School Days

India: Sixty-eight percent of LGBT community in Kerala State are school dropouts: Queer Pride

The annual march of the members of LGBTIQ community in Kerala, under the auspices of Queer Pride Keralam, was held in Kochi on August 12. This time, the march was flooded with participants with more than 1,000 individuals coming under the sexual minority group taking part in various programmes.

Ghana: Fighting for peace and human rights for Ghana’s LGBT youth

To mark the United Nations International Youth Day and its theme of ‘youth building peace’, LGBT human rights activist Appiah Kwadwo explains how Concern Youth Association in Ghana are building peace amid violence against the LGBT community.

US: Pennsylvania school district settles with transgender teens who alleged discrimination over bathroom policy

A Pennsylvania school district has settled a lawsuit with three transgender teens, moving to allow all transgender students to use bathrooms in accordance with the gender they identify with

US: Gender identity and HIV prevention: What will be taught in Washington’s public schools?

Washington’s new recommendations for teaching K-12 students about gender identity have seen rejuvenated debate

US: Lawsuit Forces An End To School District's Anti-Transgender Bathroom Policy

“This is a victory for transgender students everywhere and sends a clear warning to school districts with anti-transgender bathroom policies,” said Lambda Legal Staff Attorney Omar Gonzalez-Pagan.