Archive for the ‘Fayetteville’ Category
Wednesday, April 11th, 2007
There was a great article in the UNC-Chapel Hill Daily Tar Heel yesterday, covering the organizing efforts of LGBT students on the campuses of North Carolina's historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). Winston-Salem State University, Fayetteville State University, North Carolina Central University and North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University ...
Posted in Anti-LGBT, Chapel Hill, College/University, Durham, Fayetteville, Greensboro, LGBT, LGBT Youth, North Carolina, Politics, United States, Winston-Salem | 1 Comment »
Monday, July 31st, 2006
A few days ago I posted about a former Air Force Reserve officer who was dismissed after her sexual orientation was anonymously outed.
In the post I talked about how the unit cohesion argument set forth to uphold the Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy by the United States Military definitely didn't ...
Posted in Anti-LGBT, Civil Rights, Dont Ask Dont Tell, Fayetteville, North Carolina, Politics, Soulforce/Right to Serve, United States | No Comments »
Thursday, July 27th, 2006
I've done a few posts on Don't Ask, Don't Tell (DADT) the last two days, including a story that turned out to be false and factually misleading (the Sir Ian McKellen, Georgia National Guard appointment).
This new story, however, isn't false or factually misleading.
The Army has dismissed a 30 year old, ...
Posted in Anti-LGBT, Civil Rights, Dont Ask Dont Tell, Fayetteville, LGBT, North Carolina, Politics, Soulforce/Right to Serve, United States | 4 Comments »
Wednesday, June 14th, 2006
Bobbie Spainbauer, the student who was kept from her graduation ceremony because she refused to wear a dress, is getting a beating on a message board provided by the Fayetteville Observer.
I first blogged about the gender discrimination against Spainbauer last week after a good friend of mine told me about ...
Posted in Anti-LGBT, Fayetteville, High School, LGBT, LGBT Youth, North Carolina, Politics, Sexuality | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, June 7th, 2006
A female student in Fayetteville has contacted the ACLU after being banned from her high school graduation ceremony for wearing pants, a button up shirt and tie instead of a dress.
According to an article and news video from WRAL in Raleigh, NC, Bobbie Spainbauer, a student at Douglass Byrd High ...
Posted in Anti-LGBT, Civil Rights, Fayetteville, High School, LGBT, LGBT Youth, North Carolina, Politics, Raleigh, Sexuality | 3 Comments »
