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Chaos, backstabbing and the butt-crack debate: The week in politics
Friday, October 6th, 2023
via Wisconsin Examiner (Wisconsin)As Republicans drag us with them in their race to the bottom, Democrats are in a bind deciding whether and how to engage.
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Mom sues Pa. school district on behalf of transgender teen who killed herself
Wednesday, October 4th, 2023
via PennLive.com (Pennsylvania)Many of Adreya Harden's teachers refused to call her by her chosen name, emboldening harassment, and one principal ignored reports of bullying, according to the lawsuit.
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Despite veto promise, Wisconsin Republicans bring bills targeting trans athletes, gender-affirming care
Wednesday, October 4th, 2023
via Wisconsin State Journal (Wisconsin)Democratic Gov. Tony Evers has already pledged to veto any legislation targeting transgender Wisconsinites.
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Parents to share tragedy, triumphs at Tucson event 25 years after Matthew Shepard murder
Wednesday, October 4th, 2023
via Arizona Daily Star (Arizona)Judy and Dennis Shepard will talk about their son and the work of their foundation to promote non-violence as part of the University of Arizona's production of "The Laramie Project."
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Dept. of Public Instruction: How we can save lives
Wednesday, October 4th, 2023
via WisPolitics.com (Wisconsin)Dear Wisconsin, We need to talk. I want to have a conversation based on fact and lived experience, grounded in reality and with the intention of learning, growing, and supporting the children of our…
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Out-of-state anti-trans group stages protest at UW sorority
Tuesday, October 3rd, 2023
via Casper Star-Tribune (Wyoming)A Colorado-based group that's posted transphobic statements on its social media accounts shared a photo Wednesday on Facebook and Twitter of what appears to be a stack of rocks painted
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Supporting LGBTQ kids in schools is win-win for all students, experts say
Sunday, October 1st, 2023
via The San Diego Union-Tribune (California)Vincent Pompei, an assistant professor at San Diego State University, and Emily Fisher, a professor in the school psychology program at Loyola Marymount University, discuss recent California…
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A Decades-Long Drop in Teen Births Is Slowing, and Advocates Worry a Reversal Is Coming
Sunday, October 1st, 2023
via The Courant (Connecticut)After three decades of declines in teen pregnancies, data shows the rates are starting to plateau. The reversal of "Roe v. Wade," coupled with efforts to suspend sex education in schools and higher rates of youth mental health issues post-pandemic, could culminate in a perfect storm.
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The MAGAmerican dream lives in Sarasota
Saturday, September 30th, 2023
via The Washington Post (Maryland)On Florida's gulf coast, a loose coalition of activists, officials and Trumpworld celebrities are building the world they want to live in
Parent Involvement, LGBTQ+, School Board – General, Racism
Ohio’s November vote on abortion rights is overshadowing the U.S. Senate race. Where do the candidates stand?
Saturday, September 30th, 2023
via Cleveland.com (Ohio)Ohio's Republican U.S. Senate candidates all oppose State Issue 1, although have differences in their position on abortion, while Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown supports it.
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Candidates differ on bond strategy, legislative advocacy in Cheney school board race
Saturday, September 30th, 2023
via The Spokesman Review (Washington)Candidates for a seat on the Cheney School Board both support a tax to prepare for the district's expanding student population, but they differ on which plan is best to pursue.
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Moms for Liberty is convening this summer in Philly, a backdrop for the group’s focus on ‘preserving American values’
Friday, September 29th, 2023
via The Philadelphia Inquirer (Pennsylvania)Pennsylvania has the second-most members, next to Florida, where the group was founded in 2021.
Parent Involvement, LGBTQ+, Book Bans, School Board – General, Racism
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What to know about this weekend’s Moms for Liberty summit in Philadelphia
Friday, September 29th, 2023
via The Philadelphia Inquirer (Pennsylvania)The group, which claims 285 chapters in 45 states — including in the Philadelphia region — expects 650 attendees at the event, which begins Thursday night and ends Sunday.
Parent Involvement, LGBTQ+, School Board – General
On eve of Banned Books Week, St. Louis-area libraries become battlegrounds in culture wars
Friday, September 29th, 2023
via St. Louis Post-Dispatch (Illinois)Attempts at book banning are rising and more successful — especially in school libraries — than ever.
Parent Involvement, LGBTQ+, Book Bans
Humble ISD trustees may end free health clinic plan over concerns about birth control, trans youth
Friday, September 29th, 2023
via Houston Chronicle (Texas)After approving a free Memorial Hermann clinic for students, Humble ISD's trustees may...
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In Florida schools, parent permission now a must for many more activities
Friday, September 29th, 2023
via Miami Herald (Florida)TAMPA, Fla. — Pinellas County high schools will now require permission slips for students to access library books deemed appropriate for juniors and seniors only.
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Kootenai County sheriff ‘disturbed’ by sexually explicit library books, saying he’d pay to keep them
Friday, September 29th, 2023
via The Spokesman Review (Washington)Kootenai County Sheriff Bob Norris said he was 'shocked' and 'disturbed' at some of the books available to youth at local libraries, and he's been hanging on to copies that he'd rather pay to keep…
Parent Involvement, LGBTQ+, Racism, Book Bans
Thousands of women march in Latin American cities calling for abortion rights
Friday, September 29th, 2023
via Quad City Times (Iowa)Streets across Latin American cities were bathed in green Thursday as tens of thousands of women marked International Safe Abortion Day.
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Thousands of women march in Latin American cities calling for …
Friday, September 29th, 2023
via The Washington Post (Maryland)The streets of cities across Latin America were bathed in green as tens of thousands of women marched to commemorate International Safe Abortion Day
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