Melissa Goodman

ACLU of Southern California

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Director of the LGBTQ, Gender and Reproductive Justice Project at the ACLU of Southern California

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Transgender students in public schools are about to get the  protection of state law .

New Legal Protections for Transgender Students

Transgender students in public schools are about to get the protection of state law .

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Sultana High School  in Hesperia, in the Inland Empire has a club called the Gay-Straight Alliance, but members say it's not being allowed to staged events or put up posters the way…

Gay-Straight Alliance Struggles at Sultana High in Hesperia

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