Results for: bisexual
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You Need Help: I Never Imagined I’d Live Past 20. Now What?
Babe, I promise you’re right on time. In 2020 I can’t be sure of hardly anything, but I am sure that you are good. You belong right where you are, and you get to do the messy work of finding out what’s next.
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Queer Crip Love Fest: Bring Love Back to Academia
“Why is a hug or a kiss seen as so much more loving than spending the time to give comments on a paper full of cherished ideas? Than sharing a drink to celebrate a quarter’s hard work? Than creating something together?”
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Daily Fix: Ahmed Mohamed Will Get to Take His Clock to the White House and More News
Ahmed Mohamed thanks his supporters, the killer of trans woman Janette Tovar is only getting probation, new studies galore, and much more news.
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Daily Fix: All the New Research You Can Shake A Stick At and More News
Research on nationwide LGBT legal equality, bisexuals in the UK, racism in the university classroom, and religion. PLUS updates on your fave/least fave Republicans, police practices overhaul in Cleveland, new laws and more!
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Daily Fix: Obama Calls for an End to Conversion Therapy and Other News Stories
Obama’s big statement on conversion therapy, Walter Scott’s murder, anti-abortion law in Kansas, discrimination against non-bisexual people alleged at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, and more!
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10 Ways Educators Can Make Schools Safer for LGBT Youth
We’re participating in GLSEN’s Ally Week and talking about how K-12 educators can become better allies to the LGBT youth in their schools.
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All of the Ultimate Back-To-School Advice for College-Bound Queers
There is literally no incorrect way to do college and Autostraddle staff are the proof.
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See Jane Teach: How Sexism In the Classroom Hurts Both Teachers and Students
“When I’m worrying about how to teach without coming off as a bitch because I expect students to be quiet when I’m talking, I’m not thinking as much as I should be about whether my students are really learning.”
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There May Be Two Sides to Every Story; That Doesn’t Mean They’re Both Important
Wisconsin’s Janesville School District issued an apology for showing a pro-marriage-equality video without also showing an anti-equality rebuttal. When it comes to educating kids, though, that kind of “fairness” doesn’t help anyone.
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Teach Me Your Ways: The Teachers Who Helped Make Us Queer
Many of us were lucky enough to have teachers who didn’t make us queer as such, but they did help make it a little easier on us, sometimes even before we knew it about ourselves. Here’s to them.
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Back to the 80’s and Section 28: Anti-Gay School Policy Resurfaces in the UK
A decade after its repeal, sex ed policies which are alarmingly similar to Section 28 have cropped up again, raising questions as to how much autonomy schools should have over sex and relationship education syllabi.
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New Research Suggests Homophobia Linked to Overachieving As Well As Misery
A new study purports that gay boys in homophobic environments pour their attentions into their studies and sports instead. Why is this, and does this apply to queer girls too?
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Québec Government Wants to Know What Your Deal Is With Homosexuality
A new government campaign asks simple questions to win all the points.
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GLSEN Study Finds Anti-Gay Bullying and Uncomfortable Teachers in Elementary Schools
“Less than half of the teachers surveyed believe a gender nonconforming individual would feel comfortable at their school. “
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More Visible Than Purple: LGBT Kids and the Road to Safer Schools
I wish we were all in a room so I could say, “If you are LGBTQI, could you please raise your hand if you believe you had room to develop your identity at your preK-12 schools? Your full identity?”
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Effort to Repeal California Gay History in Schools Officially Fails
The people trying to repeal SB 48, California’s gay history bill, aren’t going to be able to pull it off.
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Also. Also. Also: All The Gay Teachers, Marines, Anchors, Cheerleaders, Grad Students, Vandals, Etc.
What’s it like to be a gay teacher these days? Also: vandals on both sides of the cause, a lesbian couple arrested after being denied marriage license, ira glass, amy poehler, a song about pizza, homophobic teachers and so much more!
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Anti-Gays Find “Repealing CA’s Gay History Mandate” Quite Challenging, Not an Easy A
Forget about the fact that most California public schools can’t even afford new textbooks — let’s make sure that when they do, Harvey Milk isn’t mentioned anywhere.
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Medical Schools Not So Great At Teaching About Gay People
“The disappointing results of the survey of 150 programs found that on average med schools teach about five hours of LGBT related content, and some even reported teaching absolutely none.”
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Gay Students Still Face Web Filtering And “Neutrality” In School
It’s still tough to be a queer high school student, especially in these districts in Missouri and Minnesota.