Florida - Department of Education says Title IX protects transgender students from discrimination

Jacob Ogles

Florida Politics

St. Johns County, FL (St. Augustine)

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civil rights - Students Deserve Better: New Website Urges Department of Education to Protect Students’ Rights

Shin Inouye
The Leadership Conference

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ezs note:  I signed the petition... did you?

The U.S. State of Delaware Becomes the 15th State to Ban LGBTQ+ Conversion Therapy

Duane Paul Murphy
College Media Network

Dover, DE (Delaware State Capitol)

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ezs note:  Delaware residents - Actually, the headline is a bit of a misnomer.  Read the whole article - it prevents minors from using 'reparative therapy', but once the person turns eighteen, hey, have at it.  This crackpot 'therapy' is no better than Dr. Hobgoblin's Magic Elixir. 

civil rights - Three Ways Betsy DeVos Has Undermined Protections for Students

Helen Parshall
HRC

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Department of Education Admits to Rejecting Civil Rights Complaints From Trans Students

Aaron Rodriguez
HRC

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Under Betsy DeVos, the Department of Education leaves transgender protections up to the schools

Grace Nash
Muckrock

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ezs note:  This is a very important document. Muckrock e-mailed all 50 Departments of Education and requested under Freedom of Information acts what states were doing - or not doing - for these transgender students regarding their rights. Please stay informed!!

After outcry, Nevada delays school gender diversity regulation

Meghin Delaney
Las Vegas Record-Journal

average Nevada parent

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Transgender Students Turn to Courts as Government Support Erodes

Liam Stack
The New York Times

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Supreme Court will rule on transgender rights

Richard Wolf
WTSP

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Hawaiʻi Transgender Leaders to Deliver Petition to DOE

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Maui Now

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Feds list schools that sought exemption from discrimination statute

Tim Devaney
The Hill

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When Christian Schools Make Campuses Less Safe

Eliel Cruz
Sojourners

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The Department of Education’s Common-Sense Approach to Transgender Inclusion

Scott Skinner-Thompson
Slate

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US: Department of Education confirms anti-trans discrimination is illegal (UK)

Nick Duffy
http://www.pinknews.co.uk


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