…Conservatives are all in favor of “Freedom of Speech” except when it comes to our freedom of speech.
This is a really tough call.
When I was doing training on the new non-discrimination law in 2011 with the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities some asked a question about hate speech and it is a very fine and movable line. People can say hateful things to us and unfortunately it is not against the law, it become illegal when it is persistent such as following you around then it crosses the line and become harassment. But defining that line is very hard.
What are your thoughts on this?
Was the school justified in banning both the confederate and rainbow flags?
Oh no we can’t have that… a father that’s gay! How horrible what will it teach the children.
A school pulls the plug on a play with a gay father.
It take courage to come out in front of hundred of your fellow students...
I am a strong believer that when you take public funding it should be available to everyone; that you can’t take public funding and exclude black people… or gays.
The difference between these two article is one involves speech and the other one involves discrimination.
Wyoming GSA Students Barred From Wearing LGBTQ ParaphernaliaHate speech.
Those who display rainbow colors risk suspension.
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By Brandon Voss
April 22, 2019
Gay-straight alliance members at a Wyoming junior high school have been forbidden to display Pride flags or other LGBTQ-themed paraphernalia on school grounds.
Teachers informed students last week at McCormick Junior High School in Cheyenne that they were no longer allowed to have or wear anything with rainbow colors, including shirts, pins, and bracelets, the Wyoming Tribune Eagle reports.
The rationale for the ban is that pro-LGBTQ items are as potentially disruptive as racist and homophobic propaganda.
The school’s directive comes several weeks after Kaycee Cook, a substitute teacher and GSA co-sponsor, was dismissed after reporting the circulation of “confederate kid club” flyers with slogans such as “it’s great to be straight it’s not OK to be gay,” “black lives only matter because if it weren’t for them who would pick our cotton,” and “Join the KKK.”
This is a really tough call.
When I was doing training on the new non-discrimination law in 2011 with the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities some asked a question about hate speech and it is a very fine and movable line. People can say hateful things to us and unfortunately it is not against the law, it become illegal when it is persistent such as following you around then it crosses the line and become harassment. But defining that line is very hard.
“Because of the provocative use of flags, especially under the current controversy at the local junior high, the District will not allow the display of confederate flags on District property or at District events,” the statement continues. “Further, the District will review potential policies or regulations regarding the disruptive use of flags and symbols within the District.”The two are distinctly opposites… one of a symbol of oppression and the other is a symbol of liberation and pride.
Cheyenne is located about 50 miles from Laramie, where 21-year-old gay college student Matthew Shepard was brutally murdered in 1998 because of his sexuality.
What are your thoughts on this?
Was the school justified in banning both the confederate and rainbow flags?
Oh no we can’t have that… a father that’s gay! How horrible what will it teach the children.
A school pulls the plug on a play with a gay father.
Middle School Pulled Musical With Gay Dad Characters, Claimed Content Was “Too Mature”But… But…
"What we are seeing at Prince George’s County Public Schools is really a culture of discrimination and harassment toward LGBTQ people."
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By Kate Sosin
April 26, 2019
A Maryland school district already facing allegations of anti-transgender discrimination is in the spotlight again, this time for axing a musical with gay dad characters.
Hyattsville Middle School officials have reversed their decision to cancel a production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee after parents protested this week.
Students at the middle school have been rehearsing the play for three months, but this week administrators halted rehearsals, citing concerns that the content was too mature for middle school students. That material includes a brief appearance by two LGBTQ characters. Parents say the trouble started when a parent complained about gay content in the production to school administrators.
The licensing company, Music Theatre International, did not respond to a media inquiry, but told ABC7 News that they have accommodated other requests to amend scripts.The students don’t want anything to do with the censorship,
A petition launched by McGonnigal to reinstate the show had gained more than 7,000 signatures by Thursday, April 25. On Wednesday, April 24, administrators said they would allow the production to proceed with the gay characters.
“We celebrate our diversity and recognize the many rich contributions of the LGBTQ community to the greater Hyattsville Community,” wrote Principal Thornton Boone in a letter.
It take courage to come out in front of hundred of your fellow students...
Valedictorian at Mormon University Comes Out in Graduation SpeechPrivate and public.
Pride
By Rachel Kiley
April 27, 2019
A valedictorian at the most prominent Mormon college in the United States, Brigham Young University, came out during his graduation speech yesterday.
Matty Easton shared several of his own struggles with his class during the heavily attended graduation ceremony, including realizing that being gay is part of who he is supposed to be.
“I stand before my family, friends, and graduating class today to say that I am proud to be a gay son of God,” he said.
“I am not broken. I am loved and important in the plan of our great creator. Each of us are.”
[…]
While LGBTQ students aren’t technically banned from attending BYU, they are if they engage in any “homosexual behavior.” In other words, you can say you’re gay, but you can’t do anything about it.
I am a strong believer that when you take public funding it should be available to everyone; that you can’t take public funding and exclude black people… or gays.
The difference between these two article is one involves speech and the other one involves discrimination.
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