Before Pride marches and legal protection, survival required creativity.

Full article link: https://afterdarktreasures.com/blogs/everything-lgbtqia/before-pride-was-safe-how-polari-protected-gay-men-in-plain-sight

Read the full article and explore the hidden language that helped a generation survive in plain sight.

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Being LGBTQ+ in Putin's Russia (Reggie Yates Documentary)

https://peertube.gravitywell.xyz/w/3FG5mq9JMisqesEZukZg5E

The president of Texas A&M University, the largest university in the state, is stepping down from his role just a week after a controversy over a gender-related lesson resulted in the ousting of several educators.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/education/2025/09/18/531330/texas-am-president-steps-down-after-curriculum-controversy/

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From the @TexasTribune, faculty and advocacy groups fear the recent firing of a Texas A&M professor threatens academic freedom.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/education/2025/09/16/530963/faculty-advocacy-groups-fear-texas-am-firing-threatens-academic-freedom/

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Facing growing political pressure, Texas A&M University President Mark A. Welsh III announced that the dean and department head overseeing a children’s literature course at the center of a viral recording were going to be removed.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/education/2025/09/09/530392/video-of-clash-over-gender-identity-content-in-texas-am-childrens-lit-class-leads-to-firings/

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LGBTQ+ students and their allies worry a proposed DEI ban on Texas public schools and other bills threaten their mental health and sense of safety in schools.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/lgbtq/2025/04/29/520027/texas-students-say-k-12-dei-ban-and-other-anti-lgbtq-bills-threaten-their-safety-voice-and-mental-health/

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An Equality Texas study shows many LGBTQ+ college students have considered leaving their schools — and the state entirely — since Senate Bill 17 went into effect last year.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/lgbtq/2025/04/02/517545/report-shows-impact-of-anti-dei-law-on-texas-lgbtq-college-students/

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Texas A&M regents unanimously directed the flagship university to disband an LGBTQ+ studies minor, months after conservative lawmakers and websites accused the program of promoting “liberal indoctrination” on campus.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/lgbtq/2024/11/08/505472/texas-am-regents-overrule-faculty-cut-52-low-producing-programs-including-lgbtq-studies-minor/

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Do you know people who can give a talk about LGBTQ-inclusive language? DM me!

The company I work for is looking for someone to do a paid introduction to gender- and LGBTQ-inclusive language talk. It will be broadcast over Zoom, in English, during the US West Coast working hours (bonus if you can get to the Bay area!). If you have experience giving such talks, or know someone who does, shoot me a DM and I'll connect you.
 

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A recent Katy ISD graduate said they filed a formal complaint with the U.S. Department of Education over the Houston-area school district’s new gender fluidity policy, alleging it discriminates against queer and transgender students.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/civil-rights/2023/12/14/472427/katy-isd-graduate-files-title-ix-complaint-over-districts-gender-fluidity-policy/

#CivilRights #Education #EducationNews #LGBTQ #Local #News #Politics #GenderDiscrimination #KatyIsd #KatyISDAntiLgbtqPolicies #LgbtqEducation #TitleIX #USDepartmentOfEducation