transgender students

Idaho Governor Brad Little signed an executive order Wednesday to declare his state’s opposition to new Title IX rules.

During a House Appropriations subcommittee hearing Wednesday, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos refused to divulge whether she would deny federal funds to private schools that discriminate against LGBTQ people, racial minorities or those with special needs.

The Texas Legislature on Sunday evening approved two anti-LGBTQ measures: one that would harm prospective LGBTQ parents and children in their care and another that would propagate discrimination against transgender students in the state.

“I was really concerned when I read last month that the Trump administration repealed the guidelines protecting transgender students.”

The nation’s highest court decided not to hear the case of Gavin Grimm—a transgender boy suing his school district because he was denied access to the restroom matching his gender identity—this term.

The Trump administration plans to today redact guidance from the U.S. Departments of Justice and Education regarding schools’ crucial protections for transgender students, following a fight between Jeff Sessions and Betsy DeVos on the issue and a DOJ decision to eliminate the Obama administration’s challenge to a nationwide injunction against the guidelines.

“You promised to be a president for all Americans, but less than 48 hours after Jeff Sessions was confirmed as Attorney General, the Department of Justice took a concrete step to undermine equality for the LGBTQ community.”

In a significant signal that the Trump administration will roll back progress for transgender people sought by the Obama administration, Jeff Sessions used his first 48 hours as attorney general to back a legal brief that would ultimately block protections for transgender students.

New national data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that LGBT teens are far more likely to experience violence and bullying—and attempt suicide—than their straight peers.

First such law in the nation, will protect transgender students from discrimination

Award-winning documentary on gay issues celebrates its 10th anniversary.