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Bridging the gaps between research, policy, and practice in support of LGBTQ students and families in K-12 schools. Sociology in action. Qualitative Research. Founded 2006. Directors: Elizabethe Payne, PhD & Melissa J. Smith, PhD.
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Just released!!! New book on queer bullying from @uminnpress.bsky.social. Edited by QuERI directors Payne and Smith with contributions from an amazing group of international scholars.
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A Texas A&M professor was barred from teaching Plato. A student secretly recorded another professor discussing gender identity and complained.
Both incidents reflect a growing threat: Students acting as informants policing classrooms for political incorrectness. buff.ly/CSyg1ph
Both incidents reflect a growing threat: Students acting as informants policing classrooms for political incorrectness. buff.ly/CSyg1ph
There’s an intensifying kind of threat to academic freedom – watchful students serving as informants
Restricting academic freedom is often thought of in terms of universities telling professors what they can and cannot do or teach. But that isn’t the only scenario.
theconversation.com
January 15, 2026 at 7:28 AM
A Texas A&M professor was barred from teaching Plato. A student secretly recorded another professor discussing gender identity and complained.
Both incidents reflect a growing threat: Students acting as informants policing classrooms for political incorrectness. buff.ly/CSyg1ph
Both incidents reflect a growing threat: Students acting as informants policing classrooms for political incorrectness. buff.ly/CSyg1ph
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Here's what went down at the Supreme Court as the justices decide on two anti-trans state sports laws.
7 takeaways from Supreme Court arguments about bans on trans women and girls in sports
www.advocate.com
January 14, 2026 at 1:14 AM
Here's what went down at the Supreme Court as the justices decide on two anti-trans state sports laws.
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Parents and teachers represented by the Thomas More Society have filed an emergency appeal with the high court.
Conservative Californians ask SCOTUS to allow forced outing of transgender students
www.advocate.com
January 14, 2026 at 12:17 PM
Parents and teachers represented by the Thomas More Society have filed an emergency appeal with the high court.
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It appears that some members of the Democratic Party are supporting KOSA.
The act purports to be about protecting children, but it could weaponize Trump's FTC to target LGBTQ+ content on the internet.
Evan Greer writes for EITM in this latest op-ed.
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The act purports to be about protecting children, but it could weaponize Trump's FTC to target LGBTQ+ content on the internet.
Evan Greer writes for EITM in this latest op-ed.
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Op-Ed: With KOSA, Elizabeth Warren is Betraying the Trans Youth She Claims to Protect
Evan Greer writes for EITM: "KOSA’s re-emergence comes during a moment of existential crisis for the Democratic party."
www.erininthemorning.com
January 12, 2026 at 5:47 PM
It appears that some members of the Democratic Party are supporting KOSA.
The act purports to be about protecting children, but it could weaponize Trump's FTC to target LGBTQ+ content on the internet.
Evan Greer writes for EITM in this latest op-ed.
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The act purports to be about protecting children, but it could weaponize Trump's FTC to target LGBTQ+ content on the internet.
Evan Greer writes for EITM in this latest op-ed.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
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No one should lose access to necessary health care because their federal government interfered in decisions that belong in doctors’ offices.
More than a third of states sue HHS over a move that could curtail youth gender-affirming care
Nineteen states and the District of Columbia have sued the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, its Secretary, Robert F.
apnews.com
January 11, 2026 at 8:20 PM
No one should lose access to necessary health care because their federal government interfered in decisions that belong in doctors’ offices.
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Washington State PAC Pushes for Trans Sports Ban With Genital Inspections
Washington State PAC Pushes for Trans Sports Ban With Genital Inspections
The initiative has reportedly received enough signatures to be considered for a state ballot.
www.them.us
January 6, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Washington State PAC Pushes for Trans Sports Ban With Genital Inspections
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Maine School District Forced to Increase Police Presence After Approving Trans Inclusion
Maine School District Forced to Increase Police Presence After Approving Trans Inclusion
“Myself, my business and my children have all been threatened by my decision to uphold the law I am bound to upholding.”
www.them.us
January 7, 2026 at 6:34 PM
Maine School District Forced to Increase Police Presence After Approving Trans Inclusion
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BREAKING: The Minneapolis school system says it will offer families remote learning as federal officials carry out immigration enforcement in the city.
Live updates: Anger and outrage spill onto streets of Portland and Minneapolis after ICE shootings
As anger and outrage spilled out onto Minneapolis’ streets Thursday over the fatal shooting of a woman the day before by an ICE officer, a new shooting by federal officers in Oregon left two people wounded.
bit.ly
January 9, 2026 at 5:31 PM
BREAKING: The Minneapolis school system says it will offer families remote learning as federal officials carry out immigration enforcement in the city.
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“'The guy, I’m telling him like, "Please step off the school grounds," and this dude comes up and bumps into me and then tells me that I pushed him, and he knocked me down,' an official at Roosevelt High School said. 'They don’t care. They’re just animals. I’ve never seen people behave like this.'"
Minneapolis schools cancel classes after Border Patrol clash disrupts dismissal at Roosevelt
Minneapolis schools closed for the week citing safety concerns after an encounter involving armed Border Patrol agents near Roosevelt High School.
www.mprnews.org
January 8, 2026 at 2:09 PM
“'The guy, I’m telling him like, "Please step off the school grounds," and this dude comes up and bumps into me and then tells me that I pushed him, and he knocked me down,' an official at Roosevelt High School said. 'They don’t care. They’re just animals. I’ve never seen people behave like this.'"
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ICYMI: Genocide scholars are warning that the U.S. is in the process of genocide against transgender Americans.
“So it’s not so much ‘will genocide happen?’ as ‘we got to stop it from happening.’” — Dr. Henry Theriault, president of the International Association of Genocide Scholars (2017-21)
“So it’s not so much ‘will genocide happen?’ as ‘we got to stop it from happening.’” — Dr. Henry Theriault, president of the International Association of Genocide Scholars (2017-21)
NEW from Important Context:
Genocide experts, including two past presidents of the International Association of Genocide Scholars, are speaking out about escalating attacks on transgender Americans in the U.S.
www.importantcontext.news/p/experts-wa...
Genocide experts, including two past presidents of the International Association of Genocide Scholars, are speaking out about escalating attacks on transgender Americans in the U.S.
www.importantcontext.news/p/experts-wa...
Experts Warn U.S. in Early Stages of Genocide Against Trans Americans
Genocide scholars say policies targeting transgender Americans match early warning signs of mass atrocity.
www.importantcontext.news
January 6, 2026 at 4:27 PM
ICYMI: Genocide scholars are warning that the U.S. is in the process of genocide against transgender Americans.
“So it’s not so much ‘will genocide happen?’ as ‘we got to stop it from happening.’” — Dr. Henry Theriault, president of the International Association of Genocide Scholars (2017-21)
“So it’s not so much ‘will genocide happen?’ as ‘we got to stop it from happening.’” — Dr. Henry Theriault, president of the International Association of Genocide Scholars (2017-21)
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A new education manifesto backed by Heritage, PragerU, Moms for Liberty, and multiple state officials lays out a plan to redirect public education toward religion, privatization, and “patriotic” loyalty.
www.heritage.org/phoenix-decl...
www.heritage.org/phoenix-decl...
The Phoenix Declaration: An American Vision for Education
In this time of moral and political crises, when too many schools have lost their way, it is the responsibility of America’s parents, educators, and policymakers to recommit ourselves to the central p...
www.heritage.org
December 22, 2025 at 5:47 PM
A new education manifesto backed by Heritage, PragerU, Moms for Liberty, and multiple state officials lays out a plan to redirect public education toward religion, privatization, and “patriotic” loyalty.
www.heritage.org/phoenix-decl...
www.heritage.org/phoenix-decl...
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December 22, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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Doctors and children's hospitals say nothing in the evidence has changed to justify the Trump administration's efforts to ban gender-affirming care for teens and tweens. n.pr/4pMl0tF
Trump's push to end transgender care for young people opposed by pediatricians
Doctors and children's hospitals say nothing in the evidence has changed to justify the Trump administration's efforts to ban gender-affirming care for teens and tweens.
n.pr
December 19, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Doctors and children's hospitals say nothing in the evidence has changed to justify the Trump administration's efforts to ban gender-affirming care for teens and tweens. n.pr/4pMl0tF
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To all the young people in New York and across our country who count on gender-affirming care:
I won't let this administration come for you, your doctors, or your lifesaving health care.
Your health care is still legal and protected.
I'll always fight for you.
I won't let this administration come for you, your doctors, or your lifesaving health care.
Your health care is still legal and protected.
I'll always fight for you.
December 18, 2025 at 4:22 PM
To all the young people in New York and across our country who count on gender-affirming care:
I won't let this administration come for you, your doctors, or your lifesaving health care.
Your health care is still legal and protected.
I'll always fight for you.
I won't let this administration come for you, your doctors, or your lifesaving health care.
Your health care is still legal and protected.
I'll always fight for you.
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The House will vote on 2 bills attacking trans youths' access to healthcare this week: one to prohibit Medicaid from covering this care & one to threaten doctors—and in some cases, parents—with prison.
These choices should be up to parents, patients, and doctors—not politicians.
These choices should be up to parents, patients, and doctors—not politicians.
December 15, 2025 at 10:52 PM
The House will vote on 2 bills attacking trans youths' access to healthcare this week: one to prohibit Medicaid from covering this care & one to threaten doctors—and in some cases, parents—with prison.
These choices should be up to parents, patients, and doctors—not politicians.
These choices should be up to parents, patients, and doctors—not politicians.
Not looking good folks. Even states choosing science may have few tools to protect school communities.
Case is littered w/ landmines, big 3 as I see it:
1. Could be vehicle for overturning Empl. Division v. Smith? (unlikely but 3 justices chomping at the bit, 2 justices inclined to follow, that's 5)
2. Having jackhammered the wall between church and school, will...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/n...
1. Could be vehicle for overturning Empl. Division v. Smith? (unlikely but 3 justices chomping at the bit, 2 justices inclined to follow, that's 5)
2. Having jackhammered the wall between church and school, will...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/n...
Supreme Court Questions N.Y. Ban on Religious Exemptions for Vaccines
www.nytimes.com
December 9, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Not looking good folks. Even states choosing science may have few tools to protect school communities.
By privileging some evidence over others, the Court signals growing skepticism of research that informs policy, potentially undermining educational studies on inclusive practices. @brookings.edu
What the Skrmetti decision means for transgender students and the future of education research | Brookings
The Supreme Court’s Skrmetti ruling limits transgender care, affecting students, educators, and policy nationwide.
www.brookings.edu
December 8, 2025 at 2:28 PM
By privileging some evidence over others, the Court signals growing skepticism of research that informs policy, potentially undermining educational studies on inclusive practices. @brookings.edu
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"it’s more than just politics, the dismantling of the Education Department (ED) destabilizes public education generally, undermining trust in the public administration of schools. Like the implication of Goujian’s suicide squad, the core “dismantling” message is that public education is expendable."
What's behind the dismantling of the Education Department? Here's my take. open.substack.com/pub/edlawpro...
Ancient Diabolical Tactic Explains Education Department’s “Dismantling”
As legend has it from 5th Century BC China, King Goujian once put condemned convicts or suicidal soldiers on his frontlines, ordering them to slit their own throats in view of the approaching enemy.
open.substack.com
December 4, 2025 at 12:08 PM
"it’s more than just politics, the dismantling of the Education Department (ED) destabilizes public education generally, undermining trust in the public administration of schools. Like the implication of Goujian’s suicide squad, the core “dismantling” message is that public education is expendable."
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World AIDS Day 2025, & the gov again is silent. As much pain as the virus brought, silence & misinformation around it brought just as much. There is concrete work educators can do right now. Check your state's K12 HIV education policy. @guttmacher.org has the info. Work toward accurate HIV Ed.
December 1, 2025 at 7:37 PM
World AIDS Day 2025, & the gov again is silent. As much pain as the virus brought, silence & misinformation around it brought just as much. There is concrete work educators can do right now. Check your state's K12 HIV education policy. @guttmacher.org has the info. Work toward accurate HIV Ed.
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"The agreement places no restrictions on our transgender community."
Except whether they can play sports, where they can use the bathroom or locker room, what kind of housing they can live in, and what healthcare they can receive.
Except whether they can play sports, where they can use the bathroom or locker room, what kind of housing they can live in, and what healthcare they can receive.
November 29, 2025 at 4:32 AM
"The agreement places no restrictions on our transgender community."
Except whether they can play sports, where they can use the bathroom or locker room, what kind of housing they can live in, and what healthcare they can receive.
Except whether they can play sports, where they can use the bathroom or locker room, what kind of housing they can live in, and what healthcare they can receive.
Mrs. Frazzled does great explainer videos on Insta & TTok on education policy. Worth looking up.
November 27, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Mrs. Frazzled does great explainer videos on Insta & TTok on education policy. Worth looking up.
Hegseth claims Scouts are no longer a meritocracy & "attack boy-friendly spaces." In a memo to Congress, he criticizes Scouting for being "genderless" & for promoting diversity, equity, & inclusion. The military has supported the Scouts for over 100 years, & formalized their relationship in 1937."
Documents show the U.S. Military plans to cut support to the Boy Scouts. And, a judge dismissed the indictments against former FBI Director James Comey and N.Y. Attorney General Letitia James. n.pr/43MiquX
U.S. plans to cut ties with Boy Scouts. And, Comey and James' criminal cases dismissed
Documents show the U.S. Military plans to cut support to the Boy Scouts. And, a judge dismissed the indictments against former FBI Director James Comey and N.Y. Attorney General Letitia James.
n.pr
November 25, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Hegseth claims Scouts are no longer a meritocracy & "attack boy-friendly spaces." In a memo to Congress, he criticizes Scouting for being "genderless" & for promoting diversity, equity, & inclusion. The military has supported the Scouts for over 100 years, & formalized their relationship in 1937."