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14 May 2013
Scotland: Teacher tells student ‘it’s ok to be gay’ and drunkenly climbs into bed with pupil 35 A male teacher who admitted asking a pupil if he was "camp" and then advising him that it was "ok to be gay these days" has been struck off for indecent conduct.
3 May 2013
US radio host: Ohio school had “no option but to fire” teacher for being gay 17 A US radio host has spoken out about the recent sacking of a lesbian teacher in the US state of Ohio, because she named her partner in her mother's obituary, to say the school had "no option but to fire her".
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".
25 April 2013
US: Fired lesbian teacher tells LGBT youth to have hope 11 A lesbian teacher seeking reinstatement after the Catholic school at which she had taught for 19 years fired her for naming her partner in an obituary has said the support she has received has been inspiring.
18 April 2013
US: Gay Ohio teacher fired from Catholic school after naming partner in her mother’s obituary 9 Students and supporters have rallied behind a former teacher at a Catholic High School, who was fired when her school found out she was gay through her mother's obituary.
12 April 2013
London: Christian teacher banned after branding gay people ‘disgusting’ in front of class 80 A classroom ban on a Christian school teacher who condemned the “homosexual lifestyle” in front of pupils has been upheld by the High Court.
27 March 2013
Lancashire: Inquest opened into death of Lucy Meadows 4 An inquest has been opened and adjourned into the death of Lucy Meadows, a teacher and trans woman in Lancashire.
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
UK: Transgender teacher whose decision to live as a woman was outed by media found dead 31 A teacher whose decision to begin gender transition because national news in December last year has been found dead.
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.
12 March 2013
New York: Gay club dancer and teacher fired for using email account to arrange Craigslist dates 30 A teacher who sent out sexually explicit emails of himself wearing only boxer shorts has been fired.
7 March 2013
Scotland: Christian teacher says being forced to teach about same-sex marriage contributed to a breakdown 33 A committee of MPs has heard that a Christian teacher in Scotland claims he was forced to teach about same-sex marriage against his wishes – and the stress contributed to a breakdown.
11 February 2013
Update: Cincinnati teacher sacked for refusing to recant statement supporting equal marriage 10 The Assistant Principal at a Catholic school in Cincinnati has been sacked, for refusing to recant statements he made in support of equal marriage for gay people.
22 January 2013
Italian teacher gives students handout that states gay people can be ‘cured’ 14 A teacher in Venice attracted a media storm after a student posted a scan of his homophobic handout on Facebook.
20 December 2012
Canadian gay teacher suspended after showing class draq queen Christmas video 53 A gay teacher in Canada has been suspended after showing a class aged between nine and ten a video of draq queens lip-synching to a Bette Middler song.
19 December 2012
UK: Primary school writes to parents to explain that their child’s teacher will be changing gender 60 A Church of England primary school has written to parents to explain that their children's teacher will be changing genders from male to female.
26 November 2012
Gay teachers can’t come out because of ‘endless battle’ against homophobia 18 Teachers in UK schools are hesitating to come out because of worries around the reaction from their pupils, as well as other faculty members, and a lack of support from school management could be part of the problem.
22 November 2012
UK: Gay teacher accused of child abduction + A gay trainee teacher who is facing eleven counts of child abduction has gone on trial at Carlisle Crown Court.
12 July 2012
Lesbian music teacher ‘highly commended’ in national teaching awards 13 Lesbian music teacher Elly Barnes has been ‘Highly Commended’ at the annual awards ceremony held by the Times Educational Supplement for her work promoting LGBT issues in schools.

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