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Sequoyah High is told to allow a gay-straight alliance
Oct. 19, 2011
MADISONVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT)--The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, is calling on school leaders in Tennessee’s Monroe County to stop subverting the formation of a gay-straight alliance (GSA) at Sequoyah High School in Madisonville.
Gov. Brown Signs Historic Transgender Bills
Oct. 19, 2011
Members of the LGBT community have gained considerable ground with the recent passing of two bills aimed to help transgender Californians.
Criminalization Can't Make It Better
Oct. 12, 2011
Professor Kevin Nadal is absolutely right on one front: We need to Make It Better for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and allied youth. All students deserve a safe learning environment.
But criminalization is not the answer.
Opponents of FAIR Education Act Fail to Qualify Referendum for 2012 Ballot
Oct. 11, 2011
(San Francisco) Today, anti-equality advocates announced that they have failed to collect the required number of signatures to place a referendum for the November 2012 ballot to overturn the Fair, Accurate, Inclusive, and Respectful (FAIR) Education Act.
Advocate advises on Gay-Straight Alliance clubs
Sep. 29, 2011
The local chapter of PFLAG, or Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays, hosted a talk Saturday at the Trevi Entertainment Center in Lake Elsinore that focused on how best to launch Gay-Straight Alliance student clubs at area schools.
Is It A Bad Idea to Prosecute?
Sep. 27, 2011
This past weekend, the sister of 14-year-old suicide victim Jamey Rodemeyer went to a school dance to take her mind off of her brother’s death and hang out with all of her friends. “Then,” says Jamey’s mother Tracy, “all of sudden a Lady Gaga song came on and they all started chanting for Jamey, all his friends and whatever.
Hey, Lady Gaga: Make It Better, Not Criminal
Sep. 23, 2011
Earlier this week, 14-year-old Jamey Rodemeyer died by suicide. He was gay, he had been bullied and harassed because of his sexual orientation, and he had even created an It Gets Better video.
Gay-Straight Alliance Network and Equality California Applaud New California Department of Education FAIR Education Act Guidelines
Sep. 7, 2011
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
San Francisco – Gay-Straight Alliance Network and Equality California, leaders in the effort to protect the Fair, Accurate, Inclusive, and Respectful (FAIR) Education Act, applaud the California Department of Education (CDE) for issuing an informative and clarifying fact sheet on the new law and its implementation in schools.
Students Fight Harassment on Campus
Sep. 6, 2011
A couple of weeks ago, the State Senate approved AB 9, a bill that would require schools to update and implement their anti-harassment and anti-discrimination policies.
"Seth's Law" is named after 13 year-old Seth Walsh, a gay junior high school student from Tehachapi, who hanged himself after years of harassment at school.
