What is going on?

Oct 02, 2010 12:12

I've been thinking about the lovely, supportive post by Sara Ramirez (shared in Callie_Erica), written in response to the teens who committed suicide after being bullied. Also saw a video by another straight-but-not-narrow, Rosie Diaz. We're hearing about six recent suicides, and perhaps this is encouraging other families and friends to speak out ( Read more... )

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reefermadniss October 2 2010, 22:47:14 UTC
Fortunately, the guy in Missouri has declared war on most of teenage life, except the electronics ( ... )

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seabookmonger October 3 2010, 05:39:32 UTC
Link seems to be gone but maybe he gets a point for ideological purity?

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reefermadniss October 3 2010, 14:38:17 UTC
Here's a working link: http://www.news-leader.com/assets/pdf/DO164334921.PDF

And the school board's response: http://media.trb.com/media/acrobat/2010-09/143967620-21163923.pdf

The response is interesting because the superintendent, Mr Minor, states that he is a conservative Christian and agrees with Scroggins on several points. Minor, however, gives a nuanced response that makes it clear that he understands his constitutional duty as enumerated in the Establishment clause and the Lemon Test.

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whitelder October 2 2010, 23:42:42 UTC
Ellen made a vid about it also saying that the bullying has to stop.

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seabookmonger October 3 2010, 05:42:01 UTC
I saw that one too. Now here's a woman who didn't work much for years after coming out but now look at her. And how many people has she helped? I really admire her.

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reefermadniss October 3 2010, 14:39:25 UTC
I'm with you on that!

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