An intersex teacher has been fired in Florida, allegedly, after parents falsely believed he was transgender.
Florida has some of the most oppressive laws targeting LGBTQ+ educators in the country.
The ACLU has filed a complaint.
The latest from our staff journalist, S. Baum.
It's so heartbreaking to see a 14 year old child have to write a piece detailing how abusive adults have been to them over being themselves. They got horrifying threats.
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People understand gender differently, and I was taught to respect all ideas. But the vitriol I recently experienced was not a healthy debatewww.theguardian.com
“It became clear to me that being fired had nothing to do with my qualifications or teaching—it was about who I am.”www.erininthemorning.com
Shepard Scalf said in an EEOC filing that a parent complained to the district that he was transgender.
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Gender policing is on the rise. Bullying can be understood as gender policing.
A colorful bulletin board made by the student GSA is categorized as "grooming" by a parent in a Massachusetts school district. The hostilities are nation-wide, not only in the south and midwest.
Reminder: Only one-twentieth of 1% of all US youth are accessing gender affirming care. Among youth with a trans-related diagnosis, only 5% are on puberty blockers, and 11% on hormone therapy. The money and energy spent on these attacks is about much more than 1/20th of 1% of youth.
NWLC: Ed Dept has “Absolutely No Basis” for Terminating Civil Agreements Protecting Trans Students
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@uminnpress.bsky.social is offering 30% their Pride Collection for Pride month. This includes our new book Queer Kids and Social Violence: The Limits of Bullying.
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