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Withers: High school column calls for no gay dating

James Withers — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 13:29:27 +0000

Those kooky, crazy Kansas children. A Wichita high school newspaper published a column that will elicit tears of joy from the editor of that Ugandan rag Rolling Stone.

The February 11 opinion(...)

Withers: First Harvey Milk School teacher dies

James Withers — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 14:16:56 +0000

In 1985 when the New York City Board of Education opened the doors for the Harvey Milk School, Fred Goldhaber was the school’s only teacher. For the school’s first four years, he ran his(...)

Watch: Anderson Cooper takes on anti-gay bigot

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 17:08:38 +0000

Below, Anderson Cooper interviews Michigan’s Assistant Attorney General Andrew Shirvell - who is harassing the new student body president of the University of Michigan – Chris Armstrong, a(...)

Corvino: What I learned at gay leadership camp

logointern2 — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:36:08 +0000

“Remind me, dear,” I said to my partner Mark on the way to the airport, “what I am absolutely, positively not doing again next year?”

“You are not doing Camp next year,” he dutifully(...)

Withers: Hockey kid blogger is a fraud

James Withers — Sun, 23 May 2010 21:32:16 +0000

Too bad Law & Order was given its walking papers. This story would be perfect for the Sam Waterson glare. A few months back we had an online interview with Mikey. He presented himself as a(...)

Withers: Hockey GM fights homophobia in schools

James Withers — Wed, 19 May 2010 13:17:28 +0000

Brian Burke, the GM for the Toronto Maple Leafs, was the main speaker when Egale Canada, the country’s national gay and lesbian political rights organization, launched a new site. Called

Washington state senate passes anti-bullying law

logointern1 — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:00:59 +0000

The Washington state senate last week passed an anti-bullying law that includes protections for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender students, with a vote of 48-0, according to Equal Rights(...)

Sup. Court to decide if college Christian group must allow gays

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:09:59 +0000

(Washington) The Supreme Court said Monday it will decide whether a California law school must force a Christian group to admit gays, lesbians and nonbelievers to gain stature as an official(...)

VT program helps students explore gender

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 16:07:12 +0000

Gay, lesbian and straight students discussed a wide range of topics, from the characters in the book and movie "Twilight," to taking photos around the city that show the different ways gender is portrayed in popular culture.

Calif. high court OKs lesbian students expulsion

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Tue, 05 May 2009 00:16:40 +0000

(Riverside, California) The California Supreme Court will let stand an appeals court ruling that a Lutheran school was within its rights when it expelled two students for allegedly being(...)