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In Our Words: Back To School

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September 25, 2013

We asked some of our current and former clients to share their ideas about what LGBTQ students can do to help make their school experiences safer and more inclusive.

See Also: Know Your Rights, Teens & Young Adults, Youth and Schools
Of Counsel: Ending the School-to-Prison Pipeline

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September 12, 2013

Lambda Legal has focused for years on young peoples’ rights both in public schools and in state custody.

See Also: Of Counsel, School-to-Prison Pipeline, Teens & Young Adults, Youth and Schools, Youth in Juvenile Justice, Youth in Out-of-Home Care
What LGBTQ Students Need to Know About Graduation and Prom

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May 20, 2013

For LGBTQ high school students, this should be a season of celebration, not trepidation.

See Also: Graduation, Know Your Rights, Prom, Teens & Young Adults, Youth, Youth and Schools
Ten Years Later, Lambda Legal Remembers Sakia Gunn

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May 14, 2013

Last Saturday marked 10 years since Sakia Gunn, a 15-year-old Black lesbian, was murdered in downtown Newark, N.J., for being who she was. Today, we honor the memory of Sakia Gunn and all those we’ve lost because of anti-LGBT hatred and violence.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Violence, Teens & Young Adults

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