Kevin Jennings the founder of the Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) has been tapped by the Obama administration to be the new Assistant Deputy Secretary of Education for the Department’s Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools. Mr. Jennings is will qualified having worked nearly all of his career as a teacher and then as a safety advocate to ensure a respectful and safe environment for all of America's students.The anti-gay right is seizing on the opportunity to defame Mr. Jennings because he is an openly gay man in a position of power. They are using fear tactics ...
Our straight allies are our friends, support system and a source of inspiration as we struggle for true understanding and equality. Today's open forum is an opportunity to publicly thank our LGBTQIA allies who make a difference in our lives. If you are a straight ally, feel free to post about what drives you to be an agent of change for the queer community. If you are queer let us know how straight allies have made a difference in your life, and how important they are to you!
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Hmmm, on the Friday before July 4th, 2008 Republican Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin announces that she will not complete her first term as Governor of Alaska, because she will be resigning her office effective July 25th, 2009.Critics are not impressed. ...
Venus Williams USA (3) v. Serena Williams USA (2).The 2009 Wimbledon Women's Final is set, and for the fourth time this decade, it will feature Venus and Serena Williams playing each other. Venus will be appearing in the final for the eighth time, having won 5-times (losing twice to Serena in 2002 and 2003) including the last two years in 2007 and 2008.So far I have correctly predicted the last 6 matches of the Women's draw with only the final remaining. In my bracket selection at the beginning of the tournament I picked Serena ...
good evening y'all! so i was browsing through some recent paparazzi pics and i came across aussie singer dannii minogue (younger sister of kylie minogue) hanging out with some super cute guy ... after a drop of research i found out the hottie is her boyfriend - former UK rugby player kris smith ... damn - he is adorable (she's not such a bad catch either!) dannii has been dating him since last year - gosh she's a lucky lady - just like victoria beckham! (oh and let's not forget dannii was once ...
The whole purpose of Independence Day is to celebrate that long, long ago we decided that being Brits wasn’t our thing any more.
Whether I agree with that decision or not is mostly irrelevant since we can’t change it now - but the point is that the country said, “to heck with rules and regulations made by someone across the pond, we want to do it our own way.”
The problem with that is some people have gone too far.
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Let’s talk about wearing sweat pants in public. I don’t mean going to the gym to ...