Chicago Teachers Union ratifies groundbreaking contract cementing LGBTQ+ protections
Discrimination in education isn't welcome in the Windy City.
April 17, 2025
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Longtime LGBTQ+ advocate Kate Kendell is the new CEO of the Gill Foundation (exclusive)
Kendell, the former executive director of the National Center for Lesbian Rights, recognizes that it's a crucial time for the LGBTQ+ movement.
April 1, 2025
Disney shareholders vote overwhelmingly to continue in Human Rights Campaign index
An anti-LGBTQ+ group had urged the company to pull out of the "woke" index.
March 21, 2025
Trump orders closure of Department of Education 'once and for all'. He can’t do that without Congress
The president once famously said that he loves "the poorly educated."
March 20, 2025
Trump declares 'illegal' protests at schools in America won't be tolerated
He threatened expulsion, deportation and jail for anyone violating his edict. According to the First Amendment, that's not constitutional.
March 4, 2025
Government launches investigation into Maine hours after Democratic governor stood up to Trump’s ‘bullying’
“In America, the President is neither a King nor a dictator, as much as this one tries to act like it – and it is the rule of law that prevents him from being so,” Gov. Janet Mills said.
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February 21, 2025
LGBTQ+ education nonprofit GLSEN lays off 60% of staff in major relaunch
“Our opposition has endless money; they get to try things, fail, and keep going [while] organizations like GLSEN are forced to make impossible choices,” executive director Melanie Willingham-Jaggers told The Advocate.
February 7, 2025
It's time to build a sustainable future for LGBTQ+ advocacy work. Here's why
As attacks on LGBTQ+ rights continue, perhaps it's time to rethink our approach to the nonprofit sector, writes Marie-Adélina de la Ferrière.
February 6, 2025
Here's why GLSEN plans to transform and relaunch amid attacks on LGBTQ+ youth
"GLSEN, like many of our peer organizations and the communities we serve, is not immune to the widespread and sudden changes moving swiftly over the horizon," writes Melanie Willingham-Jaggers.
February 3, 2025
GOP trans sports bill exposes children to genital inspections by sexual predators, Democrats warn
Democrats say the bill would open the door for sexual predators to exploit young people.
January 15, 2025
LGBTQ+ youth group sounds alarm over Linda McMahon nomination, foresees education rollbacks under Trump
“They’ve purged the ‘immune system’ within the government that held back their worst impulses,” GLSEN executive director Melanie Willingham-Jaggers told The Advocate.
November 25, 2024
Oklahoma school district where trans teen Nex Benedict died violated Title IX, Department of Education finds
The district must take corrective action after it was found to violate the rights of LGBTQ+ students and others who were bullied.
November 13, 2024
Sheryl Lee Ralph teaches us about being an LGBTQ+ ally: ‘Things are changing once again’
Our Advocate of the Year has a long legacy of allyship, from founding an HIV/AIDS charity to talking about pronouns on social media.
November 12, 2024
Trump’s election prompts one nonprofit to prioritize scholarships for LGBTQ+ youth in red states
Instead of wilting away, The Dru Project — an organization named in honor of Pulse Nightclub victim Drew Leinonen — is shifting its priorities to serve the most vulnerable LGBTQ+ young people in states where their existence is increasingly difficult.
November 12, 2024
What does Donald Trump’s ‘shocking and devastating’ victory and a second term mean for the LGBTQ+ community?
America elected a man who promised to roll back the rights of transgender people.
November 6, 2024
Donald Trump, an actual threat to democracy, claims it’s transgender kids who are a ‘threat to democracy’
He was answering a question about fixing Bronx schools.
October 21, 2024
Sheryl Lee Ralph recognized for her dedication to LGBTQ+ rights and HIV and AIDS advocacy
The acclaimed actor will receive the Champion Award from the LGBTQ+ education nonprofit GLSEN.
October 18, 2024
The fight for safe and inclusive schools: What teachers and students want answered in the VP debate
This debate offers an opportunity for candidates to speak directly to the future of our country—our students. Will they commit to protecting the rights of LGBTQ+ youth, writes GLSEN's Melanie Willingham-Jaggers.
September 30, 2024
Gay student assaulted after year-long bullying at California high school
His mom has been trying to get answers about the school’s anti-LGBTQ+ environment for a year without satisfaction.
September 26, 2024
Right-wing ‘school choice’ advocate linked to gay adult films appears in Republican Project 2025 document
Corey DeAngelis is listed as a contributor in the more than 900-page document. LGBTQ+ advocates have called him a hypocrite over his anti-LGBTQ+ stances.
September 25, 2024
Republican running for N.C. schools superintendent falsely claims ‘+’ in LGBTQ+ includes pedophilia
The right-wing extremist is running to be in charge of public education in the state.
September 19, 2024