LGBTQ+ Students

Belmar School Board Member Votes Aye for Homophobia and Nay for Choice

Antoinette Raucci Aumack, a school board member in Belmar, wrote on Facebook that "homosexuality is a sin." Yet she will…

2 years ago

DEMINISKI: New Jersey’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bill Is a Gay Kid’s Worst Nightmare

Jeff Deminski is a talk show host on 101.5 where this first appeared. Some are calling it the "Don’t Say…

2 years ago

‘We Can’t Breathe’: Elizabeth City Community Members Assail District Leadership

At Elizabeth Board of Education’s public meeting last Thursday, racist social media posts by Superintendent Olga Hugelmeyer’s husband weren’t the…

3 years ago

Youth Advocacy Group Hits Back At NJ Republican ‘Crusade’ Against New Sex Education Standards

This is a statement from Debra Hauser, President of  Advocates for Youth, regarding the backlash to the Murphy Administration’s revision…

3 years ago

Forget Bruno. We Need to Talk About Shakespeare.

Lisa Hollenbach is Senior Digital Manager for brightbeam. She has also developed digital and content strategy for Teaching Channel and…

3 years ago

New Bill Proposal Would Address Parent Concerns About Murphy Administration’s Sex Education Standards

State Senator Vin Gopal, Chair of the Senate Education Committee, says he will introduce a bill proposal that would require…

3 years ago

Parents Demand Reversal of Murphy Administration’s New Sexual Education Standards: ‘Opting Out Is Not a Reasonable Solution’

This is a petition challenging the decision by Gov. Murphy's  Education Department to revise the health and physical education standards,…

3 years ago

NJ Ed Department, Following Murphy’s Directive, Issues ‘Clarification’ On Sex Ed Standards

Last Wednesday, April, 13th, in reaction to public backlash, Gov. Phil Murphy announced he was directing his Department of Education…

3 years ago

Voorhees Valedictorian Takes Charge During His LGBTQ Speech

Bryce Dershem, the Eastern Regional High School valedictorian in Voorhees, has moxie. When administrators were reviewing his valedictory speech they…

3 years ago

MCKENNA: Enough With the Puzzle Pieces: Let’s Really Change the World for People With Disabilities

Laura McKenna is a New Jersey parent of two teenage boys, one currently studying at Rutgers University and the other…

4 years ago