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Chasten Buttigieg calls out Oklahoma superintendent, Libs of TikTok for dangerous school environment

Buttigieg said that Oklahomans should feel “embarrassed” for having Chaya Raichik and Ryan Walters at the helm of the state’s education policies.

Betsy DeVos Is a Threat to America's Children

All of the nation's youth -- especially LGBT students -- are at risk with Besty DeVos as Education secretary, writes Randi Weingarten of the American Federation of Teachers.

Fighting Back Against Sessions's Trans Attack

Trans youth were already under assault before President Trump and Attorney General Sessions made it worse for them. Randi Weingarten of the American Federation of Teachers tells us what she's doing to defend our kids.

Right-winger Corey DeAngelis seems to admit to gay adult film persona: ‘victim of poor decisions’

The activist against public education cast himself as a victim. Advocates called out DeAngelis over what they said was his hypocritical anti-LGBTQ+ positions.

Right-wing ‘school choice’ advocate linked to gay adult films appears in Republican Project 2025 document

Corey DeAngelis is listed as a contributor in the more than 900-page document. LGBTQ+ advocates have called him a hypocrite over his anti-LGBTQ+ stances.

Randi Weingarten calls Donald Trump 'connoisseur of chaos and fear' at PFLAG event (exclusive)

She didn’t hold back during her interview with The Advocate ahead of the event at which she was being honored.

Republicans Plan for the Midterms? Whatever Sticks to the Wall

American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten has been on the receiving end of the GOP's attempt to find a boogeyman to rally against in the 2022 elections. 

Kamala Harris defends LGBTQ+ teachers & condemns book bans at teacher labor union conference

“We want to ban assault weapons, and they want to ban books. Can you imagine?” Harris said of her opponents.

Trump orders closure of Department of Education 'once and for all'. He can’t do that without Congress

The president once famously said that he loves "the poorly educated."

Tim Walz slams GOP for restricting freedoms: 'Rights don’t work like pie. There’s enough for everybody'

The governor and VP nominee made the comments during a meeting of the LGBTQ+ Caucus at the DNC in Chicago.

Biden Nominates Lesbian Rabbi to Religious Freedom Commission

Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum, leader of LGBTQ-focused Congregation Beit Simchat Torah, provides a contrast to Donald Trump's homophobic appointees.

Marjorie Taylor Greene Says Lesbian Union Leader Is Not Really a Mother

Greene attacked Randi Weingarten during a congressional hearing Wednesday and again claimed remote learning turned kids transgender.

We Can't Reopen Schools Safely With Trump and DeVos in Charge

Randi Weingarten, the out president of the American Federation of Teachers, on how our current "leaders" are putting children in harm's way.

JD Vance once trashed a lesbian teachers' union president as a childless indoctrinator brainwashing kids

“If she wants to brainwash and destroy the minds of children, she should have some of her own and leave ours the hell alone,” Vance said of Randi Weingarten, who is a stepmother.

Robert Garcia Responds to Majorie Taylor Greene's Homophobia With Resolution Honoring All Families

The resolution is a direct response to Marjorie Taylor Greene's comments that a lesbian union leader and stepmother is not really a mother.

The misogynistic motormouth of JD Vance is the gift that keeps on giving

In a contest of running mouths, JD Vance is giving Trump a run for his money as he keeps up his insidious comments about childless women and children, writes John Casey.

Trump moves to abolish Education Department amid push against 'wokeness'

He can't eliminate a federal department unilaterally, but he's calling for legislation from Congress.