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Issue 38, Fall 2010

Country Outposts

Illustration of an LGBT student hiding in a locker

Life can be tough for LGBT students in rural schools. But like kids in more urban areas, that can change with the right kind of support from teachers and parents.

Topic

Gender & Sexual Identity

April 16, 2010

National Day of Silence: Shutting Up for Justice

Today marks the 15th annual National Day of Silence, organized by the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN). This student-led civil protest will unite LGBT youth and their allies in thousands of middle schools, high schools and colleges nationwide.

Topic

Gender & Sexual Identity Bullying & Bias Rights & Activism

April 7, 2010

The Great Fulton Fake-Out

Remember Constance McMillen? She’s the lesbian teen in Fulton, Miss., who fought to take her date to the prom and wear a tuxedo. Her case drew national attention after she and the American Civil Liberties Union challenged the Itawamba County School District. The district had banned same-sex prom dates and decreed that only male students could wear tuxedos.

Topic

Gender & Sexual Identity Rights & Activism

March 11, 2010

The Mississippi Misstep

A school district in northern Mississippi has cancelled its high school prom rather than let a lesbian student wearing a tuxedo attend with her girlfriend.

Topic

Gender & Sexual Identity Rights & Activism

February 3, 2010

‘LGBT Content. Access Denied’

A couple of years ago, an acquaintance who worked at the local college where I was teaching had trouble sending and receiving emails. She couldn’t, for the life of her, figure out why. Then an IT administrator clued her in: Her first name—Gay—triggered the school’s Internet filters. They were set to block any references to homosexuality, gender identity, etc.

Topic

Gender & Sexual Identity Bullying & Bias Rights & Activism

January 29, 2010

Taking A Stand Against Sexual Bullying

The United States Justice Department recently struck a blow against bullying behavior. Officials there reversed a decade-old policy and asked to intervene in a harassment suit brought by a gay youth.

Topic

Gender & Sexual Identity Bullying & Bias

January 20, 2010

Texas Tears Up Textbooks

Texas is in the throes of rewriting the curriculum standards for its K-12 textbooks. And that is something to be very, very worried about.

Topic

Gender & Sexual Identity Rights & Activism

Issue 37, Spring 2010

Gender Segregation: Separate But Effective?

Illustration of a girl and boy separated by stereotypical interests

Gender-segregated classrooms are on the rise in the U.S. — especially the Southeast — but research regarding their effectiveness remains inconclusive.

Topic

Gender & Sexual Identity

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