Archive for the ‘LGBT Youth’ Category
Monday, July 7th, 2008
InterstateQ.com was the first to tell you about the Christian Action League of North Carolina and the misleading, inaccurate op-ed written by Mary Frances Forrester, wife of anti-gay state Sen. Jim Forrester (R-Gaston County).
Now, the Christian Action League is misleading the public and their members again.
From a recent Christian Action ...
Posted in Anti-LGBT, High School, LGBT, LGBT Youth, North Carolina, Politics, Religion, United States | 2 Comments »
Sunday, June 15th, 2008
Q-Notes June 14 issue contains an investigative piece on the Charlotte, N.C.-based Time Out Youth, written by staff writer Jack Kirven and Associate Editor David Stout.
Founded in 1991, Time Out Youth is an LGBT youth support, education and advocacy organization that serves teens and young adults ages 13-23. Their CEO, ...
Posted in Anti-LGBT, Charlotte, Editorial, Headlines, LGBT, LGBT Youth, North Carolina, United States | No Comments »
Tuesday, May 27th, 2008
In a campaign modeled after the 2006 Soulforce Right to Serve Campaign (I was the Greensboro City Organizer for the Soulforce action), students from Harvard University have set out upon their journey toward creating discussion and bringing attention to the discriminatory "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" gay ban of the U.S. ...
Posted in Anti-LGBT, Civil Rights, College/University, Dont Ask Dont Tell, LGBT, LGBT Youth, Politics, United States | 7 Comments »
Friday, May 23rd, 2008
The controversy of Irmo High School (Irmo, S.C.) principal Eddie Walker and his resignation (effective June 2009) over the formation of a gay-straight alliance has highlighted divergent opinions and points of views within the queer community.
The Rev. David Gillespie, a queer pastor who writes as "The Queer Heretic," has come ...
Posted in Anti-LGBT, Education, High School, LGBT, LGBT Youth, Media, North Carolina, South Carolina, United States | 1 Comment »
Tuesday, May 13th, 2008
The last time I blogged about safe schools and anti-bullying legislation, it was on the happy occasion of Florida's passage of a general anti-bullying bill. Although the Florida bill didn't enumerate categories inclusive of sexual orientation and gender-identity, the legislative intent was made clear on the floor of the legislature.
Now ...
Posted in High School, LGBT, LGBT Youth, North Carolina, Politics, United States | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008
Seems as though the Florida Legislature beat good ole' N.C. in passing a state-wide anti-bullying bill protecting LGBT students. We've got a similar bill that needs to be passed by our State Senate this coming session.
No word yet on whether Gov. Crist is going to sign it, although the ...
Posted in Civil Rights, LGBT, LGBT Youth, North Carolina, Politics, United States | No Comments »
Friday, April 11th, 2008
The Charlotte Observer had earlier reported that anti-gay Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Board of Education member Kaye McGarry would be proposing a motion to excuse anti-gay students from classes on Friday, April 25, when students will be participating in the National Day of Silence.
From that article:
School board member Kaye McGarry says she'll ...
Posted in Anti-LGBT, Charlotte, Charlotte/Metro Area, High School, LGBT Youth, North Carolina | 3 Comments »
Thursday, April 3rd, 2008
Soulforce Q, in partnership with SoulforceNYC, PlanetOut/Gay.com and Young People For, presents an exclusive benefit concert for the 2008 Equality Ride, which will take 20-some young adults to Southern Christian colleges and universities that discriminate against LGBT students and faculty.
Award-winning recording artist Ari Gold will perform with special guests including ...
Posted in College/University, Community Events, LGBT, LGBT Youth, New York, Soulforce/Equality Ride | 2 Comments »
Sunday, March 16th, 2008
In response to words from Mark Creech, director of North Carolina's Christian Action League, on the recent passage of the Charloote-Mecklenburg Schools anti-bullying policy, a local blogger reveals the true homo agenda:
There’s that term again, Homosexual Agenda. It looks like the cat’s out of the bag now, folks, the Christians ...
Posted in Anti-LGBT, Charlotte, High School, LGBT, LGBT Youth, North Carolina, United States | No Comments »
Friday, February 29th, 2008
With more composure than I could probably muster, Ellen reminds her viewers that something is terribly wrong. "It starts with jokes, becomes verbal abuse, becomes physical abuse and then Brandon kills his fellow eighth grade classmate just because Larry is gay."
Thanks NG for the tip.
Posted in Anti-LGBT, Hate Crimes, LGBT Youth | 2 Comments »
