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Survey: Iowa LGBT students still unsafe

By Lynda Waddington 11/11/09

There’s some good news, but there is also bad news in the way some students perceive their safety at Iowa schools.

‘Day of Silence’ Draws Shouts from Hurley, Social Conservatives

By Lynda Waddington 4/23/08

On Friday, April 25, many students in Iowa and throughout the nation will participate in a national “Day of Silence,” an annual event held to bring attention to name-calling, bullying and harassment toward gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered youth in schools. It comes as little surprise that the passive activity has Chuck Hurley, president of [...]

Gay-Straight Alliances Can Improve School Environment Panel Says

By Dana Boone 4/20/08

Before students at Johnston High School organized a Gay-Straight Alliance last year, one of 17-year-old Adam Helgeson’s friends didn’t feel safe going to class in the suburban school district located northwest of Des Moines.

“He felt like it was socially unacceptable to be who he was…He would skip class so people wouldn’t see how he acted [...]

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