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Something’s rotten in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Racist and homophobic posters began circulating the halls of McCormick Junior High last week, and instead of doing anything about it, the school’s principal, Jeff Conine, decided to fire the teacher who brought the issue to his attention. The posters read: “It’s great to be straight. It’s not OK to be gay. Black lives matter only because if it weren’t for them who would pick our cotton. Join the KKK.” When substitute teacher and co-sponsor of the...

How the Moon Fell from the Sky and Nobody Even Noticed is a film to watch out for. How the Moon Fell from the Sky and Nobody Even Noticed is a musical short film about high schoolers, by high schools, and for the rest of the world. The story follows two friends, Benji (played by Petere Carroll) and Ruben (played by Nick Trivisonno), who decide to make a film together for fun. That decision then starts them down a journey towards...

A Massachusetts teacher was allegedly fired for supporting LGBTQ students. Cory Grant was a head teacher for upper elementary students in fourth through sixth grade at the Harborlight Montessori School. After working at the school for three years, he was fired in June 2017. He then filed a complaint this past Monday with the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination. Grant’s reasoning for the complaint is that he thinks he was fired for his support of LGBTQ students. While he worked at the school,...

'I was terrified, but by the end, I was dancing around in my pants and crying with happy tears.’ Getting naked and looking at yourself in the mirror can be awkward, difficult or empowering – depending on how confident you are about your body. A new video from National Student Pride sees five young LGBTI students coming to grips with that exact task. Today the Pride organization is announcing the details of an open mic session on body confidence at their event...

Students describe the decision as a 'major and unprecedented accomplishment for a Catholic university' Georgetown University announced this week that it will offer LGBTI student housing. The catholic university is in Washington D.C., capital city of the US. The university’s Office of Residential Living has announced it accepted the proposal for a new Living Learning Community (LLC). The new building will provide safe space for students to explore gender and sexuality. Crossroads: Gender and Sexuality is the name of this new LLC. It is intended...

A New York State heath teacher was suspended with pay after parents complained that their seventh-grade students were given information about transgender issues. “The parents have concerns, and they are mine as well,” Superintendent Vince Canini said Tuesday. He also added that, “We have never had this issue before. We may have to make some policy changes because of it.” The “issue” at hand concerns handouts that were given to students. All students, between seventh and tenth grade, received a 42-paged...

'We’re not all from one group, but we’re all united' When 14 year-old Garrett McCann started getting bullied at school for being gay, he told his teachers. They told him to go to the principal, who sent out a letter to parents Garrett’s classmates, however, wanted to go further. On Monday (23 October) morning, over 200 students showed up to York High School in Maine at 6:30 am. They carried rainbow flags and posters of support for Garrett’s plight. Several remained even after...

"People actually fought hate with peace, which is exactly what should be going on." When an anti-gay protester interrupted a celebration of the LGBT community at the University of Maine last week, the students involved chose to counteract the hate with a message of love. More than 100 students were gathered for a Coming Out Week event, which was meant to promote LGBT inclusion and acceptance on the campus, when a man carrying a sign with a Bible verse began to...

Children from grade 1 will learn that it is ok to be gay The Cambodian government is planning to introduce a new school course to teach students about LGBTI issues, sexuality and gender. Called ‘Life Skills’ the course will be taught from grades 1 to 12, and coursework will be introduced from grade 5. The Ministry of Education worked closely with Cambodian LGBTI advocates. Srun Srorn was one of those advocates who said the course would help to reduce discrimination against the...

A student at a Buffalo high school has filed a federal lawsuit, with the help of the New York Civil Liberties Union, for the right to form a Gay-Straight Alliance. The openly gay 18 year-old Byshop Elliott could no long sit idly by, ignoring the reportedly homophobic atmosphere in the school, and said he is suing because, “I just want them to wake up,” he told The Buffalo News. The lawsuit alleges that McKinley Principal Crystal Boling-Barton has warned students during...

A school of students have celebrated this teacher coming out in the most perfect way. Daniel Gray, a teacher at the Harris Academy South Norwood school in London decided to come out infant of the 1,000 students who study at the school. The decision was was a difficult one for Gray to make, as he had been told to keep his sexuality secret during his training. However, the 32-year-old decided to reveal his sexuality as part of LGBT History Month in the...

LEESBURG, Fla. (AP) — A federal appeals court has ruled that students at a Florida middle school have the right to form a gay-straight alliance club. The decision Tuesday by the Atlanta-based 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals came after the American Civil Liberties Union of Florida appealed a previous judge’s decision that school officials could deny the club recognition. The court’s reversal opinion found the club should have equal access to use school facilities as other extra-curricular clubs. The case...