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Washington makes school curriculum more 'inclusive' by adding LGBTQ+ history

When students "feel a connection to what they’re learning, they do better," said Democratic Sen. Marko Liias.

New Jersey Schools Begin LGBTQ-Inclusive Curriculum

Twelve schools have kicked off the pilot program, which will go into effect statewide this fall.

Illinois Senate Votes to Require LGBT History Curriculum in Schools

If the bill passes the House and is signed by the governor, it would make Illinois the second state with such a mandate. 

Teacher Threatened Over LGBTQ Lessons at U.K. School

Anderton Park Primary School in Birmingham, England, has seen protests over the curriculum for weeks.

NYC Schools Are Making LGBTQ History a Priority

The inclusive curriculum has finally won support - showing how far the school system has come since efforts in the early 1990s. 

California School District Agrees to Inclusive Textbooks, Avoids $1.5M Fine

In Temecula, where a school board member called Harvey Milk a pedophile, the board has adopted a new social studies curriculum but will review and maybe rewrite materials about Milk and the LGBTQ+ rights movement.

Why LGBTQ+ history matters

Opinion: "When we present young people with a version of history from which they are completely absent, they have trouble envisioning a positive future for themselves," writes Lambda Legal CEO Kevin Jennings.

Teachers are tired of the culture wars — and many support LGBTQ+ curricula, Pew survey finds

If there's one thing teachers can agree on, it's that government overreach has gone too far.

Massachusetts Schools Roll Out Comprehensive LGBT Curriculum

Teachers assembled lessons that will include LGBT history and explore the works of writers like Willa Cather and Langston Hughes.

Hundreds of Parents Pull Kids From School to Protest LGBTQ Curriculum

The California parents object to their kids learning about the accomplishments of LGBTQ Americans.

Teaching Kids About LGBTQ People Is Not Sex Education, It's Equality

A California school district was rocked by an LGBTQ-inclusive curriculum, but GLSEN's Eliza Byard says all children deserve to know the accomplishments of different people.

Kamala Harris Gives Fiery Speech About Florida Whitewashing History of Slavery

“To debate whether enslaved people benefited from slavery — are you kidding me?” she said.

Utah House votes down bill banning Pride flags in classrooms

Detractors said the bill was vaguely worded and violated the rights of teachers.

Democrats Introduce Bill to Support LGBTQ & Women’s History in Schools

The bill comes at a time when Republicans are trying to erase and rewrite certain histories.

GOP Candidate Slammed for His Schools' Homophobic Curriculums

A new attack ad blasts the Trump-endorsed Republican gubernatorial candidate's extremist private school curriculum that compares queer people to "child molesters and rapists."

California senate passes measure to include LGBT history in school curriculum

The California senate passed a bill Thursday that would make the historical contributions of LGBT Americans part of the public-school curriculum in the state.

Educators Must Offer Alternatives to the White, Hetero Narrative

We need a public school curriculum that reflects all our stories.

New Jersey Mayor Calls LGBTQ Movement 'Affront to Almighty God'

A new state law requiring an LGBTQ-inclusive public school curriculum has Mayor Alfonso Cirulli's hackles up.

Georgia hearing: Only anti-trans proponents allowed to speak; those against raise hands

In a hearing in Georgia on Senate Bill 88, a bill that restricts LGBTQ+ curriculum in schools, Republicans only allowed people from Gays Against Groomers and Log Cabin Republicans to speak.