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Monday Watercooler: Ugandan newspaper blocked from printing names of gay citizens

James Withers — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 16:22:15 +0000

Navy captain produced homophobic vid and broadcast it on ship. Owen Honors, Captain of the Norfolk-based U.S.S. Enterprise, is in some hot water. The officer decided in 2006 and 2007 he would(...)

NY public schools’ bullying bill ready for gov.

logointern1 — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 20:30:17 +0000

The Dignity for All Students Act in New York, an anti-bullying bill, has made it to Gov. David Paterson’s desk. The governor is expected to sign the bill into law soon.

The act essentially(...)

Students quietly protest on Day of Silence

logointern1 — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 19:30:55 +0000

Friday it was quiet at many colleges and high schools across the country, as students marked the national Day of Silence, a 14-year-old tradition that brings attention to lesbian, gay, bisexual(...)

San Francisco school fund LGBT education program

logointern1 — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 22:47:16 +0000

Despite a budget shortfall in excess of $100 million, the San Francisco Unified School District approved funding for a program that fights discrimination against gay and lesbian students. The(...)

SF Bay schools phase out gay-friendly curriculum

Jennifer Vanasco — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 20:52:18 +0000

(Alameda) A San Francisco Bay area school board will use broad lessons against bias to replace a curriculum against bullying gay people that had become a national centerpiece in the opposition(...)

Withers: Teacher accused of wanting to kill student

James Withers — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:21:41 +0000

This Georgia story is wrong on so many levels I don’t even know where to begin. A substitute math teacher is accused of putting a hit on a student (what is the deal with these subs?). Suspect

College campuses seek balance when views collide

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 22:00:12 +0000

(Columbia, Mo.) They call it Speakers’ Circle, a First Amendment gathering spot at the University of Missouri where just about anything goes.

Confrontational evangelists condemn abortion and gay(...)

Tennessee schools sued for blocking LGBT sites

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Tue, 19 May 2009 21:33:12 +0000

Students at Knox County and Metro Nashville schools and others are being denied access to content that is protected speech under the First Amendment as well as the Tennessee state constitution, the lawsuit says.

Girl sues school over tux ban

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 18:57:15 +0000

(Lebanon, Indiana) An Indiana student is suing her high school after she was told she could not wear a tuxedo to the school’s prom.

The lawsuit was filed in federal court by the American(...)

Ruby-Sachs: No More Catholic School Girl Fantasies

ERubySachs — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 15:43:09 +0000

It’s a classic tale: two girls in cute uniforms can’t hold back their burning desire for each other and end up consummating their love behind the back of an overbearing nun/ English teacher.(...)