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Transgender students face discrimination at graduation
Monday, May 20, 2013
2:48pm

Across the United States, millions of seniors are getting ready to walk across the stage in graduation ceremonies. This time can bittersweet for transgender students. Two instances of transgender students, in different parts of the country, have reminded us that schools can often fail to support transgender students and treat them with respect.

06/13/11
Tracy Morgan to meet with GLAAD, LGBT Youth and Families | 06/13/11

06/13/11
Webby Awards to Honor Dan Savage for It Gets Better Project | 06/13/11

06/09/11
Maine Legislature Upholds Protections for Transgender People; House Passes Anti-Bullying Legislation | 06/09/11

05/20/11
Web-Filter Company Announces it Will Modify Software to Allow Access to LGBT Content in Schools | 05/20/11

05/20/11
The Power Within: Anti-Bullying Comic Book Raising Funds To Spread Positive Message | 05/20/11

“Sometimes you have to be your own hero.” Writer Charles "Zan" Christensen and artist Mark Brill have joined forces

05/20/11
UPDATE: Widespread Support for "Glee" & GLAAD's Action Against FOX Houston's "Is TV Too Gay?" Segment | 05/20/11

05/03/11
GLAAD Calls on FOX Houston to Apologize for Broadcasting Extremist Views in Response to "Glee" Anti-Bullying Episode | 05/03/11

04/05/11
Connecticut Teen's Unspoken YouTube Video Actually Says a lot About Bullying | 04/05/11

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Gay Somali Teen Stoned to Death, Village Forced to Watch
03/21/13

A gay teenager in Somalia was reportedly stoned to death as punishment for being gay by Islamic rebels while villagers were forced to watch.

'Regular' couples at core of historic marriage equality case
03/21/13

Take a farm girl from Iowa, a mother of teenage twins, a fitness expert who went to Catholic schools and a self-described "Jersey boy" and what have you got? Perhaps the four people whose simple desire to say "I do" changes the face of marriage in America.

Chris Christie mum on ‘ex-gay therapy’ bill
03/21/13

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says he’s still against same-sex marriage and is undecided about a state bill that would ban “gay conversion” therapy.

RI Senate to hold key marriage equality hearing
03/21/13

Supporters and opponents of gay marriage will travel to the Rhode Island Statehouse for what supporters hope is the last legislative hearing before lawmakers vote on whether to join the rest of New England in allowing gay and lesbian couples to wed.

Changed Minds & Demographics in Marriage Equality Shift
03/21/13

The nation's views on gay marriage are more favorable in large part because of a shift in attitudes among those who know someone who is gay or became more accepting as they got older of gays and lesbians, according to a national survey.

Politicians and marriage equality: Profiles in calculation
03/21/13

When historians write the story of America’s cultural revolution on gay marriage, March of 2013 may well get its own chapter — the month when the political balance on this issue shifted unmistakably from risky to safe.

Leading pediatricians' group backs same-sex marriage
03/21/13

The nation's most influential pediatrician's group has endorsed same-sex marriage, saying a stable relationship between parents regardless of sexual orientation contributes to a child's health and well-being.

As Marriage Equality Heads To Court, A Look Back At The Bumpy Ride
03/21/13

Gays and lesbians have adopted the phrase "it gets better" as a kind of slogan to assure young people that life won't always be so tough.

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