The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case November 3 on whether religious preschools can take public money but still discriminate against LGBTQ children and those with LGBTQ parents. LGBTQ advocates have recently filed amicus briefs explaining the harm this would do. Let’s take a look.
The start of the school year should be a time of new learning and new opportunities. For LGBTQ parents, however, it may also bring concerns about how welcoming and inclusive our children’s schools will be. I advise following these ABCs.
My spouse Helen and I recently celebrated our 33rd anniversary, which got me thinking about the early 1990s when we first met. Take a walk back with me through a few significant early 90s moments and milestones for queer families.
Two-thirds of LGBTQ+ students felt unsafe at some point because of their sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression, according to Glisten’s latest National School Climate Survey (NSCS). Glisten reminds us, however, that LGBTQ+ students are multi-faceted and shouldn’t be categorized simply as “victims” or “leaders.”
It’s a day to say gay—and lesbian, bi, transgender, and queer! GLSEN’s annual Day of Silence has been rebranded this year as the Day of (No) Silence, a time for LGBTQ students and their allies to take action against anti-LGBTQ harassment and discrimination in schools.
A new study of LGBTQ parents found that two-thirds of the participants—and especially trans parents—said their children experienced structural and/or interpersonal stigma at school. The parents, however, shared a variety of proactive and reactive ways they worked to prevent or offset such stigma.
Things are always pretty purple here at Mombian, but I’m feeling extra purple today for Spirit Day, GLAAD’s annual event to show support for LGBTQ youth and speak out against bullying—which to my mind includes both personal bullying and the sweeping bullying of anti-LGBTQ laws and rhetoric.
Non-profit Pride and Less Prejudice, which has donated over 10,000 LGBTQ-inclusive picture books to elementary school classrooms since 2019, is holding a virtual auction through this weekend so they can send 1,200 more. Check out some of the amazing offerings!
It’s that time of year again, so here are more than 30 LGBTQ-inclusive picture books involving first days of school or other school situations—plus a bonus of three classics published more than four decades ago, showing just how long such books have been around!
The Florida Board of Education has agreed to expand the state’s so-called “Don’t Say Gay/LGBTQ” law to all K-12 grades.
