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26 April 2013
US: Fourth grade student on equal marriage: ‘If it creeps you out just get over it’ 5 An essay by a fourth grade student in the US which was posted on the internet has gone viral, as it tells opponents to equal marriage to "get over it", if it "creeps them out".
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.
2 April 2013
Texas: Parents of gay teenage suicide victim drop school district lawsuit 8 The parents of gay teenage suicide victim Asher Brown have decided to drop their lawsuit against their son's former school district.
16 February 2013
US: School District relaxes policy blocking student access to LGBT information websites 4 A change in policy by the Clark County School District, which allows students access to information websites on LGBT issues, has been welcomed by civil rights groups.
8 February 2013
Trans woman student abused and shoved out of toilets at Leeds University 267 A trans woman student at Leeds University was verbally abused and pushed out of the Student Union's female toilets by two girls.
15 November 2012
Canada: Trans student banned from using male toilets 26 A transgender male student in Ontario, Canada, has allegedly been barred from using the men's toilet at school.
24 July 2012
Trans pupil ‘had to show head Equality Act’ to wear female clothing for exam 34 A trans teenager has said she had to show her headmaster a copy of the Equality Act before he would allow her to sit an exam wearing female clothing.
4 July 2012
Connecticut student ‘faked anti-gay harassment’ 5 A lesbian student at Central Connecticut State University is facing police charges of faking claims of anti-gay harassment.
25 May 2012
Victory for transgender students over Arkansas University toilet facilities 1 The ladies’ toilets at Arkansas University are now open to anyone who identifies as female, following a letter from the US Department of Justice (DOJ).
20 April 2011
US student charged for lying about anti-gay attack 28 A student who lied about being the victim of a homophobic attack has been charged with filing a false report.
12 April 2011
US student branded in homophobic attack 52 A student at the University of North Carolina had his wrist burned with a hot object in a homophobic attack.
7 December 2010
Man accused of killing gay man Ian Baynham ‘was protecting friend’ + A 20-year-old man accused of the manslaughter of a gay man in central London last year says he hit him to protect his friend.
4 November 2010
Trans student first to play NCAA basketball 11 A Washington student has become the first transgender person to play NCAA basketball.
1 November 2010
Students deny putting roommate’s gay sex session online + Two US students accused of invading the privacy of a friend who committed suicide say they did not broadcast his gay sex session online.
29 October 2010
Universities ‘should employ watchdogs against discriminatory extremism’ 17 Universities should employ watchdogs to guard against religious extremism, a report has said.
18 January 2010
US student newspaper apologises for ‘gay-bashing’ cartoon 25 The student newspaper of Notre Dame University in Indiana has had to apologise for a cartoon which joked about attacking gays.

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