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Changes to National Coming Out Day Tradition Exciting for Entire Campus Community …Except Lesbians

Posted on Friday, October 9th 2009
Tags: bias, coming out, date, designer, gay, glbt, lesbian, lgbt, marc jacobs, national coming out day, sexual orientation
Changes to National Coming Out Day Tradition Exciting for Entire Campus Community …Except Lesbians
by Brody Truce Staff Writer For over two decades, gay students and allies at Lake Pahoja College in Iowa have celebrated National Coming Out Day by dressing alike. “One year, we all wore pink bandanas,” remarked LGBTQA President Shawn LeFleur.  “Last year, we all wore jeans.” This week, LeFleur wowed the campus community when he [...]

Tenn Schools Loosen Rules on LGBT. Now More Time to Focus on Real Issues – Like Cupcakes.

Posted on Tuesday, August 18th 2009
Tags: "andy carvin", gay, lesbian, lgbt, policies, rules, school board, schools, Tennessee, websites
Tenn Schools Loosen Rules on LGBT. Now More Time to Focus on Real Issues – Like Cupcakes.
Two Tennessee school districts have settled with the ACLU and reversed their policy of blocking gay/lesbian Web sites from school computers. “Of course they were disappointed,” said a friend of the school board, “but now we can get down to the real evil – cupcakes and hugs. The devil comes in many forms.”

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