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District Court Hears Challenge to Federal Guidance Protecting Transgender Students and Employees

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August 12, 2016

Five leading national civil and LGBT rights organizations urged the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas to reject an effort to block the Obama administration’s interpretations of several federal laws pending trial in Texas v. United States, including federal guidance advising public school districts across the country that the federal Departments of Justice and Education believe that transgender students should be allowed to use restrooms that correspond with their gender identity.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Employment and Rights in the Workplace, Transgender Rights, Youth and Schools
Georgia Advocates Launch New Tool to Monitor Discrimination Against Transgender Students

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August 8, 2016

As Georgia students return to school, five LGBT advocacy groups have introduced a new resource called the Georgia Transgender Student Rights Watch.

See Also: Transgender Rights, Youth and Schools
Lambda Legal Applauds New Federal Guidance on Transgender Students’ Access to Bathrooms

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May 13, 2016

The Obama Administration today issued new guidance directing public school districts across the country to allow transgender students to use the bathroom that corresponds with their gender identity.

See Also: Teens & Young Adults, Transgender Rights, Youth and Schools
Arizona Lawmakers Refuse to Stop Discriminating Against LGBT Students

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May 12, 2016

If you’re teaching students about their health, especially sexual health, you shouldn’t omit information that’s critical for some people. Yet this is exactly what an Arizona law mandates.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Teens and Young Adults, Youth and Schools
Ask Lambda Legal: My Child Just Came Out To Me, Now What?

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May 11, 2016

My daughter recently came out as lesbian, and while I was shocked at first, I want to be there for her and be supportive. But to be honest, I don’t know where to start, or what the best resources are for more information. There is so much online, and I’m not sure what to trust. What do you recommend?

See Also: Ask Lambda Legal, Family, Teens and Young Adults, Youth and Schools
Lambda Legal Applauds New Chicago Public Schools Guidelines for Transgender Students, Staff and Adults

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May 3, 2016

Today, Chicago Public Schools (CPS) announced new guidelines aimed at providing a more inclusive and welcoming environment for transgender students, employees and adults, including specific language establishing that transgender people have equal access to the facilities that correspond to their gender identity.

See Also: Transgender Rights, Youth and Schools
Lambda Legal Urges Pine-Richland School District to Maintain Safe and Affirming Bathroom Policy

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April 18, 2016

Tonight at the Pine-Richland School District school board meeting Lambda Legal attorney Omar Gonzalez-Pagan will stand with transgender students and their parents if recently proposed discriminatory policies are discussed.

See Also: Transgender Rights, Youth and Schools
Fighting For Silence: You(th) Have Rights Too

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April 15, 2016

Last year, my school’s GSA decided to participate in GLSEN’s Day of Silence because we believed that it sent a very important message about the oppression that the LGBTQ+ community faces every day. We wanted to publicize the event in our school with posters and PA system announcements because we believed that anyone in our school not involved with the club should have a right to participate as well—but our administration wouldn’t allow it.

See Also: Day of Silence, GLSEN, Youth and Schools
Day of Silence: Lambda Legal Stands with LGBTQ Students and Their Allies

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April 7, 2016

April 15th is GLSEN's annual Day of Silence. A powerful annual expression of strength and solidarity, this year this witness takes place as elected representatives in North Carolina, Mississippi and elsewhere move aggressively to enact hateful anti-LGBTQ legislation that will serve only to heighten the very anti-LGBTQ bullying that Day of Silence seeks to combat.

See Also: Day of Silence, GLSEN, Transgender Rights, Youth and Schools
In My Own Words: Elsie's Story

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March 31, 2016

“Mommy, I had the best time of my life!” said my beautiful 8-year-old daughter Elsie after returning from the Daddy-Daughter dance at her school. It was a bumpy road to get here, but Elsie’s happiness made it all worth it. This is our story about how Lambda Legal helped make this day possible.

See Also: Transgender Rights, Youth and Schools