In the last few years, the need for culturally responsive, anti-bias and anti-racist leadership and teaching has taken hold of the educational community. However, the need for better education and development on understanding the LGBTQ+ community and their issues is often ignored in the school institution. Schools have “historically been places that reinforce heterosexuality and gender conforming roles among staff and students” (Ferrante, 2017).
States also face challenges to adapt to the new landscape as leaders are threatening the safety and ability for students, staff, and communities to learn and be provided appropriate resources. Following the 2016 Presidential campaign, the number of state legislations across the United States targeting LGBTQ students has risen significantly. In 2015, there were 15 anti-LGBTQ bills that were enacted into law, 17 passed in 2021, and in 2022, 29 anti- LGBTQ laws were passed (Human Rights Campaign, 2023). Of the 46 discriminatory laws passed between 2021 and 2022, 39% targeted transgender and limiting their rights in school (Movement Advancement Project, 2023). Currently, in 2024, there are several hundred new legal acts being considered
against the transgender community all across the United States.In the K-12 setting, transgender students face challenges from three critical legal areas within the United States, gender identity discrimination, privacy, and access to medical care and support services. In primarily Republican-controlled states, there are higher numbers of anti-LGBTQ legislation. State authorities are becoming active in LGBTQ issues to gain votes and access their more “conservative base by curtailing the rights of LGBTQ people and specifically trans youth” (Ronan, 2021). The following gives a quick overview of each area.
against the transgender community all across the United States.In the K-12 setting, transgender students face challenges from three critical legal areas within the United States, gender identity discrimination, privacy, and access to medical care and support services. In primarily Republican-controlled states, there are higher numbers of anti-LGBTQ legislation. State authorities are becoming active in LGBTQ issues to gain votes and access their more “conservative base by curtailing the rights of LGBTQ people and specifically trans youth” (Ronan, 2021). The following gives a quick overview of each area.
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