Hoping to use the bathroom? If you're a transgender student in Hanover County, you'll need the School Board's specific approval. That's the result of a vote held by Hanover County's School Board on Tuesday night, in which the school board voted 5-2 in favor of a...
Alabama Is Moving Closer to Forcing Teachers to Out Trans Kids to Their Parents
The bill that will do this, known in a masterpiece of doublespeak as the "Alabama Vulnerable Child Compassion and Protection Act," will also make providing gender-affirming medical care to trans youth a felony. Imagine you’re a high school freshman English teacher and...
Richmond Public Schools’ Chosen Name Practice to Take Effect This Fall
As part of Richmond Public Schools’ effort to make schools a more inclusive space for the LGBTQ community, starting this fall, it will have an option for students to display their chosen name on virtual platforms. Richmond Public Schools has introduced the option for...
Landon Elliott’s “Rainbow”: More Than Just A Song
You can own a piece of art from Landon Elliott’s music video. The cover of Kacey Musgraves’ "Rainbow" creates a fundraiser for Side By Side, allowing listeners to donate $5 and receive a piece of rainbow art featured in the video. Another fine Richmond artist has put...
Pride Of Place
Virginia nonprofits Side By Side and Virginia Home for Boys and Girls team up to tackle LGBTQ youth homelessness with Pride Place. Virginia nonprofit organizations Side By Side and the Virginia Home for Boys and Girls have teamed up to create new housing spaces for...
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