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Parents have a general right to know about their children’s activities in school, but that can be limited by students’ rights to privacy and personal safety.
Proposed changes to the law will prevent schools from providing appropriate support for transgender and gender-diverse young people. These changes could increase their already high risks of harm.
A recently released schools policy guide has been receiving some criticism. Reports suggest it instructs teachers to not use terms like “boys and girls”, for instance. This is not entirely correct.
Trans people are confronted by discrimination and misunderstanding, but education communities can do a lot to help overcome these problems.
Children are often the ones who decide what’s ‘right’ and ‘wrong’.
New guidance urging schools to stop making pupils conform to gender stereotypes is a step in the right direction.
From student loans to Title IX, Betsy DeVos has had a busy six months in office. But despite numerous reversals of Obama-era guidelines, little has come in the way of tangible policy.
Tense debates surround who exactly should be allowed to be a Boy Scout. As it turns out, the organization’s 100-year history may offer some promising solutions.
While various legal battles continue over the rights of transgender athletes, one thing is clear: Inclusive, privacy-centric locker rooms are a solution that benefits everyone.
Trump has reversed Obama’s landmark guidance allowing transgender students the bathroom of their choice. Here’s what you need to know about the controversy.
This week our collaborators at the PBS debate show Point Taken ask: is the U.S. moving too quickly or too slowly on gender rights?
North Carolina recently passed a law that prohibits individuals from using a bathroom based on the gender with which they identify. Why does this pose a risk for transgendered individuals?
The Australian Christian Lobby’s Lyle Shelton said he was concerned about body modification, gender reassignment surgery and future suicide risk. We check the research.
The bathroom has become a battleground for transgender rights — and rightfully so. Research shows that bathroom restrictions threaten the health and safety of the transgender community.
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Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Oregon
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Principal Research Fellow, Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention, National Centre of Excellence in Suicide Prevention, Griffith University
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Research Fellow, Dementia Collaborative Research Centre, School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, UNSW Sydney
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Professor of Clinical Neuroscience, University of Gothenburg
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Clinical sexologist, Gender team Stockholm, Centre for Andrology and Sexual Medicine, Karolinska Institutet
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Associate Professor of American History, Christian Brothers University
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Professor of Sport Management, University of Florida
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Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, University of Memphis
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Director of the Center for Gender & Sexuality Studies, Professor of Law, Western New England University
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Associate Professor in Sociolinguistics, University of Nottingham
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Professor of Education and Director of the Nottingham Centre for Children, Young People and Families, Nottingham Trent University
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