Utah House votes down bill banning Pride flags in classrooms
Detractors said the bill was vaguely worded and violated the rights of teachers.
February 27, 2024
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Most Americans OK Discussing Gender and Sexuality in Schools: Survey
And even conservatives are becoming tired by the culture war over gender in schools.
June 9, 2023
Missouri's 'Don't Say Gay' Bill Is Even Worse Than Florida's
If Missouri lawmakers had their way, young people wouldn't learn anything about LGBTQ+ people until they're out of high school.
February 7, 2023
Florida Extends ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Law Through High School Graduation
Now no student in a Florida public school will be taught about the existence of LGBTQ+ people or other gender identities until after they graduate from high school.
April 19, 2023
New kids’ book ‘Hooray for She, He, Ze, and They!’ explores gender euphoria amid LGBTQ+ book bans
Nonbinary author Lindz Amer’s new children’s picture book champions diverse representation and free expression. The Advocate spoke to them about their motivation for writing it.
February 25, 2024
Fact-check: Is Florida's 'Don't Say Gay' Bill About Sex Ed & Sex Acts?
Many have defended the proposed legislation as being about discussing sexual activities in elementary schools.
March 9, 2022
Miami-Dade School Board Considering LGBTQ+ History Month Recognition
Prospects for passage of the recognition are slim in light of state’s “don’t say gay” law.
September 2, 2023
Parents Mixed on 'Don't Say Gay' Laws, According to New Poll
However, across the board, non-LGBTQ+ Americans are becoming more comfortable with the LGBTQ+ community.
May 24, 2022
‘Don’t Say Gay’ Legislation Filed in Georgia General Assembly
The legislation targets LGBTQ+ topics as well as "critical race theory."
March 9, 2022
Americans Don’t Want Politicians Focusing on Transgender Issues, Survey Finds
Most Americans also believe that lawmakers don’t know enough about transgender issues to make policies.
September 18, 2023
Kentucky Schools in Chaos Over Conflicting Directions on Anti-LGBTQ+ Law
Republican lawmakers couldn’t get the law passed and enacted quickly enough, but are now facing the ramifications of their knee-jerk, rushed reaction.
April 18, 2023
Discrimination Against LGBTQ People Rose 13% According to GLAAD Study
GLAAD found that while reported discrimination did rise, more non-LGBTQ+ people understand there are gender identities outside female and male.
November 3, 2021
O'Reilly: Supporting Trans Students Is 'Truly Madness'
Responding to a Massachusetts school directive instructing teachers how best to respect the gender identity and privacy of transgender students, the Fox News host argued that a parent's right to know trumps the student's safety and privacy.
February 28, 2013
LGBT Activists Call Democratic Platform Most Inclusive to Date
The final version of the Democratic Platform is being hailed as the most LGBT-inclusive to date by queer activists and politicians alike despite the fact that the words gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender do not appear in the text of the platform, according to those who have read the document.
August 12, 2008
Drag Race's Peppermint Comes Out as Transgender
The New York performer explained why she was initially fearful to reveal her gender identity on this week's RuPaul's Drag Race.
April 28, 2017
91 Percent of Anti-LGBTQ+ Bills Failed in 2022: Report
While 315 pieces of discriminatory legislation were introduced, activists beat back most of them.
January 30, 2023
Can the Trans and Drag Communities Work Together?
After a RuPaul's Drag Race season that caused strife between the transgender and drag communities, drag performer Courtney Act advocates for advancing the conversation.
May 22, 2014
WATCH: Texas Teacher Suspended for Being Trans
A Texas teacher has been suspended after a parent complained about her transgender status.
April 9, 2014
Oklahoma High School’s atmosphere of bullying exposed in wake of Nex Benedict’s death
Former and current students complain that they are subjected to bullying with little to no intervention by Owasso school officials.
March 2, 2024
GOP lawmakers call for Alabama space camp employee to be fired, simply for being transgender
A Facebook post about a transgender employee at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center’s educational program has led to far-right attacks from Libs of TikTok, Sen. Tommy Tuberville and others.
March 18, 2024
Pete Buttigieg Explains Damning Impact of Florida 'Don't Say Gay' Bill
The U.S. Cabinet member spoke about how it would impact children like his own.
February 11, 2022