New york to pass law for preschool gay students

Investigate and act promptly to end any harassment or bullying based on sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression. New York State law requires that every public school have a trained staff member whom you can. This KYR is not a replacement for legal advice.

Be treated equally and be free from discrimination because of your sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression. Your school has the responsibility to… Not discriminate against you. Create an environment free from gender stereotypes in which you are allowed to be yourself.

Bring a date to the prom regardless of their gender identity or expression. Resources Transgender Day of Visibility Memo (March ) NYS Department of Health: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Health Office of Children and Family Services: LGBTQ The Dignity for All Students Act Archive.

Use the sex-separated restroom or locker room that most closely aligns with your gender identity. You may also use a singleoccupancy restroom if you feel more comfortable, but no one can force you to use a single-occupancy restroom. Respect your privacy.

Respect your gender identity by calling you by your name and pronouns e. Your school should not reveal your sexual orientation or gender identity to other people like your parents without your permission, even if you are out at school. Back to All Know Your Rights.

To learn more about how to make a complaint, go to www. Requires comprehensive sexuality instruction for students in grades K which includes a model curricula for comprehensive sexuality education and at a minimum conforms to the content and scope of national sexuality education standards.

Ban on. A law repealing the defunct sodomy provisions took effect in [10] Adultery until November [11] was a "criminal offense and felony" in. Start a gender-sexuality alliance, queer-straight alliance, or similar club or affinity group.

Be yourself, including dressing and acting in ways that do not conform to stereotypes associated with your gender. The Marriage Equality Act Allows for same-sex marriage in New York State. Write down the dates you reported every incident, who you reported them to, what action that person said they would take, and what action that person did take If your school is not fixing the problem, contact the NYCLU.

Onofre, with the exception of laws affecting employees of the New York National Guard. Call Email us at schools nyclu. Report the problem immediately. Whether you identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, non-binary, gender nonconforming, or any other sexual orientation or gender identity (LGBTQ), you have the right to be yourself at school, and your school has an obligation to protect you from discrimination, harassment, and bullying.

New York State law requires that every public school have a trained staff member whom you can go to if you are being bullied, harassed, or discriminated against. At school, you have the right to… Be safe and free from harassment and bullying.

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New York State Laws The Dignity for All Students Act Seeks to provide the State’s public elementary and secondary school students with a safe and supportive environment free from discrimination, intimidation, taunting, harassment, and bullying on school property, a school bus and/or at a school function.

All existing laws against private consenting homosexual sexual conduct between adults were abolished by the New York Court of Appeals in the case New York v. Mar 25, Know Your Rights. Knowing your rights is the first step to building an inclusive school climate.

Whether you identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, non-binary, gender nonconforming, or any other sexual orientation or gender identity LGBTQyou have the right to be yourself at school, and your school has an obligation to protect you from discrimination, harassment, and bullying.

If you or your friends are being harassed, bullied, or discriminated against at school based on your sexual orientation or gender identity or expression, and your school is not doing something to stop the harassment, bullying, or discrimination, you can reach out to the NYCLU for help.