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TagLGBT youth rights

LGBTQ workplace rights
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A long overdue win for the LGBTQ community

On June 15, 2020, the United States Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that “An employer who fires an individual merely for 

parental notification of bullying
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Can my teacher/coach “out” me to my parents?

The issue regarding a student’s right to privacy versus the right of a parent to know about bullying at school 

Joe Maldonado
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Jodi aka Joe kicked out of Boy Scouts

Although the Boy Scouts recently changed their membership policy to allow gay scouts and leaders, their position on transgender scouts 

Orlando shooting
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Will the Pulse massacre make a difference?

On June 12, 2016, history was made in the United States. Unfortunately, not the kind of historic event we can 

Bathroom
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School bathrooms for transgender students: whose problem is it?

As you may know, at least twelve states have sued the government over a federal directive regarding the use of 

Aniya Wolf
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Prom attire is still being debated

Once again, we’re into prom season across the country. Many schools have dress codes for students attending these events. We’ve 

Shadow Hills High School
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Rainbow stickers banned at California high school

About a dozen students at Shadow Hills High School in Indio, California, put a sticker on their identification badges and 

post secret
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Is it legal for a school to tell your parents that you’re gay?

In 2011, a teacher at Willowcreek Middle School in Utah, assigned the class to create an ad that said something about themselves. A 

clean air
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Do you have a right to a clean environment?

That is the claim twenty-one youths from across the U.S. are arguing in court since filing a lawsuit against the federal 

back to school laws
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Legal rights and school laws every teenager should know

It’s that time of year again, good ol’ back to school season. Now is a great time to have a 

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