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Parents don’t stop fighting for their LGBTQ+ kids Opinion: Ahead of Day of No Silence on April 4, parent Jennifer Cousins calls for an end to the attacks on LGBTQ+ youth.

“Living in Florida as the parent of LGBTQ+ youth for the past few years has been exhausting.”

Our chapter chair writes about why we must continue to #RiseUp for LGBTQ+ youth as we lead into #DayOfNoSilence 👇🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

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Donald Trump signed an executive order shuttering the #Education Department. That's not how this works.

"This reckless admin has fired and then rehired on critical priorities - from nuclear security to food safety - after belatedly realizing the necessity of federal staff. The future of America’s children is just as important, and robust staffing of the Education Department is just as necessary."

"Reducing civil rights enforcement in schools will leave an increasingly diverse student population with fewer remedies, taking away tools that schools need to grapple with worsening absenteeism, diminished academic success, and youth mental health.”

GLSEN: "Bulldozing the Education Department will leave marginalized children unprotected, schools underfunded, and fewer youth with the opportunity to succeed in America ..."

Education Department layoffs gut its civil rights office, leaving discrimination cases in limbo The Education Department’s civil rights branch is losing nearly half its staff in the Trump administration’s layoffs, effectively gutting an office that already faced a backlog of thousands of complai...

Over 1,300 federal staff - including nearly half of the Office for Civil Rights - were fired in McMahon's massacre last night, as she sets her sights on dismantling the whole Education Department.

GLSEN: "The American people are looking for leaders who will stand up for their principles and stand by their communities. Now is not the time for allies in elected office to lose their courage.”

Bill to ban trans athletes from girls' and women's sports teams fails to advance in Senate The Senate has rejected legislation aiming to bar transgender women and girls from participating in school athletic competitions designated for female athletes.

GLSEN: "No matter the rhetoric coming out of Washington, Congressional Republicans cannot erase the contributions of transgender students from their school communities."

Abuse of power? Tit for tat? Spat?

“One month into his administration, Donald Trump has started to weaponize government against schools, states, and students,” @glsen.bsky.social executive director Melanie Willingham-Jaggers said.
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Trump is trying to bully states into excluding students, but some state leaders are pushing back.

Trans kids have rights, and political appointees should not be using federal funds for schools as a bargaining chip to weaken civil rights laws.

Maine's Governor Janet Mills: "We'll see you in court."

One month in, Trump has weaponized the federal government to silence diversity in schools. But LGBTQ+ students have rights, and schools should not shirk from enforcing those rights due to inappropriate pressure from political appointees.

Trump has relied on executive orders to intimidate institutions - like hospitals and schools - to adopt trans-exclusionary policies. As trans youth assert their rights, the courts are showing that Trump's orders are all bark and no bite.

In the hearing, she repeatedly admitted she needed to learn more before she could answer senators' questions and expressed support for exclusionary policies that target LGBTQ+ students.

TAKE ACTION and let your senators know that Linda McMahon is not fit to serve in the Cabinet.

Linda McMahon was before a Senate committee today. She's nominated to be the next Secretary of Education, the federal official responsible for enforcing civil rights laws in schools.

Students need a champion who will fight for their future, not a crony who will work to dismantle their protections.

👋 Hi Bluesky! We're fighting for safer and more inclusive schools for LGBTQ+ youth. Let's work together to build a brighter future for all students.