Their demands come amid a spate of threats against doctors and institutions that provide medical care for transgender kids, sometimes including hormones or surgery for older teens.
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Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
Board of Buxton school district votes against removing book from library
Parents who mounted a challenge to keeping the book, “Gender Queer: A Memoir,” on the shelves of the Bonny Eagle High School library failed to convince the board to remove the book on gender and sexuality
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Posted inNation & World, News
School book bans and challenges, at record highs, are rising again
A pair of national reports found that the texts being challenged are overwhelmingly those written by or about people of color or LGBTQ individuals.
Posted inNation & World, News
Virginia will block schools from accommodating transgender students
New rules unveiled by Virginia will mandate that trans students use the bathroom of the sex they were assigned at birth and direct educators to notify parents of student gender transitions.
Posted inNew England, News
Woman charged with bomb threat against children’s hospital
There has been a barrage of harassment and threats of violence against Boston Children’s Hospital, which is home to the first pediatric and adolescent transgender health program in the United States.
Posted inLocal & State
In response to thefts, Hallowell to fly Pride flags on City Hall, Water Street for one month
The issue prompted debate regarding whether nongovernmental flags should be raised outside municipal buildings.
Posted inNation & World, News, Religion and Values, Schools and Education
Faculty, students sue Christian school over LGBTQ hiring ban
Tensions over LGBTQ-related policies have flared recently at several religious colleges in the United States.
Posted inSchools and Education
Parents plan to address gender identity education at RSU 9 meeting
The concerns to be addressed at the board of directors meeting are with a poster about gender identity hanging in the window of the guidance counselor’s office at Mt. Blue High School.
Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State
Augusta man charged with stealing Pride flags in Hallowell
Caleb Braginton-Hoyt, 28, was arrested after allegedly stealing flags from two residences and the NAMI Maine building in Hallowell.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Leonard Pitts Jr.: Introducing Captain Florida, the opportunist
In which a version of Gov. Ron DeSantis stands up to tolerance and punches it in the nose.