LGBTQ
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Beyond Brain Drain: How Anti-LGBTQ+ Laws Undermine the Federal Workforce
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When lawmakers debate anti-LGBTQ+ legislation, the conversation is often framed as a cultural or moral dispute. House floor speeches and twitter fights are often centered on medicine, children, sports, and freedom of speech. It is effective for grabbing attention, to the point where people have built entire careers around anti-trans…
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Rights in Retreat: Equality, the Military, and Reform with Alex Wagner
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Across continents and institutions, the premise of queer equality is being tested anew. From legislative chambers to military ranks to public squares across the globe, LGBTQ+ people are confronting an unsettling pattern: rights once thought secure are again under siege. What connects these struggles is not only the backlash itself,…
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Rights in Retreat: Colonial Legacy, Law and Local Leadership – A Conversation with Kaushy S. Arachchi
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Across continents and institutions, the premise of queer equality is being tested anew. From legislative chambers to military ranks to public squares across the globe, LGBTQ+ people are confronting an unsettling pattern: rights once thought secure are again under siege. What connects these struggles is not only the backlash itself,…
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State Suicide: A Weapon for Progressive Politics
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It’s 2025, and healthcare for women and transgender Americans is under threat, thanks to our far-right government. Democrats are far from helpless, though: given how narrow the Republican victory was, broad support for legal abortion, and President Trump’s middling approval ratings, it is likely that the Democrats will regain Congressional…
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Tackling Bullying: Research-Based Tips for School Leaders
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America Education Research Association (AERA) reminds us that bullying often goes undetected by adults, and offers several fairly simple guidelines for administrators to consider in order to make schools safer.