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Tuesday, May 13

Principal Prefers Confederacy To Gay Pride

Floridian principal David Davis had some explaining to do yesterday - and he didn’t do it very well. The improbably named educator took the stand in day one of a discrimination suit filed by 17-year old Heather Gillman, who accuses Davis and Ponce de Leon High School of violating her and others’...

Posted to Qticker World | Aggregator (Weblog) by external blog Queerty on 05-13-2008
Tuesday, April 29

ACLU complaint: Memphis principal outed two students, forbid them to talk to each other

Source: WPTY TV , ACLU press release MEMPHIS, TN -- A Memphis high school principal who "outed" two gay high school students in September 2007 violated the students' constitutional right to freedom of association, the American Civil Liberties Union charged today. The ACLU said Daphne Beasley...

Posted to Qnews (Weblog) by NewsEditor on 04-29-2008
Tuesday, April 15

'Churchie' school formal still embroiled in gay rights debate

Source: Herald-Sun (Melbourne) , Courier-Mail (Brisbane) , Australian , Daily Telegraph (Sydney) , ABC News (Australia) Students at the Anglican Church Grammar School, a prestigious boarding school in Brisbane known as "Churchie", may consider a boycott of the school's annual formal dance...

Posted to Qnews (Weblog) by NewsEditor on 04-15-2008
Wednesday, April 09

Parents upset that teacher's sexual orientation mentioned in health classes

Source: New Richmond News | Associated Press via KARE Eau Claire, Wisc. -- School officials here say they’ll look into the case of a teacher who told five health classes about her sexual orientation. Administrators confirm that South Middle School instructor Stephanie Rowe told her students last week...

Posted to Qnews (Weblog) by NewsEditor on 04-09-2008
Sunday, March 30

Gay couple in Alabama goes to their prom with judge's help

Source: Huntsville Times SCOTTSBORO, Ala. - They just wanted to go to their school prom, but for one couple at Scottsboro High in Alabama, it took more than the usual dressmakers and hairstylists to get ready. For Chelsea Overstreet and Lauren Martin, lawyers and a judge had to intervene before the school...

Posted to Qnews (Weblog) by NewsEditor on 03-30-2008
Tuesday, March 11

Georgia senate passes school anti-bullying law

Source: Southern Voice The Georgia Senate unanimously passed a bill Tuesday afternoon that would broaden the definition of bullying behavior in the state. Georgia Equality urged its members to contact their lawmakers in support of the bill, which the gay political group said would help gay and transgender...

Posted to Qnews (Weblog) by NewsEditor on 03-11-2008
Sunday, January 13

Transgender man alleges bias after college denies him locker

Source: Boston Globe Ethan Santiago, a physical education major in his first semester at Northern Essex Community College, had been using the men's locker room for weeks when he decided he needed a spot to stash his gym bag. So, he applied for a locker. He said a school administrator denied his request...

Posted to Qnews (Weblog) by NewsEditor on 01-13-2008
Sunday, January 06

New book rediscovers legacy of Seattle architect forced out from UW for being gay

Source: Seattle Times A new book on the late Seattle architect Lionel Pries goes a long way to restore some of the honor that once surrounded his name. Pries was one of the region's foremost architectural designers and instructors, an old-school Beaux Arts advocate who also led the way in Northwest...

Posted to Qnews (Weblog) by NewsEditor on 01-06-2008
Saturday, December 22

Principal agrees with ACLU; Allows student to wear lesbian t-shirt

Source: Virginian-Pilot via Pantagraph PORTSMOUTH, Va. -- Bethany Laccone can attend I.C. Norcom High School wearing a T-shirt that depicts a lesbian pride symbol, Principal Lynn Briley said Friday. Briley’s announcement came a day after the American Civil Liberties Union demanded that Norcom officials...

Posted to Qnews (Weblog) by NewsEditor on 12-22-2007
Thursday, December 20

ACLU demands VA school stop censoring gay student

Source: Houston Voice In Portsmouth, Virginia, a high school female has been punished for wearing a T-shirt featuring a lesbian pride symbol (two overlapping female gender symbols). A teacher was upset by the shirt, and school officials at I.C. Norcom High School had threatened the 17-year-old senior...

Posted to Qnews (Weblog) by NewsEditor on 12-20-2007

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