Topics :: LGBT students

Fla. Teen Hit With Felony Charges for Same-Sex Relationship

By Jason St. Amand | Monday May 20, 2013
An 18-year-old high school student has been slapped with felony charges for having a relationship with a 15-year-old female fellow student.

Principal Won’t Allow Transgender Student to Run for Prom King

By Jason St. Amand | Thursday Apr 25, 2013
A transgender teen running for prom king is upset that his school principal will only allow him to run for prom queen. Fellow students in York, Pa., are siding with him in the dispute.

Boston Frat Raises Money For Transgender Member’s Surgery

By Jason St. Amand | Wednesday Feb 27, 2013
Members of a frat from Emerson College have launched an online campaign in order to raise money for a transgender pledging member’s surgery.

Parents Say Bullying Caused Mich. Teen’s Suicide

By Jason St. Amand | Friday Dec 7, 2012
The parents of a gay Michigan teenager said he took his own life last month because he suffered frequent bullying inside and outside of school. The high school’s superintendent, however, says staff was not informed of the bullying.

Ohio High School Selectively Bans Pro-Gay T-Shirts

By Jason St. Amand | Monday Nov 5, 2012
Students from a high school in CelinOhio weren’t allowed to wear pro-gay rights t-shirts. Officials said they were too political. The students claim that classmates have worn Tees with pro-life and Mitt Romney messages.

Family Says Chicago Teen was Shot Dead Because He was Gay

By Jason St. Amand | Tuesday Oct 23, 2012
The family of a Chicago teenager is calling his murder a hate crime but as of now local police are investigating the incident only as a robbery.

2 Texas College Students Outed by Facebook Loophole

By Jason St. Amand | Wednesday Oct 17, 2012
The Wall Street Journal reports that two students from a Texas university were outed due to a loophole in Facebook’s privacy settings, which greatly upset the young adult’s fathers.

Bullied Gay Ind. Teen Expelled for Bringing Stun Gun to School

By Jason St. Amand | Wednesday May 9, 2012
A gay high school student from Indiana was expelled for bringing in a stun gun that his mother gave him in order to protect himself against bullies.

Tenn. ’Don’t Say Gay’ Bill Set to Die

By Jason St. Amand | Friday May 4, 2012
Tennessee’s infamous "Don’t Say Gay" bill has finally died.

More Catholic College Holding LGBT Graduations

By Jason St. Amand | Thursday May 3, 2012
Several Catholic college around the country are picking up on a trend to hold "lavender graduations" -- ceremonies that celebrate LGBT college students.