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You'll recall that a school deputy principal brought three students to court after the juvenile jokesters fabricated photos of him and another educator in provocatively bent positions. The principal, Louis Dey, described the situation as "humiliating" and cried to the judge that he was "belittled." And the judge agreed! A former Waterkloof High School deputy principal has been awarded R45,000 for defamation after three pupils in 2006 distributed a doctored picture of him masturbating with the principal. This shit makes us sick. Obviously these kids were in the wrong - you shouldn't be doctoring photos to show someone doing something they didn't do - but the fact that the judge took Dey's side only perpetuates ideas that being gay is something to be ashamed of - not the type of lesson a judge should be spreading. |
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In addition to "predicting" a rampantly gay America under Barack Obama, the right-wing group has launched an initiative to infiltrate public schools. From the ever-homophobic OneNewsNow: Focus on the Family is conducting a project in Virginia, using students to try to get the Christian perspective on homosexuality into school libraries. Wait, wait - this group balks at the mere mention of gay in public schools, yet thinks it can go in there and start talking about same-sex damnation. You can't have it both ways, kids! |
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» B.S.
"A Bay Area elementary school got caught in the crossfire of a ballot initiative seeking to outlaw same-sex marriage in California on Tuesday after a kindergarten teacher asked her pupils to sign pledge cards promising not to use anti-gay slurs. ProtectMarriage.com, the coalition of social and religious conservative groups sponsoring Proposition 8, offered the episode at Faith Ringgold Elementary School in Hayward as proof for its claim that the measure is needed to prevent public schools from discussing gay unions with students." [Mercury News] |
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» Troublesome…
"[A] survey of 6,209 middle and high school students found that nearly nine out of 10 LGBT students (86.2 percent) had experienced harassment at school in the past year. The survey also found that three-fifths (60.8 percent) felt unsafe at school because of their sexual orientation, and about one third (32.7 percent) skipped a day of school in the past month because they felt unsafe." [New America Media] |
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One day after his handpicked school board put off a vote on the School for Social Justice Pride Campus, Daley explained why — by expressing his misgivings. We actually agree with this one. Removing gay kids from potentially hostile environments may protect them, yes, but it does nothing to tackle the real problem: pervasive homophobia. |
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» (Irate) Words…
"The schools need to get out of the bedroom and back to the 3 R’s. This is why Johnny still can’t read because the children are being used as pawns to further a political agenda. We should be helping them out of that lifestyle, not helping them into it." - Oh-so-concerned parent Kathy Reese on why Chicago should not establish a controversial gay high school. [WMAQ] |
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California's social conservatives thought they'd be a bit clever and claim gay marriage would require schools to teach youngsters all about same-sex nuptials. Thus, they urge voters to vote "Yes" on Proposition 8, which would overturn the state Supreme Court's gay marriage ruling. Well, those claims are simply not true, and California superintendent of schools Jack O'Connell comes out in a new commercial to call such claims as "shameful." |
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» (Wise) Words…
"For better or for worse, the gay rights movement was an American Revolution that transformed our political and social landscape. And so my fellow straight Americans, if you want to understand the country you live in today … read your gay history." - Columbia Professor David Eisenbach, the straight author of Gay Power. [Columbia Spectator] |
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» Recall!
Remember how the right-wing took over American River College's student council and then came out against gay marriage? Well, the students organized a recall vote and now 9 out of 15 council members may be ousted. [The Mercury News] |
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» Opting Out…
"In a lively meeting that drew more than 100 people, the Vista Unified school board decided Thursday night to stay out of the debate over same-sex marriages. By a 3-2 vote, school district trustees declined to take a position on Proposition 8, an initiative that would amend the state constitution to define marriage as only between a man and a woman." [NCT] |
» Grade-A Teachers…
California's teachers have the right idea! The California Teachers Association this week gave another $1 million to fight proposition 8, a ballot measure meant to overturn this year's gay marriage win. The donation, which comes after an earlier $250,000 offering, makes the CTA the biggest institutional ally in the fight against the right. [Mercury News] |
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Though he's not voting on the proposal, a local Fox News channel began to wonder where the Senator stands on the matter. And the politician's support, they say, has been anything but resounding… |
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It's getting hot in California! The activists with No on 8 - the group fighting Proposition 8, a ballot initiative aimed at overturning this year's gay marriage win - have called out their lawyers to take on this inflammatory commercial put out by the Yes on 8 side, also known as homophobic bigots looking to eliminate Americans' rights. |
» Setting A Bad Example…
"A plan to have an acclaimed gay author speak to students in Charlotte County high schools has been scrapped after a few parents objected. Alex Sanchez writes books about gay youth and their struggle to find acceptance, but local school principals were not comfortable allowing him to address their students… Keith Pierce, District 10 superintendent, said he changed his mind about allowing the author to speak in area schools after meeting with school principals. 'A few of them were getting pressure from a few parents, and they just weren’t comfortable going in that direction,' Pierce said. Some principals felt their schools were just 'not ready' for the kind of presentation that Sanchez will give, he said." [CBC] |
» "Fag"?
"A Robbinsville school board member has resigned after using a common slur for homosexuals. School officials and gay-rights advocates had condemned Joseph Armenti's statement. The word was used at the Sept. 23 board meeting in response to remarks made by a high school student who advocated a program to report students who use offensive language. Armenti said the student used the gay slur first." [Newsday] |