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A rainbow flag waves in the wind at the Stonewall National Monument outside the Stonewall Inn in New York

Daily News Lesson June 23 2022

Black trans activists' roles in leading 1969 Stonewall uprising

Explore the history of the Stonewall uprising, a series of protests started by a black transgender woman named Marsha P. Johnson

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Educator Voices June 23 2022

Educator Voice: LGBTQ educator visibility can be a matter of life and death

Educator Melissa Brown shares her story of gradually accepting and celebrating her LGBTQ identity inside and outside the workplace.

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Daily News Lesson April 22 2022

Sen. Mallory McMorrow's "We will not let hate win" speech — and other news for April 22, 2022

Choose which story is right for your class and discuss using fact-based and open-ended questions

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Daily News Lesson April 07 2022

Texas students speak out against book bans — and other news for April 7, 2022

Choose which story is right for your class and discuss using fact-based and open-ended questions

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Daily News Lesson March 31 2022

Class activity: Ways to civically engage your students on Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law — and other news for March 31, 2022

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the so-called "Don't Say Gay" bill into law on Monday

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Daily News Lesson June 24 2021

How Carl Nassib’s coming out may be a starting point to alter ‘macho’ NFL attitudes

Discusses the potential impact of the NFL's first active player to come out, and the reasons why it took so long

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Daily News Lesson June 21 2021

Highlighting queer couples of color through photography

A photographer highlights the community of queer people of color through photos

A student makes an AIDS red ribbon during a World AIDS Day event

Daily News Lesson June 16 2021

After four decades of AIDS, progress has been made but major problems remain

After 40 years of AIDS, progress has been made but major problems remain. Learn about the impacts of policy and stigma on the fight against the HIV epidemic

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Daily News Lesson June 14 2021

Pulse shooting survivors continue fight for gun reform on fifth anniversary

Five years after the Pulse shooting discussion continues around gun reform and gay rights

LGBTQ activists and supporters block the street outside the U.S. Supreme Court as it hears arguments in a major LGBT rights case in Washington

Daily Video June 16 2020

How far does the Supreme Court's ruling go to protect LGBTQ rights?

In this lesson plan, discuss the impact of the ruling by the Supreme Court on the rights of gay and transgender employees

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