According to some information I received this afternoon,  Forsyth County District Attorney Tom Keith has declined to take further action in the investigation of Susan Wiseman, an East Forsyth High School teacher falsely accused of engaging in sexual misconduct with a student.
Earlier today it was reported that the case had been turned over yesterday [...]
Monthly Archives: February 2006
Feb 23
Forsyth County D.A. declines prosecution of Susan Wiseman
Feb 23
Susan Wiseman’s case turned over to DA Tom Keith
According to The Winston-Salem Journal, the criminal case involving Susan Wiseman and the false allegations of sexual misconduct with a student was handed over to Forsyth County District Attorney Tom Keith on Wednesday.
Susan Wiseman, a teacher at East Forsyth High School, is taking the brunt of anti-gay prejudice and bias in the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County School [...]
Feb 23
UNCG Student Senate rescinds vote on LGBT inclusive legislation
DISCLAIMER: I am currently the Chairman of the Student Senate Legislative Committee and the main sponsor of the legislation in question.
On Tuesday evening in a meeting of the UNCG Student Senate, members of the body rescinded a positive vote on LGBT inclusive legislation.
SR-83-13, known commonly as the “Resolution for ASG Non-Discrimination Inclusion”, is a piece [...]
Feb 22
NY LGBT rights leader calls for end of Clinton support
According to an article published by 365gay.com News, an LGBT rights leader is calling for the end of support for Senator Hillary Clinton’s re-election campaign because she refuses to support full marriage equality for LGBT citizens.
Alan Van Capelle, executive director of the New York City based organization Pride Agenda, made the call to end Clinton [...]
Feb 22
Illinois high school students/alumni fight for LGBT friendly staff
MattHillNC.com Q-triad Blog EXCLUSIVE
According to a MySpace user account, students and alumni of Vernon Hills High School in Vernon Hills, Illinois, are currently advocating on behalf of an LGBT-friendly school social worker who is up for review and coming under scrutiny for her support of establishing a gay-straight student club and puushing for a support [...]
Feb 22
Kernersville parent writes in support of Susan Wiseman
The Winston-Salem Journal published a letter to the editor today regarding the investigation of Susan Wiseman, an East Forsyth High School teacher who, in my opinion, has been falsely accused of sexual misconduct with a student.
Ellen Ann Krieg, the parent of a current high school student, wrote the letter in support of Ms. Wiseman and [...]
Feb 21
South Carolina Equality politicking at ‘Brokeback’
The South Carolina Equality Coalition (SCEC), according to an AP article published by the Washington Blade, is using the success of “Brokeback Mountain” to help lobby and work against a pending anti-LGBT measure which would amend the South Carolina Constution and ban recognition of same-sex relationships.
Volunteers with SCEC are showing up at movie theatres showing [...]
Feb 21
Asheville takes on LGBT rights
Wow… if those Asheville folk keep it up, I’ll have to make a blog category just for them, lol,
There have been a two stories out of Asheville I have covered on my blog inthe past few days. The first was the downtown demonstration in support of a lesbian couple victimized by anti-gay employment [...]
Feb 21
Former UNCG prof & LGBT historian to speak at NC GALA event
An openly gay and former professor at UNCG, historian John D’Emilio will be the featured speaker at the North Carolina Gay and Lesbian Attorney’s 2006 Continuing Legal Education seminar on March 17, 2006. The seminar will be held at the Durham Arts Council (120 Morris Street) at 3pm.
D’Emilio, who currently is a professor at the [...]
Feb 20
Bigot neighbor feels hurt
I about just laughed myself out of my chair when I read this Ask Amy column. The woman seeking advice feels hurt and offended that her gay neighbors are ingoringher. Well, Mrs. Bigot… maybe if you wouldn’t have called them “unnatural and disturbing” they wouldn’t be ignoring you. Maybe, just maybe… they should be the [...]
