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What ‘Surviving Ohio State’ showed about the university officials’ response throughout the years - Grayson Newbourn

#PrideMonth kicks off in #Maine with celebrations and resources for #LGBTQ+ community :better_pride: 🏳️‍🌈

by Aysia Reed, June 2nd 2025 at 5:59 AM

#PortlandME (WGME) -- "It's Pride Month and there are multiple celebrations kicking off across the state this June. It's also important to recognize resources available for the #LGBTQ+ community.

#EqualityMaine is an organization working to secure full equality for #LGBTQ+ people.

"They have plenty of resources for LGBTQ+ youth, including what #StudentRights are in #Maine to information about #QueerCamps for ages 13 - 17.

"Equality Maine also has resources for networking for older adults. That includes a virtual statewide social hour on June 11 and a LGBTQ+ lunch in Hallowell at their community center.

"The group says there has been a lot of concern about changes to transgender health care but ensures there are still strong legal protections in Maine for #transgender health care in the state.

"There are Pride celebrations taking place in Portland, #OgunquitME, Lewiston-Auburn, and more this month.

"The #PridePortland Parade and Festival will be held in Portland on June 21.

"It's Maine’s largest Pride parade. It kicks off at 1:30 p.m. at Monument Square with more than 100 groups expecting to march.

"This year's theme is '#MaineTranscends.'

"A three-day Pride celebration will be held in Ogunquit. The weekend Pride celebration kicks off with a Pride Picnic at The Front Porch and a Kick-Off Party at the West Meadow Pub on Friday evening with live music and Pride themed cocktails.

"The main event is a Saturday flag raising in Veteran’s Park, followed by a 'Pride in the Park' event featuring food trucks, live entertainment and LGBTQ+ vendors promoting items, programs and services.

"Folks in Lewiston and Auburn kicked off Pride Month on Sunday with the Great Falls Pride march. The organizers of the event say it’s so valuable to recognize this month.

" 'Given politics and the state of the world right now there is a lot of rhetoric and a lot of strong feelings against our community right now, so I think it’s good to have a space to come together to celebrate and it’s wonderful to see allies together, people show up for us,' said Alex Pine, a #GreatFallsPride organizer.

" '#Queer, #TransPeople, come from all walks of life. We come from all creeds and colors, and it's good for us to come together and see that for each other,' said Beatrice Roseland, who attended the Great Falls Pride march."

Source:
https://wgme.com/news/local/pride-month-kicks-off-in-maine-with-celebrations-and-resources-for-lgbtq-community-equality-maine-transgender-trans-gay-portland-ogunquit-lewiston-auburn-parade

#MainePride #MainePrideEvents
#GBLTQRights #ProtectTransYouth #MaineResists #MaineEvents #TransRightsAreHumanRights

The Surveilled Student

https://www.chronicle.com/article/the-surveilled-student

#HackerNews #Surveillance #Education #Privacy #StudentRights #CollegeLife

‘I Have My Finals Next Week’: Teen’s Arrest By Mistake And ICE Detention Leads To Officer’s Resignation https://shinemycrown.com/i-have-my-finals-next-week-teens-arrest-by-mistake-and-ice-detention-leads-to-officers-resignation/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Finals #StudentRights #ICE #PoliceReform #ImmigrationJustice

College Campuses Are Closing Their Women’s and LGBTQ+ Centers | Teen Vogue www.teenvogue.com/story/colleg... #WomensRights #LGBTQRights #StudentRights #OpposeTrumpsAmerika #GOPFourthReich #NoNazis #StopFascism #SaveDemocracy

These Colleges Are Shuttering ...

College Campuses Are Closing Their Women’s and LGBTQ+ Centers | Teen Vogue

https://www.teenvogue.com/story/college-campuses-closing-womens-lgbtq-centers

#WomensRights #LGBTQRights #StudentRights #OpposeTrumpsAmerika #GOPFourthReich #NoNazis #StopFascism #SaveDemocracy

Student Graduation Speakers at NYU, George Washington Punished Over Pro-Palestine Speeches www.teenvogue.com/story/studen... #StudentRights #IsraeliWarCrimes #EndAidToIsrael #NetanyahuWarCriminal #FreePalestine #EndTheGenocide #BDS #SettlersOut #StopAIPAC #IDFTerrorists

Students Are Protesting For Pa...

Student Graduation Speakers at NYU, George Washington Punished Over Pro-Palestine Speeches

https://www.teenvogue.com/story/student-graduation-speakers-punished-over-pro-palestine-speeches

#StudentRights #IsraeliWarCrimes #EndAidToIsrael #NetanyahuWarCriminal #FreePalestine #EndTheGenocide #BDS #SettlersOut #StopAIPAC #IDFTerrorists

Attorney Stephanie R. Lindsey Warns: ‘Yes, Your Child Can Be Suspended For Breaking Up A School Fight’ https://shinemycrown.com/attorney-stephanie-r-lindsey-warns-yes-your-child-can-be-suspended-for-breaking-up-a-school-fight/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #ChildSafety #SchoolFight #LegalAdvice #ParentingTips #StudentRights

Police disband pro-Palestinian camp at Swarthmore College and arrest nine activists www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... #StudentRights #IsraeliWarCrimes #EndAidToIsrael #NetanyahuWarCriminal #FreePalestine #EndTheGenocide #BDS #SettlersOut #StopAIPAC #IDFTerrorists

Police disband pro-Palestinian...

Police disband pro-Palestinian camp at Swarthmore College and arrest nine activists

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/02/swarthmore-students-suspended-pro-palestinian-camp

#StudentRights #IsraeliWarCrimes #EndAidToIsrael #NetanyahuWarCriminal #FreePalestine #EndTheGenocide #BDS #SettlersOut #StopAIPAC #IDFTerrorists

I used to attend a university for a diploma in computer engineering. After a few semesters, I decided to stop studying there. I needed to withdraw. However, what they call "student peers"—I am not sure what the term is in English—were being reductionist and maximalist regarding the official documents, stating that I had already agreed to and chosen the university and the study program in the online application form. This is not fair. I believe it is important to treat each person as an individual, as a whole person, rather than merely considering what I have done to prevent me from leaving. I wasn't there to fulfill their collectivist culture, believing I should prioritize the university's name and dignity at the cost of my own. At the moment, I want to take a break from writing this, as my mind is troubled by thoughts of my past, including the emotional abuse I experienced from the university staff. Unfair, right?

#StudentRights #InstitutionalRigidity #FairTreatment #EducationalJustice #Individuality #MentalHealth #EmotionalAbuse #AcademicFreedom #StudentSupport #HigherEducation #UniversityPolicies #PersonalGrowth #RespectForIndividuals #EducationalReform #StudentWellbeing #MentalWellness #PersonalChoice #AcademicIntegrity #StudentVoice #FairPolicies

I used to attend a university for a diploma in computer engineering. After a few semesters, I decided to stop studying there. I needed to withdraw. However, what they call "student peers"—I am not sure what the term is in English—were being reductionist and maximalist regarding the official documents, stating that I had already agreed to and chosen the university and the study program in the online application form. This is not fair. I believe it is important to treat each person as an individual, as a whole person, rather than merely considering what I have done to prevent me from leaving. I wasn't there to fulfill their collectivist culture, believing I should prioritize the university's name and dignity at the cost of my own. At the moment, I want to take a break from writing this, as my mind is troubled by thoughts of my past, including the emotional abuse I experienced from the university staff. Unfair, right? #AcademicTrauma #StudentRights #CollectivistHarm #YouAreNotALabel #DropoutStories #HigherEdReform #EmotionalAbuse #university #education #diploma #dark #abuse

Florida Teacher Fired for Using Student's Preferred Name: A Controversial Decision

#FloridaTeacher #PreferredName #StudentRights #EducationLaw #TeacherSupport

https://eng.harbouchanews.com/2025/04/florida-teacher-fired-for-using.html

Another consistent feature of the American war on migrants, is a sort of fascist two-step surrounding the term "criminal." Typically, and even long before Trump, white supremacists in government office will justify hunting down and brutally suppressing migrants by claiming that they are only going after dangerous "criminals," often while invoking largely isolated stories of migrants committing violent crimes, to generate the necessary fear and outrage needed to maintain public support for these policies. The reality however is that once you see the system functioning in real time, the "dangerous" or "violent" part stops mattering, and folks end up being targeted for minor offenses, or even the civil "crime" of overstaying their visas in the United States; particularly under right wing reactionary governments, but even more so under the Trump regime and the modern fascist GOP.

Take for example the recent news that nearly forty international students had their visas cancelled and were ordered to leave the United States by the Trump administration for minor civil offenses, including in one case, a speeding ticket.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/07/trump-student-visas-deportation

Deported over a speeding ticket? Dozens of US students’ visas abruptly revoked

"Lisa is one of several students across states who found their legal status revoked by the US government on 4 April, without prior notice or clear explanation. University statements show that at least 39 students have been affected, including UC Berkeley, UCLA, UC San Diego, Stanford, Ohio State, the University of Tennessee, the University of Kentucky, Minnesota State University and the University of Oregon.

An online self-reported data sheet created by affected students suggests the issue may be more widespread. Students from 50 universities reported their visas were canceled around 4 April, with many noting that they had prior records, some limited to citations or non-criminal offenses.

This secret wave of revocation came a few days after the US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, announced the revocation of 300 or more student visas. “We do it every day. Every time I find one of these lunatics, I take away their visas,” he said at a news conference on 27 March, referring to students he described as national security threats.

Lisa’s university had included a screenshot of her Sevis record in the message. Termination was logged on 4 April by a system administrator, with a note: “Individual identified in criminal records check and/or has had their VISA revoked.”

Please keep in mind here that I couldn't find any evidence, anywhere, that the students targeted in this story participated in anti-genocide protests or any activities Downmarket Mussolini has defined as "anti-American." The purpose here doesn't appear to be a question of ideological policing, or political reprisals - this is the regime deporting foreign students because it hates foreign students and ruining these young people's lives helps the nazis make their nativist deportation quotas. The only relevant "crime" any of these folks committed appears to be that they were foreign students who could have their visas revoked and then be deported under the guise of purging the US of foreign "criminals."

#DHS #ICE #Trump #StephenMiller #Immigration #WhiteNationalism #BorderImperialism #StudentRights #Nativism #Xenophobia #Fascism