Liz Meyer (she/her)
@lizjmeyer.bsky.social
Professor of ed. foundations & policy at CU Boulder School of Education| #lgbtq affirming education; gender & sexuality diversity; supporting teacher & youth activism; feminist & queer theories in education. Views my own.
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Join us on June 25th for a webinar on my new book: Queer justice at school: A guide for student activists, allies, and their teachers. For more details or to register visit: tcpress.org --> upcoming events. #lgbtq #pride #education The webinar will be recorded if you can't attend!
Excited to present about my book “queer justice at school” at this great online event today. Not too late to register! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️📚
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#QueerEducators #QueerTeachers #LGBTQTeachers #EducationConference #PrideMonth #HappyPride
October 11, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Excited to present about my book “queer justice at school” at this great online event today. Not too late to register! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️📚
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Change is needed to make schools affirming & inclusive of gender & sexual diversity. This is for students & allies who are working to make schools supportive of LGBTQIA+ people. Join us next week when @lizjmeyer.bsky.social will be here to celebrate this important book! Tix: MeyerBBS.eventbrite.com
October 9, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Change is needed to make schools affirming & inclusive of gender & sexual diversity. This is for students & allies who are working to make schools supportive of LGBTQIA+ people. Join us next week when @lizjmeyer.bsky.social will be here to celebrate this important book! Tix: MeyerBBS.eventbrite.com
@teachingwhilequeer.org is hosting an amazing online event for educators on Oct 11. My session is sharing resources from my @tcpress.bsky.social book “queer justice at school” hope you can join us!
September 30, 2025 at 3:39 PM
@teachingwhilequeer.org is hosting an amazing online event for educators on Oct 11. My session is sharing resources from my @tcpress.bsky.social book “queer justice at school” hope you can join us!
CO joins lawsuit re: sex ed curriculum: “Forcing states to use medically unsupported, incomplete PREP program content violates laws adopted by Congress,” a statement from the AG’s office reads.
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Colorado joins lawsuit to stop cuts to federal funds that support sex ed curriculum
The Trump administration has threatened to withhold $1 million over references to gender identity.
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September 29, 2025 at 2:50 PM
CO joins lawsuit re: sex ed curriculum: “Forcing states to use medically unsupported, incomplete PREP program content violates laws adopted by Congress,” a statement from the AG’s office reads.
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www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2025... | strong response by Chicago Public Schools!
Here’s how CPS responded to the Trump administration withholding magnet school money
In a letter sent to the U.S. Department of Education Friday, Chicago Public Schools’ acting general counsel said the district is in compliance with federal, state, and local laws as it relates to effo...
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September 22, 2025 at 1:26 PM
www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2025... | strong response by Chicago Public Schools!
www.chalkbeat.org/colorado/202... | A thoughtful & rational response from DPS in the face of unjust and illegal attacks by Trump's OCR #titleix
Denver Public Schools responds to finding that all-gender restroom violates Title IX
Rather than agree to get rid of its all-gender restrooms, DPS has asked the Trump administration for 90 days to negotiate a resolution.
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September 9, 2025 at 2:47 PM
www.chalkbeat.org/colorado/202... | A thoughtful & rational response from DPS in the face of unjust and illegal attacks by Trump's OCR #titleix
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““While they label this a ‘directed investigation,’ make no mistake: there was no on-site review, not a single witness interview was ever conducted, and not one substantive conversation with any OCR attorney ever occurred,”
““While they label this a ‘directed investigation,’ make no mistake: there was no on-site review, not a single witness interview was ever conducted, and not one substantive conversation with any OCR attorney ever occurred,”
Marrero: Trump administration weaponizing Title IX, pushing ‘anti-trans agenda’
The Denver superintendent’s comments come a day after the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights found that the conversion of a girls’ restroom to an all-gender restroom at East High Sch...
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September 2, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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““While they label this a ‘directed investigation,’ make no mistake: there was no on-site review, not a single witness interview was ever conducted, and not one substantive conversation with any OCR attorney ever occurred,”
““While they label this a ‘directed investigation,’ make no mistake: there was no on-site review, not a single witness interview was ever conducted, and not one substantive conversation with any OCR attorney ever occurred,”
Win for CO school district sured by anti-trans parents & limits on parents’ rights to influence public school policy & curriculum. www.cpr.org/2025/08/08/j...
Federal judge dismisses lawsuit on JeffCo policy on overnight rooming policy for transgender students
The judge ruled that the policy did not violate students’ constitutional rights.
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August 11, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Win for CO school district sured by anti-trans parents & limits on parents’ rights to influence public school policy & curriculum. www.cpr.org/2025/08/08/j...
My summer “off” as a professor included: revising & resubmitting 2 articles, advising meetings w/4 phd students, serving on an international awards jury, providing 2 external review letters for promotion cases, peer-reviewing 4 articles for journals, prepping 2 classes for fall …
August 6, 2025 at 3:48 PM
My summer “off” as a professor included: revising & resubmitting 2 articles, advising meetings w/4 phd students, serving on an international awards jury, providing 2 external review letters for promotion cases, peer-reviewing 4 articles for journals, prepping 2 classes for fall …
Judges Openly Doubt Government as Justice Dept. Misleads and Dodges Orders | “trust but verify is in” www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/u...
Judges Openly Doubt Government as Justice Dept. Misleads and Dodges Orders
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August 5, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Judges Openly Doubt Government as Justice Dept. Misleads and Dodges Orders | “trust but verify is in” www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/u...
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US Supreme Court to decide legality of transgender school sports bans reut.rs/4kp63ua
US Supreme Court to decide legality of transgender school sports bans
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Thursday to hear a bid by West Virginia and Idaho to enforce their state laws banning transgender athletes from female sports teams at public schools, taking up another civil rights challenge to Republican-backed restrictions on transgender people.
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July 3, 2025 at 1:45 PM
US Supreme Court to decide legality of transgender school sports bans reut.rs/4kp63ua
www.chalkbeat.org/colorado/202... more watered-down, "2nd choice" social studies curriculum for 4th graders in Colorado
Teachers recommended a social studies textbook. This Colorado school board said no.
A divided school board in western Colorado debated Columbus and Black Lives Matter as they considered a new fourth grade social studies curriculum.
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July 3, 2025 at 2:00 PM
www.chalkbeat.org/colorado/202... more watered-down, "2nd choice" social studies curriculum for 4th graders in Colorado
Three winners of the July drawing for a free copy of “Queer Justice at School” have just been notified! Register now for the August drawing: www.elizabethjmeyer.com/queer-justice
July 2, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Three winners of the July drawing for a free copy of “Queer Justice at School” have just been notified! Register now for the August drawing: www.elizabethjmeyer.com/queer-justice
Important article about bonkers-town #TitleIX moves coming from the Department of ENERGY !?! @edweek.org www.edweek.org/policy-polit...
The U.S. Department of Energy Is Trying to Change a Title IX Rule. Why?
Proposals from the U.S. Department of Energy show buy-in from across the administration for the president's view of gender identity.
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July 1, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Important article about bonkers-town #TitleIX moves coming from the Department of ENERGY !?! @edweek.org www.edweek.org/policy-polit...
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How can schools be more supportive of LGBTQIA+ students and their families?
There's still time to register for our free #Pride webinar on Queer Justice in School, with author @lizjmeyer.bsky.social—join us today at 3:00pm ET!
www.tcpress.com/queer-justic...
There's still time to register for our free #Pride webinar on Queer Justice in School, with author @lizjmeyer.bsky.social—join us today at 3:00pm ET!
www.tcpress.com/queer-justic...
June 25, 2025 at 3:07 PM
How can schools be more supportive of LGBTQIA+ students and their families?
There's still time to register for our free #Pride webinar on Queer Justice in School, with author @lizjmeyer.bsky.social—join us today at 3:00pm ET!
www.tcpress.com/queer-justic...
There's still time to register for our free #Pride webinar on Queer Justice in School, with author @lizjmeyer.bsky.social—join us today at 3:00pm ET!
www.tcpress.com/queer-justic...
Reposted by Liz Meyer (she/her)
New from me in The Atlantic - how SCOTUS's decision in Skrmetti is reviving an archaic line of reasoning on sex discrimination, which was used to justify & legitimize sex discrimination: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
The Archaic Sex-Discrimination Case the Supreme Court Is Reviving
In Skrmetti, the Court turned to a decades-old decision once thought to be consigned to history.
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June 24, 2025 at 12:03 PM
New from me in The Atlantic - how SCOTUS's decision in Skrmetti is reviving an archaic line of reasoning on sex discrimination, which was used to justify & legitimize sex discrimination: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Fed gov’t tells CA about what they can’t teach in #sexed - what about education & state’s rights? thehill.com/homenews/sta...
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June 24, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Fed gov’t tells CA about what they can’t teach in #sexed - what about education & state’s rights? thehill.com/homenews/sta...
This week! join us for this FREE webinar on Wednesday for educators, youth workers, family members and young people interested in improving #lgbtq equity at your #school! @tcpress.bsky.social
Join us on June 25th for a webinar on my new book: Queer justice at school: A guide for student activists, allies, and their teachers. For more details or to register visit: tcpress.org --> upcoming events. #lgbtq #pride #education The webinar will be recorded if you can't attend!
June 23, 2025 at 1:24 PM
This week! join us for this FREE webinar on Wednesday for educators, youth workers, family members and young people interested in improving #lgbtq equity at your #school! @tcpress.bsky.social
Student Clubs Can Help LGBTQ Youth Thrive | Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/gend...
Student Clubs Can Help LGBTQ Youth Thrive
Student clubs can offer a host of benefits to young people—LGBTQ+ youth in particular. What can caring adults do to provide more spaces like this in their communities?
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June 20, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Student Clubs Can Help LGBTQ Youth Thrive | Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/gend...
Why is pride month so important to #lgbtq youth? Here is a short blog to offer some insights @psychtoday.bsky.social 🔗 www.elizabethjmeyer.com/blog
June 16, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Why is pride month so important to #lgbtq youth? Here is a short blog to offer some insights @psychtoday.bsky.social 🔗 www.elizabethjmeyer.com/blog