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Americans Divided on Use of Chosen Pronouns in Schools, Survey Finds

Legislation and public opinion clash over student pronoun recognition.

The Ninth Circuit's Monumental Ruling on LGBTQ+ Rights

Grabowski v. Arizona Board of Regents will have huge ramifications for gender-nonconforming student-athletes.

N.Y.'s Trans Kids Speak Out About 'Torture' In School

The New York Civil Liberties Union says its new report exposes illegal treatment of transgender and gender-nonconforming students throughout the state.

WATCH: Gay Prom Queen Fights Transphobia

When Nasir Fleming, a gay male student at Danbury High School, was elected prom queen, he took the historic coronation to stand up for trans and gender-nonconforming students.

These Lawmakers Want to Make School Safer for Trans Kids

In a letter sent last month, three members of Congress urged the Education Department to clarify an April statement related to how trans and gender-nonconforming students are protected by Title IX.

Right Wing Fails to Stop Gender-Inclusive Training in Neb. Schools

Officials at Lincoln Public Schools in Nebraska's capital are standing behind their recommended strategies for helping trans and gender-nonconforming students feel more comfortable, no matter the conservative outrage.

Seven Dead in Shooting at Northern Illinois University

Another student shot at a Northern Illinois University lecture hall has died, raising the toll to seven, including the gunman, who had graduated from the school and had been considered a good student, officials said Friday. The shooting was the latest in a spate of attacks in U.S. schools and universities, including the shooting of a gender-nonconforming student at an Oxnard, Calif., junior high school who has since been declared brain-dead; a 17-year-old accused of shooting and critically wounding a fellow student Monday during a high school gym class in Memphis, Tenn.; and a woman who shot two fellow students to death before committing suicide at Louisiana Technical College in Baton Rouge late last week.

California School District Temporarily Blocked From Outing Trans Students

The Chino Valley district was the first in the state to adopt such a policy, for which it was sued by California's attorney general.

California School District Will Make Staff Out Trans Students to Their Parents

The Murrieta Valley Unified School District's board adopted the policy Thursday night.

Public Schools in N.Y. Get New Guidelines for Trans Students

Groups that have championed the cause of LGBT students say the new guidelines go a long way toward protecting vulnerable children.

California Sues Chino Valley School District Over Policy Outing Trans Students

The policy violates students' rights under the California constitution and state law, Attorney General Rob Bonta says.

Tennessee 'Indecent Exposure' Bill Targets Trans People

It's one of several anti-LGBTQ bills pending in the state.

After Hideous Abuse, Calif. School Agrees to Respect Trans Students

The Department of Education has intervened on behalf of a trans girl in Downey Unified School District after she allegedly suffered years of verbal harassment by peers and shaming by administrators.

California Mom Who Claimed School Coerced Her Kid to Be Trans Wins $100K Settlement

In settling the mother's lawsuit, the Spreckels Union School District in California denied all the allegations.

New Guidance for Schools to Help Transgender Students

Providing safe and supportive places of learning for transgender students from kindergarten through high school is the goal of this new teaching tool. 

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Lehigh University Introduces 70-Plus Gender-Inclusive Bathrooms

The Advocate goes inside one university's bold new trans-friendly gender-inclusive bathroom policy.

These High-Schoolers Want a Trans-Inclusive Homecoming

'Guess what? It's 2014 and the world is constantly changing and improving,' say student leaders at an Ashland, Ore., high school as they open the doors for transgender homecoming royalty at their school.

Chino Valley school district sues California over new law banning forced outing

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the first-in-the-nation legislation Monday.

These 102 Colleges Are the "Absolute Worst"

If you're LGBT and pursuing higher education, you'll want to avoid the 102 unfriendly schools listed on Campus Pride's first Shame List.