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In December 2011, a three-judge panel of the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower court’s decision and rejected the claim of Jennifer Keeton. She believed that her First Amendment rights were violated when Augusta State University required her to treat LGBT people in a respectful and nondiscriminatory way. ...
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In the early 1980s, Freddie Mercury, the vocally gifted singer for Queen, and Michael Jackson, the King of Pop, recorded three songs together at Jackson’s house. Earlier, Michael had seen Queen perform at the Forum in Los Angeles. He and Freddie became fairly good friends and sometimes went out to…
In March, 2012 a settlement was reached between the Anoka-Hennepin School District and the U.S. Departments of Justice and Education and six current and former students who were bullied. The 61-page agreement addresses harassment and discrimination of LGBT students, and includes gender identity. The district will ban gay-bashing and baiting,…
In March, 2012 a settlement was reached between the Anoka-Hennepin School District and the U.S. Departments of Justice and Education and six current and former students who were bullied. The 61-page agreement addresses harassment and discrimination of LGBT students, and includes gender identity. The district will ban gay-bashing and baiting,…
Through silence, we commemorate those who have been lost to injustice and ignorance, and we commemorate those who are currently suffering from such afflictions.
March 12, 2012 marked a hundred years of Girl Scouting. And ever since that first Girl Scout meeting, diversity and embracing individuality has been a core value of the organization. That’s certainly cause to celebrate – and celebrate they did. At the 726-feet high Hoover Dam near Las Vegas, the…
On March 12, 1912, Juliette Gordon Low, better known as Daisy, gathered together 18 girls from Savannah Georgia for a local Girl Scout meeting. It was her belief that all girls should be given the opportunity to develop physically, mentally and spiritually and be encouraged toward community service and getting…
Born in 1907, American marine biologist and nature writer Rachel Carson is credited with jump-starting the global environmental movement. Here are just a few honors she earned. In 1975, her birthplace and childhood home in Springdale, Pennsylvania was listed on the National Registry of Historic Places. And in 1991, her…
Earth Day has been celebrated every April 22 since 1970. This year it falls on Sunday. One person credited for the modern environmental movement and certainly an inspiration for the special day is American biologist and conservationist, Rachel Carson. Carson wrote lyrically about science, drawing the reader into the wonder…
