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Education

The world’s largest Mormon college is trying to crack down on LGBTQ2S+ student protests
Activism

The world’s largest Mormon college is trying to crack down on LGBTQ2S+ student protests

Student protesters could be arrested for organizing under new guidelines released by the school

By Nico Lang
The U.S. Supreme Court wants to force taxpayers to fund anti-gay schools
Justice

The U.S. Supreme Court wants to force taxpayers to fund anti-gay schools

A decision in the case to support discriminatory Maine schools with taxpayer subsidies is expected in the spring

By Nico Lang
How to make schools safer for LGBTQ2S+ youth
Ask an Expert

How to make schools safer for LGBTQ2S+ youth

GLSEN interim executive director Melanie Willingham-Jaggers on creating liberatory spaces for queer youth

By Andy Bandyopadhyay
Meet Evie Macdonald. At 13, she took TV by storm and became national figure in trans activism
TV & Film

Meet Evie Macdonald. At 13, she took TV by storm and became national figure in trans activism

The star of “First Day” has called out Australia’s prime minister

By V.S. Wells
I found trans resilience in an eighth grade, rural Ohio classroom
Dispatch

I found trans resilience in an eighth grade, rural Ohio classroom

When I wound up in a traditional community for my student-teacher placement, I sought comfort in unspoken LGBTQ2S+ connections

By Gill Platek
What gets ignored in campus debates over ‘free speech’
Opinion

What gets ignored in campus debates over ‘free speech’

Controversies at two Canadian universities demonstrate how students on the margins get overlooked again and again

By KC Hoard
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Why did Ontario vote to accredit an anti-LGBTQ2S+ college?
Politics

Why did Ontario vote to accredit an anti-LGBTQ2S+ college?

Charles McVety’s Canada Christian College may soon grant bachelor’s degrees thanks to a Fordian business bill. Many fear it could signal the erosion LGBTQ2S+ protections in post-secondary schools

By Paula Tran
Most Catholic school boards still refuse to recognize Pride
Education

Most Catholic school boards still refuse to recognize Pride

At the world’s largest publicly funded Catholic school board, located in Toronto, the object lesson is prejudice and indifference

By Erica Lenti
Inside the fight against transphobia in Singapore schools
Dispatch

Inside the fight against transphobia in Singapore schools

A journalist attends a five-person protest for a trans student—a rarity in the restrictive Southeast Asian city-state

By Kirsten Han
In virtual classrooms, Canadian students keep getting deadnamed
Education

In virtual classrooms, Canadian students keep getting deadnamed

Preferred name policies in schools have proven even more challenging during COVID-19

By Marsha McLeod
What’s next for Kathleen Wynne?
Politics

What’s next for Kathleen Wynne?

After 20 years in provincial politics, the first openly gay premier of Ontario looks back at a legacy that includes championing LGBTQ2S+ issues

By Erica Lenti
How Alberta GSAs are supporting LGBTQ2 youth during COVID-19
Your Communities in Action

How Alberta GSAs are supporting LGBTQ2 youth during COVID-19

The creative ways queer and trans students are connecting during the pandemic—from Zoom calls to Instagram board games

By Erica Lenti
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Do anti-bullying days really help LGBTQ2 youth?
Education

Do anti-bullying days really help LGBTQ2 youth?

There’s so much more queer- and trans-affirming work that must be done at schools every day of the year, this queer teacher writes

By Gordon Nore
Queer summer camp at home
Your Communities in Action

Queer summer camp at home

The Ten Oaks Project crafts love and support for LGBTQ2 kids and families

By Krishna Rau
I went to university to find myself. I learned I wasn’t welcome
Power

I went to university to find myself. I learned I wasn’t welcome

From the ages of 18 to 22, I learned more about what being a woman of colour brought out in other people than about who I was

By Eternity Martis
COVID-19: Your communities in action, Mar. 25
Your Communities in Action

COVID-19: Your communities in action, Mar. 25

A running diary of LGBTQ2 folk coping and caring for each other. Today: The 519 community centre in Toronto and North Carolina’s Campus Pride

By Gordon Bowness, Jon Higgins
Does being out help or hinder LGBTQ2 doctors?
Health

Does being out help or hinder LGBTQ2 doctors?

Medical students applying for residency are asking that the application include an optional field to self-identify as queer

By Keren Landman
What you need to know about Ontario’s new sex-ed curriculum
Sex education

What you need to know about Ontario’s new sex-ed curriculum

For starters, there’s no use of the acronym LGBTQ2 in the document

By Erica Lenti
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