Miami-Dade school board won’t celebrate LGBTQ2S+ History Month, citing concerns over ‘Don’t Say Gay’

Despite receiving overwhelming approval from the board last year, the newly implemented “parental rights” law has derailed the celebration

By Diamond Yao

Youth

The life-changing power of West Virginia’s only queer youth summer camp

Being queer in Appalachia can be hard. This one-of-a-kind program hopes to make it a little easier

By Nico Lang

Power

Growing up trans in ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Newfoundland

For one trans woman, watching the spread of U.S. legislation targeting trans youth brings back painful memories

By Rhea Rollmann

Power

The next big Supreme Court battle could be over LGBTQ2S+ student groups

A potential shadow docket case is raising alarm bells over the latest freedom of speech controversy

By Oliver Haug

Censorship

School district threatened with lawsuit after shutting down student newspaper over LGBTQ2S+ coverage

The ACLU claimed the district “blatantly violated” the U.S. constitution

By Nico Lang

Politics

Virginia governor Glenn Youngkin wants teachers to out LGBTQ2S+ children

The Republican looks to continue the state’s rightward shift on queer issues

By Silas Le Blanc

Censorship

A Florida school district is censoring books that promote LGBTQ2S+ equality

Advisory labels meant to steer Florida parents away from “unsuitable” material also target Black authors and their content

By Luca Della Penna

Education

The devastating costs of Republican attacks on schools

What happens when good teachers are prohibited from giving students the support they need? They leave teaching

By Jude Ellison S. Doyle

Identity

Oklahoma is requiring student athletes to sign ‘biological sex affidavits’

The policy comes in the wake of a law prohibiting trans youth from playing on the sports team that matches their gender

By Oliver Haug

Politics

Twenty-two Republican attorneys general target federal school lunch program

The group argues that the USDA’s anti-discrimination directives restrict their states’ ability to enforce their own laws

By Jackie Richardson

Power

A Trump-appointed judge just blocked federal protections for U.S. trans students

Twenty states sued the Biden administration to halt enforcement of the trans-affirming guidelines

By Jackie Richardson

Power

This red state high school is creating a gender-affirming closet to support trans and non-binary students

With the help of a $10,000 grant from the It Gets Better Project, the initiative will allow students to change into clothing that expresses who they are

By Ursula Muñoz S.

Politics

Florida schools are targeting LGBTQ2S+ students in wake of ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law

A new policy in one school district could potentially require schools to out trans students

By Oliver Haug

Power

Family-friendly drag events across Canada are facing a dangerous wave of bigotry

Right-wing rhetoric from the United States has been trickling north

By Chris Stoodley

Education

Biden wants to expand federal laws to protect trans students from discrimination

He is also preparing to sign an executive order preventing LGBTQ2S+ youth from being subjected to conversion therapy

By Dika Ofoma

Politics

Saskatchewan government criticized for funding schools run by homophobic churches

“No way our tax dollars should be funding a school that doesn’t meet basic fundamental human rights”

By Ursula Muñoz S.

Power

Nova Scotia town holds queer prom despite threats of violence against event

The incident is not the only threat of violence during Pride Month this year

By Ursula Muñoz S.

Politics

The U.S. has already passed 25 anti-trans laws this year—and it’s not over yet

Louisiana is the latest state to enact legislation targeting trans Americans, and others could soon follow

By Nico Lang