House passes bill to ban transgender student-athletes from women’s sports
The House passed legislation Tuesday that would ban transgender athletes from participating in women’s and girls’ sports at schools and institutions receiving federal funds.
Out Film’s Connecticut LGBTQ Film Festival celebrates Pride Month with dozens of features, shorts
Out Film CT‘s annual Connecticut LGBTQ Film Festival has lasted for 37 years. That’s an extraordinary achievement, especially considering how challenging some of the recent years have been.
CT LGBTQ+ groups issue ‘best practices’ for Title IX expansion
The federal government issued new Title IX guidelines earlier this year, while Connecticut guidance was also updated this winter.
Biden’s new Title IX rules protect LGBTQ students, but trans sports rule still on hold
The new rule makes “crystal clear that everyone can access schools that are safe, welcoming and that respect their rights,” Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said.
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CT Republicans to seek laws regarding trans students, athletes
A number of Republican lawmakers and advocates on Wednesday came out in favor of legislative proposals.
New Haven students spotlight need for LGBTQ progress in schools
Wesley was one of about twenty people, roughly half of whom were kids, to testify before the Board of Alders Education Committee about what it’s like to be an LGBTQIA+ kid in the city’s public school district.
Connecticut town plagued by anti-LGBTQ+ incidents is creating its own transgender student policy
In a town that has been plagued with recent incidents targeting the LGBTQ+ community, a Tolland Board of Education is creating a transgender student policy that will take the state’s regulations further in the hopes of providing a safe space for all students.
Enfield bans Pride flag from being flown on town property. ‘It’s a very sad day’ council member says.
The interim town attorney said the decision protects the town from unnecessary lawsuits