 6, 2013
Not so long ago, Toni Bias dreamed of playing in the W.N.B.A. But after starring on the girls’ junior varsity basketball team as a high school freshman, Toni came out as transgender last summer, began going by the name Tony and started transitioning to male.
LGBT Students Take the Fight to Sacramento
May. 1, 2013
The promise of “opportunity” is embedded in the Declaration of Independence: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” But the opportunity to enjoy life freely, to pursue happiness, to better one&r
LGBTQ Youth Meet Legislators, Rally to Demand Opportunity to Succeed in School
Apr. 29, 2013
April 29, 2013, Sacramento – Dozens of high school students are in the state capitol today advocating for two bills to help ensure all youth—including lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) youth—have the opportunity to stay in school and succeed.
Gay High School Swim Captain Makes A Splash Standing Up For Rights
Apr. 24, 2013
It has been one year since I raised my hand in a U.S. history class during a lecture on gay rights, and came out as gay to 40 of my peers and my favorite teacher.
School Success and Opportunity Act Passes Assembly Education Committee
Apr. 17, 2013
The School Success and Opportunity Act (AB 1266), authored by Assemblymember Tom Ammiano, has passed the Assembly Education Committee by a vote of 5-2.
