News Sweep

A gay New York teenager who said Mohawk Central School District administrators did nothing to address bullying he experienced at school settled a lawsuit on Monday with the district. The district agreed to pay $50,000 to the student's family and implement changes to protect students from harassment in the future.

The Washington Post praises new rules that will make it more difficult to dismiss military under "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" as "an excellent interim step" to a full repeal.

CNN is featuring messages and pictures sent in by transgender readers on the iReport section of their website.

Oprah's website has a beautifully written, poignant essay by the fiance of a trans man.