Biden’s Title IX sexual orientation and gender identity protections blocked in 26 states
The new rule protecting LGBTQ+ students in schools accepting federal funds took effect in the rest of the country on Thursday.
August 2, 2024
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Randy Rainbow Interviews Betsy DeVos: 'Are You a Little High Right Now?'
The comedian highlights how clueless our Education Secretary is.
March 16, 2018
Biden Officials Meet With Florida LGBTQ+ Youth to Assure Support
Education Secretary Miguel Cardona and Health and Human Services Assistant Secretary Rachel Levine met virtually with young LGBTQ+ Floridians Thursday.
March 18, 2022
DeVos Grilled on Discrimination Against LGBT Students
The Education Secretary is directly questioned by Oregon senator Jeff Merkley about her policies on discrimation.
June 9, 2017
Vandals Damage Betsy DeVos's $40M Yacht
The education secretary's boat — one of her family's 10 yachts — was untied from an Ohio marina and then crashed.
July 26, 2018
Education Department Will Protect Students From Anti-LGBTQ+ Bias
Such discrimination is a form of sex discrimination, and the department will protect all students from it, says Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona.
June 16, 2021
Betsy DeVos Won't Say if She Opposes Anti-LGBTQ Discrimination
Grilled by Rep. Mark Pocan, the Education secretary wouldn't give a straight answer about that or many other things.
March 26, 2019
Education Secretary Arne Duncan Supports Marriage Equality
Education secretary Arne Duncan joins Vice President Joe Biden and Housing secretary Shaun Donovan as Obama administration officials who support marriage equality.
May 7, 2012
Betsy DeVos Reaffirms: No Protections for Trans Students
The Education secretary got grilled on the matter in a congressional hearing today.
March 20, 2018
Randy Rainbow Sings to 'Cruella DeVos': 'You're Going to Hell'
The gay crooner lampooned the secretary of Education for attempting to slash the budget of the Special Olympics.
April 2, 2019
Education Dept.'s LGBT Employees Make Plea to DeVos
A letter sent last week asked the controversial Education secretary to protect LGBT students.
February 19, 2017
Harvard Students Greet Betsy DeVos as 'White Supremacist'
The Education Secretary faced a mostly silent protest when she tried to push "school choice" at Harvard.
September 30, 2017
Sen. Rand Paul Rants: Trans Inclusion Will 'Destroy Girls' Athletics'
The Republican from Kentucky went on an anti-trans tirade at a confirmation hearing for Secretary of Education nominee Miguel Cardona.
February 3, 2021
3 Ways to Protect Queer Kids in Betsy DeVos's America
Our Education secretary won't stand up for LGBT youth, so we must take action ourselves.
May 25, 2017
Trump Picks Right-Wing Activist Betsy DeVos for Secretary of Education
DeVos is also a proponent of school vouchers, which would divert taxpayer funds to private schools, including religious ones.
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November 23, 2016
Obama's Pick for Education Secretary Backed Chicago Gay School
President-elect Barack Obama's choice for education secretary supported a proposal this year for a Chicago public high school that would be geared to gay students. Arne Duncan, the Chicago school superintendent, approved plans for the Pride Campus of Social Justice High School, which was ultimately pulled by organizers at the last minute before a scheduled November vote by the school board.
December 18, 2008
Let's Talk 'Schools' With Betsy DeVos (Video)
This YouTube star lampoons the highly unqualified nominee for Education secretary.
January 25, 2017
Queer Sexual Assault Survivors Need DeVos to Enforce Title IX
The Education secretary is failing victims of sexual violence, which includes no shortage of LGBT people.
June 22, 2017
Anti-Trans Betsy DeVos Resigns Amid Fallout From Trump's Capitol Mob
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has been no friend to transgender students or other marginalized groups.
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January 7, 2021
The Time Betsy DeVos Was Confronted by the Parents of Trans Kids
The controversial education secretary faced an anxious audience earlier this month. Here's what went down.
March 21, 2017
Betsy DeVos Rescinds Campus Rape Guidelines in Order to Protect the Accused
The Education Secretary has made it more difficult for sexual assault survivors to prove they've been raped.
September 22, 2017