LGBT

May 9, 2019

California approves new guidance for teaching sex education

The sex education recommendations are part of the state's overall health education framework approved by the board and have generated fierce opposition from conservative religious groups.

David Washburn

September 13, 2018

Most districts complying with California’s sex ed law, but resistance remains

The vast majority of large urban districts statewide have implemented the 2015 California Healthy Youth Act. Yet uproar over the landmark law has garnered headlines in a few places, most notably Orange County.

David Washburn

June 26, 2018

With California in the lead, LGBTQ history gets boost in school curriculum

California's FAIR Education Act is being emulated in Illinois and Massachusetts.

James Hilton Harrell

June 18, 2018

Pride Month resources to support LGBTQ students

Advocates say students need to feel safe to focus on learning.

Erin Brownfield

April 25, 2018

Abuse, violence common among LGBT homeless youth, study finds

A new national survey reveals a complex trajectory of how LGBT youth become homeless.

Carolyn Jones

January 24, 2018

State superintendent candidate Marshall Tuck returns donation from anti-LGBT funder

Civil rights group called on Tuck to renounce the money and denounce its donor, Howard Fieldstead Ahmanson.

John Fensterwald

January 1, 2018

Young, gay and living on the street: LGBT youth face increased odds of homelessness

Of the nation's 1.6 million homeless youth, 40 percent identify as LGBT, according to one survey.

Carolyn Jones

November 29, 2017

Teaching LGBT history complicated by historical figures who didn't 'out' themselves

LGBT activists, historians see possibility other states may look to California's texts as models despite controversy about describing sexual orientation of historical figures.

Theresa Harrington

November 6, 2017

California state board asked to reject textbooks that fall short on LGBT contributions

Two K-8 texts by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt did not comply with state's History Social Science Framework, according to Instructional Quality Commission.

Theresa Harrington

September 18, 2017

Vinnie Pompei wants you to know that we're all biased, and we can work with that

Some LGBT students find themselves accepted by their peers, but not by teachers and administrators at school, said Vinnie Pompei of the Human Rights Campaign, who will speak at the EdSource Symposium in October.

Jane Meredith Adams

February 23, 2017

California legislators reassure transgender students of protections, denounce Trump

Transgender students in California remain protected from discrimination under state law, as state legislators say Trump is no friend of the LGBT community.

Jane Meredith Adams

May 31, 2016

California bill takes aim at religious colleges that seek to bar transgender students

Some campuses have sought exemptions from anti-discrimination laws.

Jane Meredith Adams

May 16, 2016

In California, lessons on transgender student access to facilities

California has provided equal access to facilities for transgender students since 2014.

Jane Meredith Adams

August 6, 2015

What schools and parents need to know to support transgender students

A new guide offers advice and explains legal issues.

Jane Meredith Adams

July 6, 2015

Marriage ruling may boost school climate for LGBT families and students

More than 30,000 schoolchildren in California have gay or lesbian parents.

Jane Meredith Adams