Federal judge allows NH trans student to keep playing on girls soccer team
A federal judge ruled yesterday in favor of a transgender student who challenged the state of New Hampshire's new law barring all transgender girls in grades 5–12 from participating in school sports....
Students challenge NH law excluding transgender girls from school sports
Late last week, the families of two New Hampshire public high school students filed a lawsuit challenging a new state law, HB 1205, which categorically bans all transgender girls in grades 5-12...
OUT Maine receives Equity Fund grant to support GSTAs across the state
OUT Maine has received a grant from the Equity Fund of the Maine Community Foundation (MaineCF) to expand and strengthen the network of Gay, Straight, and Transgender Alliance (GSTA) programs in schools...
Pride flag stolen from VT middle/high school, principals vow to replace
The Pride flag flying over Harwood Union Middle and High School in north-central Vermont was stolen over the past weekend. In a statement issued soon after the theft, the school's administrators promised...
Federal court finds NH classroom censorship law unconstitutional
A federal court ruled last week that New Hampshire’s classroom censorship law is unconstitutional. A broad coalition of educators and advocacy groups brought the challenge to the law, which actively discouraged public school teachers...
Great Barrington teacher files federal suit over police search for LGBTQ book
A language arts teacher at Du Bois Regional Middle School in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, has filed a federal complaint following a police search in her classroom for a copy of the award-winning...
NH Senate passes bill to ban trans student athletes from school sports
The New Hampshire State Senate last week voted along party lines to pass legislation that effectively bans transgender students in grades 5–12 from participating in school sports. The bill now heads to...
York, Maine school department to pay $237,500 settlement in teacher’s anti-LGBTQ discrimination case
York, Maine's school department has settled a case with York High School special education teacher Michele Figueira, who filed an anti-LGBTQ discrimination case against the department. As part of the settlement, the...
Amherst guidance counselors cleared of mistreating LGBTQ+ students
After months of protests and investigation, the three Amherst Regional Middle School guidance counselors accused of numerous complaints concerning their conduct with LGBTQ+ students have been cleared by an administrator in the...
NH Senate approves bills barring trans athletes, outing LGBTQ+ students
The New Hampshire Senate approved two anti-LGBTQ+ bills last Friday, one to ban transgender girls from playing on girls sports teams, the other requiring teachers to out LGBTQ+ students to their parents....
