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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.

01/26/10
GLAAD Joins the LGBT Community in Remembering Equality Advocate Kevin Snow | 01/26/10

01/25/10
Transgender Woman Murdered in Houston; Some Media Coverage Misses the Mark | 01/25/10

01/25/10
Hearing Set on Bill that Would Ban Out-of-State Marriage Recognition in Maryland | 01/25/10

01/21/10
Department of Justice Intervenes in Title IX Lawsuit over Anti-Gay Bullying | 01/21/10

01/19/10
UPDATE: GLAAD Demands and Receives an Apology from Notre Dame and The Observer | 01/19/10

On January 13, The Observer, the student newspaper at the University of Notre Dame ran an incredibly offens

01/19/10
LGBT Developments Around the Country | 01/19/10

Every week at state and local levels, there are numerous developments on key issues that deeply affect our community

01/14/10
Notre Dame Student Newspaper The Observer Apologizes For Publishing Dangerous Anti-Gay Cartoon | 01/14/10

On Wednesday, 13 January, The Observer, the stu

01/11/10
Anti-Gay Violence Hits Western New York: Causes Community Concern | 01/11/10

Lindsay Harmon was celebrating New Year’s Eve at Roxy’s, a popular lesbian bar in Buffalo, New York, when passersby

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California Gay Radio Hosts Turn Possible Hate Crime Into Art
12/26/12

Two gay radio hosts in Los Angeles have turned a defaced billboard for their program into an inclusive piece of art, reports the Los Angeles Times.

Federal commission ruling favors transgender equality in Alaska
12/21/12

The year 2012 was a time of quieter revolution, in which a new interpretation of an old law could allow transgender individuals some access to the Anchorage Equal Rights Commission.

Atlanta mayor promises to change conversation on marriage in Ga.
12/21/12

When Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed called Lee Schreter on Dec. 11 to tell her was announcing publicly his support of marriage equality, she whooped out loud. “And I had a smile pasted on my face the rest of the day,” she recalled.

Md. lawmaker opposed to marriage equality charged in boating crash
12/21/12

A Maryland lawmaker who vehemently opposes marriage rights for same-sex couples faces charges in connection with an August boat crash that left him and six others injured.

Boca Raton Appoints Openly Gay 17-year-old to City Board
12/21/12

Tyler Morrison went from speaking out against the Boca City Council’s lack of LGBT protection, to becoming one its employees, who is now unprotected by a 46-year-old anti-discrimination policy.

VCU Investigation Says Coach Not Fired For Being Gay
12/21/12

Officials at Virginia Commonwealth University say that an "exhaustive" investigation found former women's volleyball coach James Finley's claims was not fired for being gay, as he believes; the claims were "unfounded," they said.

Anti-gay IL groups mobilizing coalition against marriage equality
12/21/12

A group of anti-gay organizations has announced a coalition to oppose same-sex marriage in Illinois, after lawmakers announced they would call for a vote on a marriage equality bill come January.

Despite anti-gay ban, Boy Scouts can lease public space, court rules
12/20/12

Even though the Boy Scouts of America bars atheists and gays, the city of San Diego is allowed to lease the group public property at nominal rates without running afoul of the state and federal constitutions, a federal appeals court decided Thursday.

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