sexual orientation Archives - Flux https://flux.community/tag/sexual-orientation/ A platform for change Thu, 27 Oct 2022 13:09:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 More than ‘Don’t Say Gay’: Proposed national bill is latest move in fight over LGBTQ+ rights https://flux.community/orion-rummler/2022/10/more-than-dont-say-gay-proposed-national-bill-is-latest-move-in-fight-over-lgbtq-rights/ Thu, 27 Oct 2022 13:09:56 +0000 https://flux.community/?p=12699 Over 30 House Republicans are backing a bill that seeks to ban federally funded institutions from promoting material acknowledging gender identity, gender dysphoria, transgender people and sexual orientation when such topics would reach children under 10 years old. The bill labels such information about LGBTQ+ people as “sexually-oriented material,” grouping depictions of 7 percent of the country’s population in […]

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]]> The national teacher shortage is growing—in Florida, controversial laws are making it worse https://flux.community/nadra-nittle/2022/07/the-national-teacher-shortage-is-growing-in-florida-controversial-laws-are-making-it-worse/ Fri, 22 Jul 2022 20:00:18 +0000 https://flux.community/?p=11817 “Do you have a dog?” “Who’s your boyfriend?” “Are you married?” Anita Carson fielded questions from students about her personal life each year she taught for Polk County Public Schools in Florida, giving them a short presentation about her friends and family and asking them to do the same. But for the first time in […]

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]]> Court applauded for tossing Trump-era rule that allowed taxpayer-funded discrimination https://flux.community/kenny-stancil/2022/07/court-applauded-for-tossing-trump-era-rule-that-allowed-taxpayer-funded-discrimination/ Thu, 07 Jul 2022 20:00:53 +0000 https://flux.community/?p=11601 A federal district court on Wednesday rescinded a Trump-era policy that prohibited the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services from requiring that service providers in its $500 billion federal grant program not discriminate based on sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, and other characteristics—eliciting praise from social justice advocates. The ruling stems from a lawsuit filed in […]

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