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25,000 Support Six-Year-Old Trans Girl Facing Discrimination

By Lindsay King- Miller | Tuesday Mar 12, 2013
The family of a Colorado transgender six-year-old is standing firm in their refusal to return their child to school unless she is allowed to use the girls’ restroom. And more than 25,000 have lent their support via a Change.org petition.

Gay-Exclusive High School Prom Continues to Disrupt Indiana Town

By Jason St. Amand | Wednesday Feb 13, 2013
Officials at a northern Indiana high school are saying that its prom will be open to LGBT couples, but one group is planning an "inclusive" unofficial prom, another a non-LGBT prom, while one outside teacher defended her anti-gay statements.

Indiana High School Students, Parents Seek Gay-Free Prom

By Jason St. Amand | Monday Feb 11, 2013
Students and even a teacher from an Indiana high school are pushing for a prom that would prohibit gay students from attending.

S. African School Claims It Can ’Cure’ Gay Students

By Jason St. Amand | Tuesday Jan 15, 2013
LGBT activists are criticizing a South African school for discriminating against gay students and for having a program that can "cure" homosexuality.

Court Upholds Firing of Anti-Gay College Employee

By Jason St. Amand | Friday Dec 21, 2012
A federal appeals court upheld the University of Toledo’s decision to fire the Ohio school’s vice president of human resources after she made anti-gay comments in an article she wrote condemning gay marriage.

Christian School Allegedly Denies Teacher Job Because He’s Gay

By Jason St. Amand | Friday Jun 8, 2012
A music teacher from Cincinnati, Ohio, says officials from a Christian school retracted their job offer after they found out he is gay.

Minn. Court of Appeals Rules Against Lesbian Golf Coach

By Jason St. Amand | Tuesday May 8, 2012
A Minnesota appeals court ruled against a lower court ruling where a former University of Minnesota women’s golf coach sued the school for firing her because she is a lesbian.

To See or Not to See? Prof. Sues College Over Attending Gay Play

By Jason St. Amand | Sunday Apr 1, 2012
A theater professor is suing Texas’ Lamar University after officials fired her for not attending performances about gay topics.

Judge Rules University Can Fire Employee for Anti-Gay Article

By Jason St. Amand | Thursday Feb 9, 2012
Crystal Dixon’s case against the University of Toledo was thrown out by a district judge. The former HR worker sued the school because she believes her rights were violated when the college fired her for writing an anti-gay article in a local newspaper.

Homophobic Facebook Rants Puts N.J. Teacher on Un-Tenure Fast Track

By Jason St. Amand | Friday Jan 13, 2012
A New Jersey school board began its firing process against Viki Knox -- an English teacher who allegedly made anti-gay remarks on Facebook last September.