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A Kentucky middle school asked kids in a homework assignment to discourage an imaginary friend from being gay
The assignment asked kids to write a letter to an imaginary gay friend expressing that "homosexuali…
Yelena Dzhanova
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A Georgia school staffer removed student's 'Gay is OK' artwork and compared it to a Nazi flag: report
The artwork features a rainbow with the words "Gay is OK" underneath an umbrella, according to NBC …
Yelena Dzhanova
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A Colorado high school volleyball coach says he was told to 'denounce' being gay and become a 'child of God,' or resign
Following Inoke Tonga's accusations about Valor Christian, a second coach, Lauren Benner, said she …
Cheryl Teh
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A majority of parents are okay with teaching on gender identity and sexual orientation in schools, a new poll finds
A new poll shared first with Insider highlights parents' views on classroom instruction about race …
Nicole Gaudiano
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A Florida high school paused distribution of its yearbooks over photos of students protesting the state's 'Don't Say Gay' bill. Then, students fought back.
The bill, which was signed into law in March, forbids discussion of sexual orientation and gender i…
Erin Snodgrass
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Trans kids in Alabama are officially banned from playing sports that don't correspond to the gender they were assigned at birth
The Alabama bill is the latest amid a surge of anti-trans bills being considered in state legislatu…
Yelena Dzhanova
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To my trans 5-year-old son as you start school: Not everyone is going to understand you, and that's OK
This is the first year the author's son goes out publicly as a boy. She wrote this letter to help t…
Anonymous
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The head of Oklahoma's Board of Education rejoices after a local elementary school principal resigned following hate-induced bomb threats
Ryan Walters, superintendent of public instruction, rejoiced when a principal resigned after receiv…
Madison Hall
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UEFA blocked Germany from putting up rainbow lights in its stadium during a game against Hungary, which recently banned LGBT content in schools and kids' TV
Munich asked to light the stadium rainbow for Germany's Euro 2020 game against Hungary, but UEFA sa…
Sinéad Baker
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'How long before they come for us?': Families with trans kids are fundraising to flee Alabama to avoid the brunt of anti-trans laws
Anti-trans legislation in Alabama, which goes into effect May 8, bans doctors from providing gender…
Yelena Dzhanova
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Moms for Liberty leaders are behind a new charter school, which will have little government oversight even as taxpayers fund it
Moms for Liberty is on the board of a new charter school. Charter schools have little government ov…
Katie Balevic
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Republicans want to prevent future Olympians like Laurel Hubbard - so they're banning trans kids from school sports
The GOP is relying on the same flawed ideas about testosterone that the IOC uses to run "sex tests"…
Canela López
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A safe house in Poland offers LGBTQ Ukrainians sanctuary from Russian bombs
Most of the 3.9 million people who have fled Ukraine have poured into Poland, but the country is co…
Emine Ziyatdinova
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2 dads say teachers at a New York school blamed their gay son for the 'horrific' homophobic bullying he endured and now they are suing for 'justice'
Jason Cianciotto told Insider that teachers at the Albert Shanker School blamed his son for bringin…
Joshua Zitser
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Tennessee GOP wants to ban books that 'promote' LGBT lifestyles from school libraries
Rep. Bruce Griffey said the bill would keep students focused on subjects like math and science.
Canela López
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The staff at a human rights museum was told not to show gay content to school groups
Staffers say they had to shield LGBT content with their bodies when school groups or dignitaries ca…
K. Thor Jensen
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It was 'hard being gay' at BYU. But at graduation a student showed her 'true colors' by flashing a LGBTQ flag.
"Students are afraid to be who they are. So they hide out of fear until they get out. I will not hi…
Katie Balevic
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Republican congressional candidate's wildly homophobic fundraising blast accuses his enemies of being 'sodomite predators' and 'LGBT groomers'
The self-styled "America First Warrior" remains at war with Arkansas Republicans, the Democratic pa…
Warren Rojas
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Michigan state senator blasts colleague for accusing her of 'grooming and sexualizing children' in fundraising email
Democratic Michigan state Sen. Mallory McMorrow tore into her GOP colleague, Sen. Lana Theis, who f…
Jake Lahut
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Heather Morris says her 'Glee' costar Naya Rivera would be 'so on top of' speaking out against 'heartbreaking' 'Don't Say Gay' legislation
Morris told Insider she thinks Rivera would "just keep the message going that you are all loved and…