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Excelsior club promotes tolerance
Jun. 7, 2010
Their watchwords are “Don’t ask, please tell,” but for members of the Gay Straight Alliance (GSA) at Excelsior Middle School, the phrase is less about sexual orientation than it is about tolerance, acceptance and support.
21st Annual Awards Event Honors Student Leaders Serving the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community
Jun. 3, 2010
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Larry Buchanan
Phone: 510-206-1465
Email: albinorhino48@yahoo.com
California, Other States Prepare to Honor Milk
May. 21, 2010
SAN FRANCISCO — Presidential Medal of Freedom? Got that. A place in the California Hall of Fame and Sean Penn playing you on-screen? Those, too.
Now, Harvey Milk has a holiday of sorts to call his own. California will observe its first day of "special significance" Saturday honoring the slain gay rights leader on what would have been his 80th birthday.
There Won't Be Harvey Milk Day at Kern High Schools
May. 20, 2010
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. -- The first openly gay man to hold an elected office in California won't be honored on local high school campuses.
The Kern High School District Board of Trustees voted 3-1 Wednesday to not observe Harvey Milk Day on May 22.
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed Harvey Milk Day into law Oct. 12 last year.
Kern High School Board Rejects Harvey Milk Day
May. 20, 2010
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. -- The Kern High School Board of Trustees has voted against commemorating the life of assassinated San Francisco Supervisor Harvey Milk.
A special meeting was held in the district's board room Wednesday morning, after board Vice President Ken Mettler proposed a policy that would prevent schools within the district from recognizing Milk in the classroom.
LGBT and ALLIED Groups call on Congress to pass ENDA now
Apr. 21, 2010
WASHINGTON, April 21 - Today, the nation's leading lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) organizations, along with allies in the faith, labor and civil rights communities, issued the following statement to members of the United States Congress:
"Pass the Employment Non-Discrimination Act NOW."
Teen Can Now Wear "Gay Gay" Shirt to School
Apr. 20, 2010
The American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee and Lambda Legal said Monday they have received assurances that a student wearing T-shirts printed with pro-gay slogans won’t be censored. The school also will train staff on the anti-bullying policy to avoid harassment of any student.
Student Sent Home for "Lady Gay Gay" T-Shirt
Apr. 7, 2010
Greenbrier High School in White House, Tenn. sent a student home Monday on the grounds that his “I (Heart) Lady Gay Gay” T-shirt caused a “disruption,” prompting allegations of a free-speech violation. The shirt refers to gay icon Lady Gaga.
Hundreds Gather in Fresno for Annual GSA Network Conference
Mar. 16, 2010
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Danielle Askini
Phone: 415-740-8220
Email: danielle@gsanetwork.org
ISU researchers publish national study on cyberbullying of LGBT and allied youths
Mar. 4, 2010
AMES, Iowa - Schools are typically on guard against students who bully by inflicting repeated violence on other students. But technology has given rise to a relatively new form of bullying which inflicts emotional harm in a stealth manner, working through Web sites, chat rooms, e-mail, cell phones and instant messaging.
