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FARGO, N.D. -- A new report details how North Dakota students who identify as LGBTQ+ often struggle with the environment within their schools, and advocates said the findings demonstrate the importance of doing more to protect the children and make them feel welcome. Through the Community Uplift Program, the North Dakota LGBTQ+ School Climate Report showed nearly 60% of LGBTQ+ students say they've been bullied on school grounds. ...

CUP of support / New veterans’ group forms to help veterans, non-profits in Monroe County

House Bill 1298 has been controversial since its introduction into, and passage by, the North Dakota House earlier this legislative session. In brief, the original bill prohibited students assigned male on their birth certificate from participating in girls athletics in schools and other publicly funded entities in North Dakota. Thus, the bill excluded transgender students -- those whose gender differs from the sex they were assigned at birth -- from many athletics. Proponents say that the inclusion of trans girls in girls sports is unfair to girls who were assigned female at birth. Opponents...