Archive for the ‘Western U.S.’ Category


Judge rules against anti-gay “Day of Truth” T-shirt

Thursday, January 25th, 2007

According to an article from The Union-Tribune (San Diego), a federal judge has ruled in favor of high school administrators who disallowed student Tyler Chase Harper (who has now graduated, although his sister, Kelsie Harper, is still at the school) from wearing an anti-gay T-shirt during the Alliance Defense Fund's ...

Virginia GSA trouble, CA student hate mail & the EU Far Right

Tuesday, January 16th, 2007

News notes to fit all tastes! Back on January 2nd I told you about a bill that had been submitted to the Virginia State Legislature. The bill would require parental permission for a student to participate in an extracurricular activities. The bill is thought by many to be an attack on ...

Some California News…

Friday, January 12th, 2007

From 365gay.com: A San Diego judge has ruled there is enough evidence against a U.S. Marine for him to stand trial for murder with a hate crime enhancement in the slaying of a gay man in 2006. James Hardy, 19, was ordered to remain in jail in lieu of a million dollar ...

I Am A Slacker… + some news

Thursday, December 28th, 2006

Wow. I am a slacker. Matt has clearly been on top of things with his blogging today. Look at me, the new girl who is already slacking. Warning. I may be slacking for the next few days, due to extended travel and being at places with little or no internet access. ...

Gay student body prez denied in blood drive

Wednesday, December 27th, 2006

Seventeen year old Ronnie Childers, the student body president of a Santa Cruz high school who helped to organize & volunteer at his school's Red Cross blood drive and later stood in line for three hours in order to give blood, was later turned away because of his past sexual ...