Posts Tagged ‘LGBT youth rights’
Day of Silence 2013
This Friday April 19, 2013 marks GLSEN’s 18th annual Day of Silence supporting lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth while raising awareness for anti-LGBT bullying and harassment. Hundreds of thousands of students have participated in this student-led event every year. Last year, Amber Hatch, a teenager in …
Is a C+ worth $1,300,000?
Graduate student, Megan Thode, thinks so. In the fall of 2009 Megan was a student at Lehigh University in Pennsylvania. In one of her classes she received a C+ grade which she claims was unfair and affected her future earnings. Megan was taking a fieldwork …
Tennessee attempts to limit talking about homosexuality
A state senator in Tennessee has attempted for six years to get a law passed that would prohibit school teachers from discussing homosexuality. Referred to as the Don’t Say Gay bill, it has failed each time Senator Stacey Campfield has introduced it. The senator has renamed …
Top new laws for teens & parents 2013
Every year, hundreds of new laws go into effect across the country. We highlight some of the new laws for teens and parents to know about in 2013. Some of the laws are specifically for teenagers or parents and some are for everyone, but may …
California bans “reparative therapy” for LGBT minors
Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill on September 29, 2012 outlawing nonscientific therapies, including reparative therapy, to overcome homosexuality. The California law goes into effect on January 1, 2013 and is directed at mental health providers. It states that no mental health provider shall provide minors with …
Did a kiss or lying about it merit removal from football team?
Jamie Kuntz was an 18- ear-old freshman at North Dakota State College of Sciences. He was a linebacker with a partial football scholarship but wasn’t able to play in the season opener due to a concussion. However, he and his boyfriend were at the game over Labor …
