Category Archives: Schools/youth

February 26, 2025   No comments

Appeals panel: School can keep student’s gender identity from parents

A federal appeals panel said schools do not violate parental rights when they protect the privacy of a student using a different pronoun and name at school.

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May 29, 2019   No comments

Supreme Court action flashes ray of hope for trans students

U.S. Supreme Court action Tuesday offered a ray of hope for transgender students.

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December 16, 2013   No comments

Not all post-DOMA changes lead to more benefits

There was a flurry of activity among federal agencies this month to issue regulations concerning how they are complying with the U.S. Supreme Court decision striking down the key provision of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). All of them

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November 18, 2011   No comments

Gay-straight alliances help LGBT youth, young adults

Gay-straight alliance clubs in middle schools and high schools help youth not only while they are in school, but also later in life, according to a new study.

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October 28, 2011   No comments

Anti-bullying measures left out of education bill

In a blow to activists seeking to stop anti-gay bullying, two proposals to address bullying in schools were left out of an education reform bill approved by a U.S. Senate committee October 20.

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