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From a Sex Educator: I Demand Better

… From a Sex Educator: I Demand Better Submitted by admin on Tue, … orientation, gender identity, and gender expression.  Sex education in the United States, where you can find it, falls … and rarely is holistic, despite that research shows that comprehensive sex ed is effective and abstinence-only …
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Birmingham Board of Education Enacts LGBT-Inclusive Anti-Bullying Policy

… Birmingham Board of Education Enacts LGBT-Inclusive Anti-Bullying Policy … affecting city schools. The first policy-- the most comprehensive anti-bullying policy in the state of Alabama … of other forms of victimization--because of their race, sex, and religion--than students in other regions We hope …
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GLSEN Statement on the Introduction of the Equality Act

… Act, which would prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, sexual orientation and gender identity in public accommodations, public education, employment, housing, federal funding, jury … practices. While schools must improve their policies, a comprehensive solution based in civil rights protections is …
Type(s) Policy and Advocacy

6 Ways I Make My Science Class LGBTQ-Inclusive as a Trans Teacher

… schooler, the gender binary was fixed and unchallenged. Sex ed classes focused on the mechanics of (preventing) … I made in the past about how to frame sexual health education. Though sexuality education is important for all … of my students, regardless of their identities, deserve a comprehensive, detailed, and responsible biology and health …
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State Education Agency Guidance on Implementation of Title IX and Other Federal Protections for LGBTQI+ Youth in K-12 Schools

… State Education Agency Guidance on Implementation of Title IX and … LGBTQI+ youth are less likely to experience harm.  Part 1: Comprehensive state policies that prohibit anti-LGBTQI+ … Bullying, and other forms of Victimization Based on Sex, including Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, Sex
Type(s) Policy and Advocacy
Issue(s) Harassment, Bullying, and Discrimination

No Laughing Matter: Michigan Needs Anti-Bullying Legislation

… by the fact that our legislature has yet to get a comprehensive anti-bullying bill through the legislature and … protection – such as race, class, religion, disability and sex – should be a point of consensus among Michigan senators, … Republican issue. Nor is it a Democratic issue. It’s about education and the future success of every Michigan student, …
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Everything You Need to Know About the Bill Threatening Trans Students'

… rooms, and other gender-specific areas that match their sex assigned at birth, rather than their gender identity. … our culture’s survival.” SB76 was approved by the Senate Education Committee in a surprise secret vote one day after … students in Kentucky, the Snapshot recommends implementing comprehensive school anti-bullying/harassment policies, which …
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U.S. Dept. of Education Releases Analysis of State Bullying Laws & Policies

… U.S. Dept. of Education Releases Analysis of State Bullying Laws & Policies … the Department has identifiedas necessary to create comprehensive anti-bullying laws and policies, thereport has … of bullyingand harassment, such as race, disability, sex, sexual orientation, and genderidentity and expression.  …
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New York Times Magazine: GSAs and LGBT Middle School Youth

… livid at first, because they thought it would be about sex, or us endorsing a lifestyle,” she said. “But the G.S.A. … Improvement Act--a federal bill that would implement comprehensive anti-bullying policies in schools. Read it for …
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Department of Education Turns Back on Transgender Students

… Department of Education Turns Back on Transgender Students Department of … for schools, districts, and states to ensure clear and comprehensive protections for LGBTQ youth from harassment and … a person based on their gender identity is, at its core, sex discrimination. Legal experts have been clear, regardless …
Type(s) Policy and Advocacy
Identity Topic(s) Transgender Students

Model State Anti-Bullying & Harassment Legislation

… Findings Definitions & Scope Of Proscribed Conduct State Education Agency Responsibilities Local Education Agency … of their actual or perceive drace, color, national origin, sex, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity, … website, any publication of the LEA that sets forth the comprehensive rules, procedures and standards of conduct for …
Type(s) Policy and Advocacy
Issue(s) Harassment, Bullying, and Discrimination

A Conversation About Transgender Day of Remembrance

… (black and brown trans people, trans women and femmes, sex workers) Darid: How does my intersectional identity … about the death and suffering of trans people to develop a comprehensive and widespread understanding of why it’s …
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Issue(s) Harassment, Bullying, and Discrimination, Misgendering, Gender, and Pronouns
Identity Topic(s) Transgender Students, Gender Non Conforming ​​​​​​​(GNC) Student