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23 May 2013
Florida: Lesbian teen expelled from school and charged over same-sex relationship 20 Campaigners have condemned the arrest and expulsion of a lesbian high school pupil for having a same-sex relationship with a younger student.
14 May 2013
US: After allowing gay-straight alliance, school board may once again move to ban it 8 The School Board at a middle school in Florida which temporarily allowed a gay-straight alliance club after it was threatened with legal action, may be attempting to make moves to ban the club once more.
2 May 2013
South Africa: Married lesbian couple told to split up or face their son being expelled from school 16 A married South African lesbian couple have been told they should split up and walk away from their "lifestyle", or remove their son from his Christian school.
2 May 2013
US: Human rights group to take on case of bisexual girl barred from starting gay-straight alliance 3 The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has said it will take on the case of a 14-year-old student in the US, who was banned from starting a Gay-Straight Alliance club at her middle school.
25 April 2013
UK: Stonewall anti-gay bullying posters translated into Hebrew for use in Jewish faith schools 4 Stonewall’s anti-gay bullying posters have been translated into Hebrew for use as a modern language resource in Jewish faith schools.
25 April 2013
Oregon: Gay former principal close to resolving legal dispute with school district 2 A gay principal in Oregon who says he has been forced to quit his job because of homophobic discrimination is said to be close to resolving a legal dispute.
25 April 2013
US: Trans prom king hopeful put on ballot as queen 8 A transgender student who hoped to become prom king at his Pennsylvania high school is seeking an apology from his principal after he found himself on the ballot for prom queen.
3 April 2013
US: Alabama lawmakers urged to repeal law which requires schools to teach that being gay is illegal 7 Alabama lawmakers have come under pressure to repeal a law which technically requires schools to incorrectly teach students that being gay is illegal, and that it is "not a lifestyle acceptable to the general public."
3 April 2013
Canada: Teen granted permission to put up gay-straight alliance posters 4 A Canadian teenager in Manitoba who previously voiced his support for a bill to allow gay-straight alliances in his school district has won the right to put up posters for the club at his school.
3 April 2013
Canada: Teen may change minds of school which declined to allow gay-straight alliance posters 7 A Canadian teenager who previously voiced his support for a bill to allow gay-straight alliances in his school district, said he was hopeful after a meeting with school administrators that he might be granted permission for the club after all.
2 April 2013
NUT urges for sex education to be made statutory in order to tackle homophobic bullying 8 The government’s decision to maintain sex education as a non-statutory subject has been criticised by the general secretary of the National Union of Teachers.
23 March 2013
US: Mississippi school under fire for alleged bullying of LGBT students by staff 25 A school in Mississippi has come under fire after reports of LGBT students being bullied by both students and staff emerged.
22 March 2013
Death of trans teacher Lucy Meadows prompts calls for Daily Mail to sack Richard Littlejohn 81 More than 3,500 people have signed an online petition that calls for the Daily Mail to sack its columnist Richard Littlejohn, in the wake of the death of trans teacher Lucy Meadows.
22 March 2013
Study: Schools in Colorado considered ‘hostile’ for LGBT students + A report released this week has found that some schools in the US state of Colorado are considered "hostile" environments for LGBT students.
18 March 2013
US: Human rights group alleges Californian school district harbours anti-gay discrimination 1 The American Clivil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Southern California wrote to a school district demanding that it end discrimination against gay students by administrators and teachers in its high schools.
18 March 2013
US: California bill would require schools to allow trans students to use appropriate toilets and locker rooms + Under a newly introduced bill in California, schools would have to allow transgender students to use facilities and participate on sports teams which match their gender identity.
13 March 2013
US: Human rights group threatens legal action over school which banned gay-straight alliance 4 US human rights group the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has threatened to sue a Pennsylvania school board which banned students from forming a gay-straight alliance.
8 March 2013
Oregon: Principal claims he’s losing his job for being gay 5 A gay principal in the US state of Oregon says he’s losing his job at a school due to his sexuality.
8 March 2013
US: Family file lawsuit against school for barring their trans daughter from using girls’ bathroom 4 The family of a trans girl has filed a civil rights lawsuit against her school, which has refused to mediate with them over their refusal to let 6 year old Coy use the female toilets.
7 March 2013
Massachusetts: School faces backlash and accusations of ‘blasphemy’ for staging gay biblical play 16 The head of a school in the US state of Massachusetts says a student production of a play that retells the biblical story of Genesis with gay characters will go on as planned despite objections.

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