A gay student teacher was dismissed from a suburban Portland, Oregon, school after discussing gay marriage with a fourth-grader. Seth Stambaugh is enrolled in the Master of Education program at Portland’s Lewis and Clark College, the practicum of which had him student teaching at the Beaverton School District’s Sexton Mountain elementary school. As reported by KGWNews: He was … [Read more...] about Teacher Dismissed for Talking About Gay Marriage
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Yayori Awards seek to honor activists, artists, journalists working on women’s issues worldwide
From: Ten Thousand Things Supporting the culture of positive peace: inner & outer peace, sustainability, diversity, social justice, and affirmative creative expression--in the Asia-Pacific (and everywhere)Wednesday, June 30, 2010 The organizing committee for the Yayori Awards is pleased to announce that nomination forms are now available for the 2010 … [Read more...] about Yayori Awards seek to honor activists, artists, journalists working on women’s issues worldwide
Obama Admin: Being openly gay in the military is now ok. Something to celebrate?
Abby Zimet says yes. We say no. If the debate is framed as the freedom to kill and be killed for imperialism and neoliberalism without having to hide one's identity, then we disagree. One can simply say that al gender-based discriminationshould be outlawed and not celebrate the fact that the death machine too has been liberated. What do you think? Write … [Read more...] about Obama Admin: Being openly gay in the military is now ok. Something to celebrate?