Despite vote counts that indicated it could pass the full New York state senate this month, the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act, which would protect against discrimination on the basis of gender identity and expression in areas like housing and employment, died Tuesday morning in the senate...

This week, both the Georgia and Massachusetts State Senates unanimously approved legislation which substantially extends anti-bullying provisions in schools. In Georgia, House Bill 927 does not provide enumerated categories for protection from bullying, but does provide for any student experiencing...

SAN FRANCISCO — At the oldest law school in the West, law is being made this semester, not just taught. In a case that carries great implications for how public universities and schools must accommodate religious groups, the University of California’s Hastings College of the Law is defending...

If you have ever uttered the words, “I wish there was something I could do,” — we have JUST the solution for you! Congress is currently on recess, which means our representatives are exactly where we want them — AT OUR FINGERTIPS! Take five minutes out of your day to call Rep....

IN THE months since the National Equality March, when more than 200,000 people marched in Washington, D.C., in October 2009, the LGBT movement has experienced some disorientation. Believing that progress was imminent because of President Obama’s speech expressing solidarity with the struggle for...

[FROM THE NYCLU WEB-SITE] — In a settlement approved today by a federal judge, the New York Civil Liberties Union, the U.S. Department of Justice and a Herkimer County school district agreed on a series of reforms to protect students from bullying and harassment based on sexual orientation and...

(CNN) — A Mississippi lesbian Tuesday won a judge’s backing for her contention that her First Amendment rights were violated when her high school refused to allow her to attend her prom with her girlfriend. But U.S. District Judge Glen H. Davidson refused to order the Itawamba County School...

Southern states are notoriously red, unapologetically conservative, and not necessarily touted as popular hot spots for social reform. That being said, it came as no surprise to the nation when a Mississippi school district made national news for cancelling its senior prom rather than letting a young,...

HOLLAND — Influential alumni are lining up against Hope College policies they claim shun homosexuality on campus and create an unwelcome environment for faculty, students and guests. The alumni group — formed in the wake of the college rejecting Academy Award-winning screenwriter Dustin Lance...

(AP) — There’s been a sharp drop in the percentage of America’s children being bullied or beaten up by their peers, according to a new national survey by experts who believe anti-bullying programs are having an impact The study, funded by the U.S. Department of Justice, found that the percentage...