USA Fencing updates its policies regarding LGBTQ-inclusive venues and the national anthem
The USA Fencing board has decided to revise its policy regarding host sites for events, emphasizing states that have LGBTQ-friendly laws. This change comes in response to criticism faced for penalizing a female fencer who refused to compete against transgender opponents. The scrutiny reached a height during a Congressional hearing earlier in May. The board […]
Court rejects parents’ attempt to opt kids out of LGBTQ-inclusive reading assignments
A federal appeals court has rejected a bid by a Maryland parent group to ask Montgomery County Public Schools to allow children to opt out of classes that include LGBTQ content. A three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals asked parents how their national school board’s library policy violates their children’s right […]