Results for: queer parenting
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Minnesota’s Anoka-Hennepin District Misses the Point, Appoints Anti-Gay Bigot to Anti-Bullying Committee
Bryan Lindquist, head of anti-gay Parents Action League, is an ex-gay “therapist” who calls AIDS “Gay-Related Immune Deficiency.”
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Toronto Decides Whether It Needs Separate Gay High Schools, Or Just Gay Equality
Yes, it’s good for there to be a safe refuge where gay students can learn and thrive in safety, but the goal should be to create this kind of safe environment in mainstream schools.
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Agreement on Anoka-Hennepin Lawsuit Ends “Neutrality Policy,” Gives Hope
“Teachers may affirm the dignity and self-worth of students and any protected characteristics of students, such as being LGBT, without running afoul of any district policy.”
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Outing Gay Utah Teen Did Not Solve Gay Bullying, School Finds
Add “outing your students” to the list of gay bullying solutions that don’t work.
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Troy, MI Mayor Suggests Gays Should Be Cured, Manages to Look Like Even More of a Jerk
Michigan mayor’s attempt to get friendly with the gays by attending a Troy High GSA meeting proves insincere.
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You Can Call Me “Fag”: American Teens Don’t Find Offensive Slurs Offensive
New survey shows that most US young people don’t find homophobic, racial or sexist slurs offensive. Is this a good or bad thing?
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Being A Gay “Good Example” in Australia
All sorts of things are being done and said about gay and trans people in Australia; here are some of them.
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‘Stop SB 48’ Campaign Doesn’t Want US History Books to Tell the Truth
The predictable, yet still enraging, backlash to California’s groundbreaking LGBT-inclusive history textbooks.
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Why Gay History Could Make History In California
Schoolkids in California are one step away from having gay role models included in their standard social science curriculum.
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California Textbooks Might Include Gay Role Models, History
What if you had found out about gay historical figures and role models from your teacher, and not frantic late-night googling?
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No One Wants Teenage Lesbians To Go To Prom Ever
Oh look there’s another high school administration that’s discriminating against an out lesbian couple at a formal school dance. It’s like they’ve never seen Mean Girls, don’t they know school dances are about accepting difference and being cute?
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Lesbian Teen Speaks On Why She Fought to Royally Court Her Girlfriend
“One thing I would really like people to realize is that this was never about getting attention. This was only about Sarah and I wanting to share a special event together, and about showing other LGBT kids that they don’t have to be afraid to be who they are because they are not alone. “
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Gay Teen Bullying/Suicide Crisis Updates & Action: How We’re Living Now
Taking stock of what fresh hell of gay teen bullying suicide crisis nightmare heartbreak grief we have woken up into today. There’s some good news and also Ellen, so all in all you should probably read it.
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SMACKDOWN: Lies In “The Truth About GLSEN’s School Climate Report” from Anti-Gays
It’s tempting to look for people to blame in the wake of the terrible tragedies this past week has brought, but it’s best to resist that urge. Oh wait, no. You can blame these people.
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Dan Savage Wants Baby Queers to Know: It Gets Better
Hi. Have you done something to take care of someone else today? Maybe you should, right now. It’s easy. You can do it on the internet. You love the internet. I love you.
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Can Queer Sex Queer Sex Ed?
Sex education in American high schools has been put through the gauntlet in recent years. What has this meant for the baby queers? Guest contributor Missy S. breaks it down.
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Constance McMillen Fake Prom 2010 Student Rebuttal: Bigotry or Bullying? (Yes. Both.)
Constance McMillen’s treatment is a nasty reminder of how high school kids can be cruel, especially when LGBTs are involved. We overanalyze, Angela Chase-style. Basketball players might or might not be changing beauty standards, the first female Cherokee leader died yesterday, racism is bad for your health, and Yale starts a student-teacher sex ban.
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Prom is Better Cancelled Than Ruined by Tuxedo-Wearing Lesbians
Rather than allow a lesbian to bring her girlfriend to prom and wear a tux, the school has canceled prom altogether! FANTASTIC. Also; the cute video of the kid finding out about gay people, the death of coffee shops, gays and the census, Bill O’Reily defends lesbian couple’s child and the national equality riders are coming soon to an oppressive campus near you.