Nicole Tallman The Miami Book Fair Celebrates 40 Years In 2023 Miami Dade College’s 40th Miami Book Fair will take place from Sunday, November 12 through 19, in downtown Miami. This year’s Miami Book Fair will feature some of the world’s top authors, influencers,... Queer Up Education Oct 19, 2023
Aqua Foundation, Mateo Ventura Bruer Queer Arizona State Professor Assaulted By Right-Wing Hecklers In a recent disturbing incident on the Arizona State University campus, a queer instructor, David Boyles, was approached and harassed by two associates from the right-wing organization Turning Point U... Queer Up Education Oct 18, 2023
Glen Weinzimer 4-H Club Erases LGBTQ+ Message, Leading To Students Quitting Three kids who were part of the Odebolt, Iowa 4-H club are quitting after a window painting they did that included a rainbow was removed by one of the club’s leaders. On Sunday, October 1, the kids we... Queer Up Education Oct 17, 2023
Gregg Shapiro Voters in Iowa Community to Decide Whether to Give City Council More Control over Library Books Voters in a small Iowa city will decide in November whether to give their City Council more say over what books the public library can and can't offer. A ballot proposition in Pella, a community of ab... Queer Up Education Oct 17, 2023
SAVE, Orlando Gonzales The Miami Book Fair Celebrates 40 Years Miami Dade College’s 40th Miami Book Fair will take place from November 12 through 19, in downtown Miami. This year’s Miami Book Fair will once again feature some of the world’s top authors, influence... Queer Up Education Oct 16, 2023
Klifton Fehr Parents Say New North Carolina "Parental Bill Of Rights" Is Against Federal Law The Parents' Bill of Rights, or SB49, became law in North Carolina on Aug. 16, banning curriculum on gender identity, sexual activity, and sexuality from being taught in kindergarten through fourth-gr... Queer Up Education Oct 11, 2023
Drag Queen, Bonnie Builder New State Laws Mean LGBTQ+ Students Are Left Out In Sex Education A dozen state or county agencies have parted ways with tens of thousands of dollars in federal grants meant to help monitor teenagers' sexual behaviors and try to lower rates of teen pregnancy and sex... Queer Up Education Oct 10, 2023
Thomas Reide Global, Inc, Jacob Reide Jennings Alabama Trashes Over $16,000 In School Training Manuals For Being "Woke" In April 2023, Barbara Cooper, head of the Alabama Department of Early Childhood Education had to forcefully resign when it was found that the department was distributing teacher training materials th... Queer Up Education Oct 9, 2023
Adrianna Tender Billy Porter Slams Lack Of Queer Artist Education During LGBT History Month Billy Porter has voiced frustration with education systems that ignore the contributions of queer artists to American culture. He was on Live With Kelly and Mark to promote his new musical, 'Billy Str... Queer Up Education Oct 9, 2023
John Hayden Wisconsin School Policy Allowing Students To Choose Pronouns Blocked By Judge Waukesha County Circuit Judge Michael Maxwell has blocked a southeastern Wisconsin school district’s policy of allowing students to change their names and gender pronouns without parental consent. He ... Queer Up Education Oct 5, 2023
Drag Queen, Bonnie Builder Florida-Based Street Preachers Target LGBTQ+ Students At Schools Nationwide A group of religiously motivated individuals gathered around the Cook Carillon Tower at Grand Valley State University in Michigan to preach to people passing by about Christian salvation, specifically... Queer Up Education Oct 3, 2023
John Hayden Florida And Kentucky Continue To Lose Teachers Over Anti-LGBTQ+ Policies In Florida and Kentucky, teachers are struggling under the weight of the most extreme anti-LGBTQ+ education laws in the country. And some of them are leaving — either their profession or their state. ... Queer Up Education Oct 3, 2023
