GLSEN
@glsen.bsky.social
Fighting for safe, affirming, and inclusive schools for LGBTQ+ youth and all students. www.glsen.org
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“Living in Florida as the parent of LGBTQ+ youth for the past few years has been exhausting.”
Our chapter chair writes about why we must continue to #RiseUp for LGBTQ+ youth as we lead into #DayOfNoSilence 👇🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
@glsen.bsky.social
Our chapter chair writes about why we must continue to #RiseUp for LGBTQ+ youth as we lead into #DayOfNoSilence 👇🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
@glsen.bsky.social
Parents don’t stop fighting for their LGBTQ+ kids
Opinion: Ahead of Day of No Silence on April 4, parent Jennifer Cousins calls for an end to the attacks on LGBTQ+ youth.
www.advocate.com
April 3, 2025 at 4:01 PM
“Living in Florida as the parent of LGBTQ+ youth for the past few years has been exhausting.”
Our chapter chair writes about why we must continue to #RiseUp for LGBTQ+ youth as we lead into #DayOfNoSilence 👇🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
@glsen.bsky.social
Our chapter chair writes about why we must continue to #RiseUp for LGBTQ+ youth as we lead into #DayOfNoSilence 👇🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
@glsen.bsky.social
Donald Trump signed an executive order shuttering the #Education Department. That's not how this works.
March 21, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Donald Trump signed an executive order shuttering the #Education Department. That's not how this works.
Over 1,300 federal staff - including nearly half of the Office for Civil Rights - were fired in McMahon's massacre last night, as she sets her sights on dismantling the whole Education Department.
Education Department layoffs gut its civil rights office, leaving discrimination cases in limbo
The Education Department’s civil rights branch is losing nearly half its staff in the Trump administration’s layoffs, effectively gutting an office that already faced a backlog of thousands of complai...
apnews.com
March 12, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Over 1,300 federal staff - including nearly half of the Office for Civil Rights - were fired in McMahon's massacre last night, as she sets her sights on dismantling the whole Education Department.
GLSEN: "The American people are looking for leaders who will stand up for their principles and stand by their communities. Now is not the time for allies in elected office to lose their courage.”
California Democrats on Thursday distanced themselves from Gov. @gavinnewsom.bsky.social's recent comments on transgender athletes, saying they are committed to protecting equality.
✍️ @markalfred.bsky.social & @bueninvierno.bsky.social, @notusreports.bsky.social
✍️ @markalfred.bsky.social & @bueninvierno.bsky.social, @notusreports.bsky.social
State lawmakers disagree with Newsom’s take on transgender athletes - San José Spotlight
California Democrats are distancing themselves from Gov. Gavin Newsom’s recent comments on transgender athletes, saying they're committed to protecting equality.
sanjosespotlight.com
March 6, 2025 at 10:27 PM
GLSEN: "The American people are looking for leaders who will stand up for their principles and stand by their communities. Now is not the time for allies in elected office to lose their courage.”
GLSEN: "No matter the rhetoric coming out of Washington, Congressional Republicans cannot erase the contributions of transgender students from their school communities."
Bill to ban trans athletes from girls' and women's sports teams fails to advance in Senate
The Senate has rejected legislation aiming to bar transgender women and girls from participating in school athletic competitions designated for female athletes.
apnews.com
March 4, 2025 at 2:10 PM
GLSEN: "No matter the rhetoric coming out of Washington, Congressional Republicans cannot erase the contributions of transgender students from their school communities."
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Abuse of power? Tit for tat? Spat?
“One month into his administration, Donald Trump has started to weaponize government against schools, states, and students,” @glsen.bsky.social executive director Melanie Willingham-Jaggers said.
www.advocate.com/politics/tru...
“One month into his administration, Donald Trump has started to weaponize government against schools, states, and students,” @glsen.bsky.social executive director Melanie Willingham-Jaggers said.
www.advocate.com/politics/tru...
February 22, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Abuse of power? Tit for tat? Spat?
“One month into his administration, Donald Trump has started to weaponize government against schools, states, and students,” @glsen.bsky.social executive director Melanie Willingham-Jaggers said.
www.advocate.com/politics/tru...
“One month into his administration, Donald Trump has started to weaponize government against schools, states, and students,” @glsen.bsky.social executive director Melanie Willingham-Jaggers said.
www.advocate.com/politics/tru...
Trump is trying to bully states into excluding students, but some state leaders are pushing back.
Trans kids have rights, and political appointees should not be using federal funds for schools as a bargaining chip to weaken civil rights laws.
Maine's Governor Janet Mills: "We'll see you in court."
Trans kids have rights, and political appointees should not be using federal funds for schools as a bargaining chip to weaken civil rights laws.
Maine's Governor Janet Mills: "We'll see you in court."
Shortly after Gov. Mills and Trump got into a heated exchange, the U.S. Department of Education said it would investigate Maine and the Cumberland-North Yarmouth school district for allowing a transgender athlete to compete in the girls track state finals last weekend.
Trump administration orders investigation after Gov. Mills publicly defies president over transgender policy
Maine officials vow to fight any effort by Trump to block federal funding over state's transgender athlete policy.
www.pressherald.com
February 21, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Trump is trying to bully states into excluding students, but some state leaders are pushing back.
Trans kids have rights, and political appointees should not be using federal funds for schools as a bargaining chip to weaken civil rights laws.
Maine's Governor Janet Mills: "We'll see you in court."
Trans kids have rights, and political appointees should not be using federal funds for schools as a bargaining chip to weaken civil rights laws.
Maine's Governor Janet Mills: "We'll see you in court."
One month in, Trump has weaponized the federal government to silence diversity in schools. But LGBTQ+ students have rights, and schools should not shirk from enforcing those rights due to inappropriate pressure from political appointees.
Schools Should Not Surrender to Bullies in the Trump Administration
www.glsen.org
February 20, 2025 at 4:38 PM
One month in, Trump has weaponized the federal government to silence diversity in schools. But LGBTQ+ students have rights, and schools should not shirk from enforcing those rights due to inappropriate pressure from political appointees.
Trump has relied on executive orders to intimidate institutions - like hospitals and schools - to adopt trans-exclusionary policies. As trans youth assert their rights, the courts are showing that Trump's orders are all bark and no bite.
“Good and decent parents of transgender kids should never be in the frightening position of having their child’s prescribed, medically necessary care canceled at the whim and threat of a politician,” said Brian K. Bond, CEO of @pflag.org.
BREAKING: Federal judge blocks Trump’s gender-affirming care ban for minors
Transgender young people and their parents can breathe a sigh of relief for now.
www.advocate.com
February 13, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Trump has relied on executive orders to intimidate institutions - like hospitals and schools - to adopt trans-exclusionary policies. As trans youth assert their rights, the courts are showing that Trump's orders are all bark and no bite.
Linda McMahon was before a Senate committee today. She's nominated to be the next Secretary of Education, the federal official responsible for enforcing civil rights laws in schools.
Students need a champion who will fight for their future, not a crony who will work to dismantle their protections.
Students need a champion who will fight for their future, not a crony who will work to dismantle their protections.
February 13, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Linda McMahon was before a Senate committee today. She's nominated to be the next Secretary of Education, the federal official responsible for enforcing civil rights laws in schools.
Students need a champion who will fight for their future, not a crony who will work to dismantle their protections.
Students need a champion who will fight for their future, not a crony who will work to dismantle their protections.
👋 Hi Bluesky! We're fighting for safer and more inclusive schools for LGBTQ+ youth. Let's work together to build a brighter future for all students.
February 13, 2025 at 1:15 PM
👋 Hi Bluesky! We're fighting for safer and more inclusive schools for LGBTQ+ youth. Let's work together to build a brighter future for all students.