Rights of LGBTQ, Nonbinary, or Gender-Nonconforming Students

Resource Type: Fact Sheets
Focus Area: Ensuring Equal Access

Discrimination against LGBTQ people is illegal. Courts have increasingly recognized the rights of students who identify as gay or transgender, as well as students who are nonbinary or gender-nonconforming (sometimes referred to as “gender-expansive”). Students who are LGBTQ or gender-expansive have the same rights as other students, and schools are required to intervene and correct policies or practices that discriminate against students based on sexual orientation or gender identity or expression.

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