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Apr 10 2024
News
Evangelical lawyer helps schools craft discriminatory policies - Philadelphia Gay News
In recent years, Jeremy Samek has become a familiar face at a large number of schools in Pennsylvania. Samek is a lawyer who works as a senior counsel at a firm called the Independence Law Center (ILC). His job? He works with conservative school boards to help them craft anti-LGBTQ+ policies, and he helps defend those schools facing legal blowback from communities that oppose those
Philadelphia Gay NewsJan 05 2024
Opinion
The Right Is Dancing on Claudine Gay’s Grave. But It Was the Center-Left That Did Her In.
At first blush, the fury over Claudine Gay’s departure from the Harvard presidency over complaints about serial plagiarism looks like a classic left-right fracas.
On one side, there were far-right culture-warriors braying about “wokeism” and targeting yet another university. On the other, there were progressives recoiling at the racist tone of the campaign against the school’s first
PoliticoMar 28 2024
News
Principal Sued for Threatening to Kill Gay Couple's Son
A Milwaukee school principal has been sued in federal court by a gay couple who allege he bullied, harassed, threatened, and assaulted their son for having two same-sex parents, violating the child’s civil rights in the process. The parents, referred to as M.P. and T.L. in the lawsuit, claim that Kasongo Kalumbula allegedly mistreated their son because of his family’s makeup. The lawsuit,
Metro WeeklyApr 10 2024
News
‘Housekeeping for Beginners’ showcases healing and family - Philadelphia Gay News
Out gay filmmaker Goran Stolevski’s shaggy comedy-drama, “Housekeeping for Beginners,” — opening April 12 at the Ritz Five and AMC Neshaminy — is an absorbing film about a queer chosen family that does not quite choose to be together. Viewers may feel offput at first as Stolevski opens in media res. The characters and their relationships slowly come into focus. But stick with it; the story
Philadelphia Gay NewsJan 02 2024
News
Harvard President Claudine Gay’s Resignation Is a Win for Right-Wing Chaos Agents
Claudine Gay, the first and only black president of Harvard University in nearly four centuries of its existence, resigned her position on Tuesday. It’s the unfortunate end to a weeks-long, cynical campaign led by a roster of right-wing chaos agents—conservative propagandist Christopher Rufo and Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY), in particular. They and their allies successfully weaponized multiple
Daily BeastApr 19 2024
News
Correction: Voting Rights-Mississippi story
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — In a story published April 17, 2024, about people losing their voting rights after some felony convictions in Mississippi, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Kenneth Almons began a 23-year prison sentence soon after graduating from high school. He was released from prison at age 23 after serving about six years.
Tulsa WorldApr 17 2024
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Louisiana House passes 'Don't Say Gay,' pronoun bills aimed at LGBTQ+ community
Two bills that target the LGBTQ+ community in Louisiana public schools are heading to the Senate for final approval after passing the House on Monday, as the state continues to delve into national “culture war” issues. House Bill 122 by state Rep. Dodie Horton, R-Haughton—which critics dub the ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill—would ban teachers from discussing sexual orientation or gender identity during
The Times-PicayuneMar 25 2024
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Black-Tie Gay Bingo: AIDS Fund to honor longtime researcher, Ron Collman - Philadelphia Gay News
AIDS Fund, the Philadelphia-based nonprofit known for starting the Philly AIDS Walk and Philly AIDS Thrift, is hosting their annual Black-Tie Gay Bingo event, where guests will enjoy a night of fun that also raises money. “There’s not a lot of organizations who do what we do,” said Robb Reichard, executive director of AIDS Fund, who explained that the organization aims to make the biggest
Philadelphia Gay NewsApr 11 2024
News
Louisiana House Advances K-12 "Don't Say Gay" Bill
The Louisiana House Committee on Education advanced House Bill 121 by Rep. Raymond Crews, R-Bossier City, which prohibits the use of transgender and nonbinary youth’s chosen names and pronouns in public K-12 schools without parental permission, along a party line 9-3 vote. House Bill 122 by Rep. Dodie Horton, R-Haugton, which limits discussion of gender and sexuality in public K-12 schools,
JoeMyGodApr 19 2024
Opinion
Israel Is Right to Reject Biden’s Bad Advice
News broke Thursday evening of an Israeli strike inside Iran. In doing so, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected the advice President Biden had given him after Iran’s April 13 drone and missile attack on the Jewish state. At the time, Biden told Netanyahu not to escalate. “You got a win,” Biden said to Bibi. “Take the win.”
Israel demurred. And was absolutely right to.
National Review (Opinion)