Posts Tagged ‘LGBTQ’
Richmond high schools have worked to become safer for LGBTQ students, but bullying hasn’t stopped
A junior at Kennedy High School in Richmond, Willow, a transgender and pansexual student, had experienced a hard time in freshman year, being bullied both verbally and physically. Once, Willow recalled, a boy tried to hurt them by hammering nails upright into their chair. “So I would sit on them and I would obviously poke…
Read MorePuerto Rican artist paints portraits that show the strength of her people
One year after Hurricane Irma and Maria hit Puerto Rico, painter Rebeca Garcia-Gonzalez returned to her homeland to paint portraits of 16 Puerto Ricans from different corners of the island.
Read MoreBay Area medical providers and activists react to law proposal for denying services based on the provider’s religion
Advocacy groups say Conscience and Religious Freedom Division could allow for discrimination against vulnerable groups
Read MoreCoalitions made for LGBT youth
A group of students, teachers, parents, and politicians gathered at Harding Elementary, Saturday as a first step to help communication efforts between the Contra Costa LGBTQ community support groups and the school systems. Participants said it’s important to open lines of communication with schools, while the children are young.
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