15 men wearing masks were escorted inside the building by deputies who stood by as the thugs shouted "Bring out the drag queens!" and hurled slurs at children. (John Russell , LGBTQ Nation, June 23, 2022 )
Max Hightower, 17, who had been cast as Ali Hakim in his school performance of "Oklahoma," was sent to the principal's office to be told he was being cut from the role. (Lil Kalish, Huffpost, November 9, 2023)
A school district in northern Texas announced unexpectedly this week that it will let a high school performance of “Oklahoma” go on as initially planned — including allowing a transgender student to play a lead role and reinstating actors who had been cut for dressing in clothes for roles that didn’t match the sex they were assigned at birth. (Lil Kalish, Huffpost, November 15, 2023)
South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem signed a bill on Monday that prohibits both surgical and non-surgical gender-affirming treatments for transgender youth. The law will take effect on July 1. (C Mandler, CBS News, February 13, 2023 )
Fischer Wells was the only trans student in Kentucky competing in high school sports — until the state legislature said she couldn't. (Minyvonne Burke, HuffPost, September 18, 2022 )
Last year, a video of classmates beating sixth grader Chad Sanford drew national attention. A year later Sanford, now 14, was again brutalized for being openly trans. ( John Russell, LGBTQ Nation, August 11, 2022 )
On Thursday, the Tulsa County district attorney said that prosecutors would not bring charges related to the death of Nex Benedict. ( John Russell, LGBQ Nation, March 22, 2024)
Nex Benedict — a nonbinary, Native American, 16-year-old sophomore — was reportedly beaten to death on February 7 by three older female students in the bathroom of Owasso High School in Oklahoma. The school refused to call an ambulance for the injured teen and didn’t inform police of the attack until Benedict was later admitted into the hospital — they died from their injuries the next day. (Jorge Martinez , LGBTQ Nation, July 10, 2023)
Pranshu, a 16 year old Queer Artist and a 10th class student from Ujjain, MP, lost their life to suicide on November 21st,” Yes, We Exist posted on the platform. “Prior to their death, they faced mass bullying on Instagram, for over a week, after their Diwali Reel where they wore a saree went viral. The reel earned over 4000 comments, many of which were homophobic. (Greg Owen, LGBTQ Nation, November 27, 2023)
Salvador Rios, 14, took his own life on August 15 after a social media post allegedly launched a homophobic attack and shared private information about him. Hope Sloop, Daily Mail, August 27, 2023)
My son Nigel was 15 years old when he passed away. Nigel was funny. He had a heart of gold. His smile would brighten up anyone’s day. He was sweet, loving and caring. He was Nigel. Nigel was also gay. (Camika Shelby, Huffpost, April 14, 2023)
The LGBTQ+-affirming signage at Long Valley Middle School, in place since 2019, was the result of a student-led effort at inclusiveness. Recent complaints by parents led Turnamian, superintendent for the Washington Township School District, to consult with district lawyers. (Greg Owen, LGBTQ Nation, January 20, 2023 )
A 13-year-old boy in France named Lucas died by suicide last Saturday, January 7 after facing anti-LGBTQ+ bullying at school. People close to his family say that the school did little to stop the bullying. (Alex Bollinger, LGBTQ Nation, January 12, 2023 )
A 16-year-old boy in the U.K. said he feared for his life as his parents and older brother beat him after he came out to them as gay. ( John Russell, LGBTQ Nation, January 6, 2023 )
Nearly half of the public high school principals who participated in a new nationally representative survey say they faced efforts from parents or the broader community to “challenge or limit LGBTQ+ students’ rights” during the 2021–2022 school year. The new study’s results suggest that adult efforts to limit LGBTQ+ students’ rights has led to increased bullying of LGBTQ+ students in schools. (John Russell, LGBTQ Nation, December 1, 2022 )
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