Virginia Beach Students Push Back Against Glenn Youngkin's Anti-Trans Policies
The students have been attending every school board meeting for the past year to speak out.
September 20, 2023
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The students have been attending every school board meeting for the past year to speak out.
The school board in Virginia's largest city recently deadlocked on whether to enact the Republican governor's model policies.
In a 9-1 vote, the board revised transgender student guidelines, sparking intensified local dialogue amid a broader debate on transgender rights and education policies in Virginia.
Casey Flores denies that he was "compelled to resign" as officials said and instead says he quit because he's moving to Florida for love.
He says his school system will stick to its inclusive policies which are in accordance with Virginia state law.
The Republican has run for and lost the Virginia U.S. House seat twice, most recently in 2022, before the Democratic winner died suddenly.
It’s just the latest move to erase the experiences of LGBTQ+ people from public life.
In a shocking reversal of the previous administration's school inclusive policies, the GOP governor issued guidance stripping trans kids of rights that critics say will increase youth suicide.
A far-right group funded the case that led to that decision.
His administration’s “model policies” roll back protections the previous Democratic governor implemented to affirm the identities of vulnerable transgender kids.
The right worries that white kids could be taught the truth about the Black experience in the United States over time.
Peter Vlaming, a former French teacher at West Point High School, filed a lawsuit in 2019 after he was fired for discriminating against a student by refusing to use his pronouns.
The Virginia election is set to be a crucial juncture for LGBTQ+ protections and reproductive rights amid intensified conservative challenges.
The ACLU filed two legal actions against the Republican governor’s education department.
They say Gov. Glenn Youngkin, given his lackluster record on LGBTQ+ rights, is looking to score political points.
Virginia's Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin wants to roll back transgender students' rights in public schools, but students around the state are rejecting his new policies.
The conservative governor is trying to figure out how to force districts that refuse to discriminate against their students to implement his policies.
Democrats are sounding the alarm over the daughter of late Supreme Court justice Antonin Scalia, Meg Bryce, who they say is a right-wing extremist.
Scott Thomas Smith wrongly claimed a student who assaulted his daughter was gender-fluid. After a contentious school board meeting, Smith was convicted of disorderly conduct and obstruction of justice.
#DeleteGrindr is trending over past tweets supporting Trump, DeSantis, Youngkin, and more from the hookup app's new CEO.
The Democrat held onto her seat against a far right-wing conservative candidate.