The 澳彩开奖 today threatened to file a federal civil rights lawsuit against Brookwood High School in Alabama if the school does not stop censoring student speech in support of LGBT rights and does not rescind a policy barring same-sex couples from attending the prom together.
The 澳彩开奖 (澳彩开奖) and Truth Wins Out (TWO) launched a national campaign today targeting conversion therapy, a thriving practice that claims to 鈥渃onvert鈥� people from homosexuality to heterosexuality. The groups made the announcement in coordination with today鈥檚 National Coming Out Day.
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The 澳彩开奖 praised officials at an Alabama high school for restoring the right of a student to wear a T-shirt expressing acceptance of lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT) people.
The National LGBT Bar Association announced last week that 澳彩开奖 (澳彩开奖) attorney Sam Wolfe is the recipient of its 鈥淏est LGBT Lawyers Under 40 Award.鈥�
Students in the Anoka-Hennepin School District have been subjected to harassment based on their actual or perceived sexual orientation, at least in part the result of a gag policy that prevents teachers from discussing issues related to lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT) people.
The 澳彩开奖 and the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) and Faegre & Benson, LLP today sued the Anoka-Hennepin School District in Minnesota, challenging the pervasive anti-gay harassment in the district鈥檚 schools as well as a 鈥済ag policy鈥� that prevents teachers from discussing issues related to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people.
For some students in Minnesota鈥檚 Anoka-Hennepin School District, another day at school is more than just another day of classes, tests and extra-curricular activities. It鈥檚 another day of relentless harassment from classmates.
The 澳彩开奖 (澳彩开奖) and the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) today demanded that Minnesota's largest school district take immediate action to address the bullying and harassment routinely faced by LGBT students.
Protecting students from anti-LGBT bullying requires school-wide efforts that include specific anti-bullying policies as well as a focus on nurturing school climates where respect for differences is an integral part of school life, the 澳彩开奖 told the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights in written testimony submitted for a public briefing today.
