Gay Pride Is Coming!!

[MrFun]

Here is just one of the many positive things that are occurring:


Lesbian teacher settles discrimination case

by Gay.com / PlanetOut.com Network


A lesbian high school teacher in Southern California settled her seven-year legal battle against the school district over discrimination and harassment, Lambda Legal said on Thursday.

Under terms of the settlement, the Oceanside Unified School District in San Diego must pay $140,000 to biology teacher Dawn Murray and provide annual sensitivity training to employees about issues of sexual orientation discrimination.

Hired PROMOTION

in 1983, Murray has received several state and national teaching honors. After co-workers learned she was a lesbian, Murray was denied a promotion, and she became the target of anti-gay remarks and graffiti that was painted outside her classroom. When she complained of the abuse, school officials threatened disciplinary action against her.

After learning of the settlement, Murray said, "Young people will learn from adult behavior, and it was important to wage this fight to show students all people have to be treated fairly."

Lambda Legal, the nation's largest legal organization dedicated to GLBT civil rights, helped Murray win an appeal in April 2000, arguing that California's anti-discrimination laws also prohibit harassment based on sexual orientation.

Posted May 23, 2002

[Boris Godunov]

Come on, even I know ABBA. Of course, I did go see Mamma Mia here on Broadway, and that was easily the most ABBA I've had (or want) in a two-hour period. Oy.

I spent the last 3 NYC pride parades perched with friends on 5th ave. at 15th street. It was, in the past a perfect location, as you'd look north, and there was the Empire State Building, then turn south, and there were the Twin Towers. I have a feeling this year is going to be a much more somber affair than usual, and the absence of those towers will be a little hard to stomach.

[MrFun]

Originally posted by Boris Godunov
Come on, even I know ABBA. Of course, I did go see Mamma Mia here on Broadway, and that was easily the most ABBA I've had (or want) in a two-hour period. Oy.

I spent the last 3 NYC pride parades perched with friends on 5th ave. at 15th street. It was, in the past a perfect location, as you'd look north, and there was the Empire State Building, then turn south, and there were the Twin Towers. I have a feeling this year is going to be a much more somber affair than usual, and the absence of those towers will be a little hard to stomach.

True -- Gay Pride in New York City will be more somber than most past Gay Pride events in that great city.

[Monk]

And Monk, while there is no Gay Pride locally in the Quad Cities of Iowa and Illinois, every weekend, our community has a We Care Weekend, which I already described.

Wrong monk. Please understand my nitpicking, it took me no less than two minutes to figure out it wasn't me you were informing about the Iowan gay community.

[MrFun]

Sorry to confuse you, Monk.

[rah]

Yes, I did (gone out and supported gay pride events) a couple times in Chicago. I've had quite a few gay/lesbian work for me. Many of them I now count as friends.
I showed my support many times.

RAH

[MrFun]

Originally posted by rah
Yes, I did (gone out and supported gay pride events) a couple times in Chicago. I've had quite a few gay/lesbian work for me. Many of them I now count as friends.
I showed my support many times.

RAH

cool, RAH

and thanks

[rah]

At our last golf outing, they attached a rainbow magnetic bumper sticker to my truck. I didn't notice it for a few days. I had quite a few people honking or waving as they passed me on the expressway. I just thought people were just being particularly friendly. We all had a great laugh when I finally figured it out.

RAH

[MrFun]

Originally posted by rah
At our last golf outing, they attached a rainbow magnetic bumper sticker to my truck. I didn't notice it for a few days. I had quite a few people honking or waving as they passed me on the expressway. I just thought people were just being particularly friendly. We all had a great laugh when I finally figured it out.

RAH

[germanos]

I once went in support of my sister. Unfortunately she was not very supportive for me, since she joint the "lesbian only" part of the column.
It left me among a bunch of very stupid and annoying gays, who were shouting abusive remarks to all 'hetero". I left early and will never do anything like it again. I will not attend a 'demo' if it is not directly related to me.

[MrFun]

Those people that insulted you, germanos, were not emodying the true spirit of Gay Pride.

[Boris Godunov]

Originally posted by germanos
I once went in support of my sister. Unfortunately she was not very supportive for me, since she joint the "lesbian only" part of the column.
It left me among a bunch of very stupid and annoying gays, who were shouting abusive remarks to all 'hetero". I left early and will never do anything like it again. I will not attend a 'demo' if it is not directly related to me.

How did they know you were hetero? Or anyone else?

I've never seen any such behavior at the NYC parade, but then gain, the crowd tends to have a huge number of straights watching.

[Caligastia]

Ive nothing against gays, but gay pride parades seem kind of silly. Even some of my friends who are gay think they are ridiculous. Like celebrating "white pride" or "black pride" its a celebration of being born a certain way. Pointless IMO.

Oh well, have fun anyway...

[Boris Godunov]

Originally posted by Caligastia
Ive nothing against gays, but gay pride parades seem kind of silly. Even some of my friends who are gay think they are ridiculous. Like celebrating "white pride" or "black pride" its a celebration of being born a certain way. Pointless IMO.

Oh well, have fun anyway...

Were there not so many people out there who hated gays for how they are born, then such celebrations would indeed by unneccessary. However, there is a consciously pernicious effort to rob anyone gay of their self-esteem and equate them with molestors, murderers and other assorted nefarious people. Until such wide-scale hate and slander ceases, Pride Parades serve an immensely valuable function to the gay community.

[Guynemer]

Originally posted by Boris Godunov

...and equate them with molestors, murderers and other assorted nefarious people...

Such as cannibals.

I'm sorry, I know I probably shouldn't bring it up again, but that was just goddamned unbelievable. But that, Cali, is the reason for Gay Pride events.