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Every School District Can Protect Transgender Kids. They Just Need to Do It.

Recent events in Achille, Oklahoma, have been a study in contrasts. We saw adults promoting violence against a transgender child named Maddie. Some encouraged other youth to harm her. Some threatened...

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Mental Health

What James Baldwin's Activism Can Teach Schools About Social Justice

Every August 2, I spend nearly the entire day observing the birthday of the late James Baldwin, one of the 20th century’s most esteemed and prolific writers, cultural commentators and social critics....

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California

I Came Out as Transgender to My PE Teacher and He Called Me 'It'

This is a guest post from Ash Whipple, an Oakland public school student who uses the pronouns they/them. They are a First Robotics Competition Captain and an Energy Convertor. Being transgender and...

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Mental Health

3 Reasons Why Every LGBTQ Student Deserves a Mentor

My wife and I are educators working at the same school. On a daily basis we navigate microaggressions in the workplace; unwillingness to use our married name, discomfort when addressing us publicly,...

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Mental Health

Maybe My Friend Mark Wouldn't Have Committed Suicide If Someone Had Shown Him That Gay Kids Have Futures

When Education Post asked me to write something for Pride I had to sit down and think. And think. Then I tossed and turned in bed and now I find myself sitting in front of my computer in the middle...

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California

There Are Small Things We Can Do Every Day to Make Our LGBT Students Feel Safe

The same four students hang out together in front of my classroom most mornings. One set is female and the other male. I do not have these students in my classes, and they have never participated in...

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