Education

Teacher Faces School Board for “Queer Animals” Article

Illinois teacher Dan DeLong will face the Southwestern School District Monday for offering an optional assignment to analyze the structure and argumentative form of an article discussing the prevalence of homosexuality in the animal kingdom.

NYC’s Ali Forney Center Gets $300K from Golden Girl

The estate of the late “Golden Girls” actress, Bea Arthur donated $300,000 to The Ali Forney Center (AFC), the nation’s largest homeless LGBT youth service organization based in New York City.

Mississippi School Won’t Allow Lesbian Yearbook Picture

Openly gay Ceara Sturgis wants her senior picture in her high school yearbook but her school won’t allow it. Why? She’s wearing a tuxedo instead of the traditional drape.

Morehouse Institutes Attire Policy, Bans Cross Dressing

The administration at Morehouse College enacted its new “Appropriate Attire Policy” this month banning, amongst other modes of dress, “clothing associated with women's garb.”

Teacher Issued a Warning over “Black Fag” Comment

Illinois teacher David Burk was issued a warning by the Geneva School Board Tuesday night for asking his class if they believed “some black fag” should get government assistance to attend college.

White Gay Student wants Teacher Fired for “Black Fag” Remark

Illinois High School senior Jordan Hunter, who came out last spring, has filed a complaint against teacher Dave Burk for allegedly making a racist and homophobic comment during class.

Cross Dressing Teen Told to Dress “More Manly” or Leave School

After three days, 16-year-old Jonathan Escobar dropped out of school after being told by his assistant principal at North Cobb High in Cobb County, GA, to either dress more like a man or receive homeschooling.

More Women Graduating from HBCUs than Men

Between 1996 and 2006 public HBCUs admitted, enrolled and matriculated a larger number of black females than males, according to the Thurgood Marshall College Fund’s (TMCF) Demographic Report.

Queer Middle School Students Face Extreme Harassment, More than High School Students

Middle school LGBT students are more likely to face hostile school climates than their high school counterparts, according to a recently released research brief from the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN).

HBCUs Receive Historic Preservation Grants Totaling $14.25 million to Repair Buildings

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced Friday that 20 of the 106 HBCUs would receive funds made available by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) to provide assistance in the repair of historic buildings...