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The rights of transgender students are on the line in Middletown Township.

Middletown BOE closes bathrooms, opens closets

Kylie Aprilante and Kelly Matthews May 29, 2025

The Middletown Township Board of Education cast its vote to remove protective policies for transgender students, causing controversy amongst the community. As school boards across Monmouth County follow...

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Transgender athletes face controversy after executive order

Kaeleigh Jones May 29, 2025

In a nation experiencing constant political turmoil, transgender (trans) athletes find themselves fighting against more than just their competition. On Feb. 5, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an...

Americans attempt to outsmart the algorithm

Americans attempt to outsmart the algorithm

Angela Ruiz March 21, 2025

Censorship has become increasingly prevalent in the United States, with new discriminatory practices raising concerns among citizens about being silenced. Many are finding ways to bypass repressive social...

LGBTQ+ centorship intensifies in Florida schools.

Florida says stay straight: sex education and LGBTQ+ censorship intensifies in schools

Isabel Santamaria May 25, 2023

Don’t say gay, stay straight. That’s what Florida legislators say as Florida schools face strict control over sex and LGBTQ+ education. The “Don’t Say Gay” Bill and the Stop WOKE Act allow parents...

Due to many budget cuts to sexual education in schools the LGBTQ+ community is lacking information and turn to the internet to find information out.
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Schools lack sexual education for many LGBTQ+ communities

Stella Feinstein November 23, 2022

Sexual education has long been an “off-limits” subject in the United States, shrouded in stigma and humor. Regardless, according to Planned ParentHood, 96 percent of parents support sex education...

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Offensive comedy vs. dark humor

Francesco Thorik-Saboia and Carla Vreeland January 28, 2022

In 1972, comedian George Carlin changed stand-up comedy with just seven words. Carlin’s routine at the Milwaukee Music Festival, Summerfest, infamously titled “Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television,”...

CHS teachers prepare for statewide LGBTQ curriculum requirement

CHS teachers prepare for statewide LGBTQ curriculum requirement

Sally Ehlers March 9, 2020

Last year, Gov. Phil Murphy mandated that all NJ public schools add LGBTQ-related topics into their lesson plans for middle and high school students. Twelve NJ schools began to pilot the new curriculum...

Some MCVSD schools emphasize inclusivity more than others

Some MCVSD schools emphasize inclusivity more than others

Isabella Ji March 9, 2020

In some schools the LGBTQ+ youth are forced to stay hidden beneath the shadows in fear of any criticism that may come with revealing their sexuality. Some schools around the country have not always...

Alliance provides a safe haven for the LGBTQ community at CHS

Alliance provides a safe haven for the LGBTQ community at CHS

Zaina Saif March 9, 2020

The Gay-Straight Alliance or Gender-Sexuality Alliance (GSA) is a student-led organization found in high schools that intends to provide a supportive environment for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender...

Coming out comes with challenges

Coming out comes with challenges

Brigid McCarthy March 9, 2020

When freshman Lee Gaines of Shrewsbury came out to their family as pansexual and nonbinary, they were swiftly and promptly written out of their great grandmother’s will. “She was very, very Catholic....

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