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Mandatory learning goals from the California Department of Education sayinstructional materials must include the "role and contributions" of, among others, "lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender ...
The Support Academic Futures and Educators for Today's Youth Act, also known as the AB1955 bill, Safety Act or SAFETY Act, [1][2][3] is an first-in-nation act signed and activated by California governor Gavin Newsom on July 15, 2024. [4][5] The state law allows educators discretion in informing parents of a child's LGBTQ+ identity, but bars ...
Fair, Accurate, Inclusive, and Respectful Education Act, also known as the FAIR Education Act (Senate Bill 48) and informally described by media outlets as the LGBT History Bill, is a California law which compels the inclusion of the political, economic, and social contributions of persons with disabilities and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people into educational textbooks and the ...
LGBTQ rights in California. California is seen as one of the most liberal states in the U.S. in regard to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) rights, [ 1 ] which have received nationwide recognition since the 1970s. Same-sex sexual activity has been legal in the state since 1976.
Education and the LGBT community. Historically speaking, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people have not been given equal treatment and rights by both governmental actions and society's general opinion. Much of the intolerance for LGBT individuals come from lack of education around the LGBT community, and contributes to the ...
LGBTQ history in California. The history of LGBT residents in California, which includes centuries prior to the 20th, has become increasingly visible recently with the successes of the LGBT rights movement. In spite of the strong development of early LGBT villages in the state, pro-LGBT activists in California have campaigned against nearly 170 ...
A bill approved by the state Senate would require children to complete kindergarten before entering first grade, beginning in the 2024-25 school year. Kindergarten could soon be mandatory for ...
Day of Silence is an annual day of action organized by GLSEN (Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network) to spread awareness about the effects of the bullying and harassment of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning (LGBTQ) students. In the United States, students take a day-long vow of silence to symbolically represent the ...