Tag Archive: lgbt equality

Sep
09

You’ve Been Denied.

No student trying to visit the website for the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) from a school computer should be confronted with a stop sign.  But that’s precisely what happened to a student in Virginia, which spurred our “Don’t Filter Me!” campaign.

Permanent link to this article: http://www.aclu-sc.org/blog/2011/youve-been-denied/

Jul
27

Changing the Culture of Bullying

SethStopSign

This is the last in a series of posts written by our summer LGBT Project legal interns. The other posts are “LGBT Human Rights Gone Global“, “The Roots of Homophobia“, and “Calling It ‘Marriage’ Isn’t the End of the Story“. The first step is admitting we have a problem. And we do: students that stand by and allow …

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Permanent link to this article: http://www.aclu-sc.org/blog/2011/changing-the-culture-of-bullying/

Jul
21

Calling It “Marriage” Isn’t the End of the Story

Ron Wallen Testifies at Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on Defense of Marriage Act

This blog post is third in a series written by our summer LGBT Project legal interns. The other posts are “LGBT Human Rights Gone Global“, “The Roots of Homophobia” and “Changing the Culture of Bullying“. When my partner came out to her ninety-two-year old grandmother and announced her plan to marry me, the reaction wasn’t …

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Permanent link to this article: http://www.aclu-sc.org/blog/2011/calling-it-%e2%80%9cmarriage%e2%80%9d-isn%e2%80%99t-the-end-of-the-story/

Jun
29

Pride: In the Name of Seth Walsh

R to L: James Gilliam, LGBT Project Director; Shawn Walsh, Seth's brother; Wendy Walsh, Seth's mother; Dan Savage, columnist and founder of the It Gets Better Project

  This week marks the 42nd anniversary of the iconic Stonewall Riots, which mark the symbolic beginning of the LGBT civil rights movement and gave birth to the Pride celebrations that continue today.

Permanent link to this article: http://www.aclu-sc.org/blog/2011/pride-in-the-name-of-seth-walsh/

Jun
01

Happy Pride Month!

 It’s time to unfold your rainbow flags and join the ACLU/SC as we proudly kick off LGBT Pride month during June.  This is the month each year when the LGBT community celebrates our diversity, strength, and accomplishments.

Permanent link to this article: http://www.aclu-sc.org/blog/2011/happy-pride-month-from-the-aclu-of-southern-california-aclusc/