Public school teachers and students in Tennessee may be banned from using any language that alludes to or expresses homosexuality in the classroom if the ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill passes next year. The Tennessee Senate has already passed the homophobic bill, but it will likely remain in limbo as lawmakers prepare to adjourn this spring….
The activist nephew of the late U.S. Civil rights leader, Harvey Milk, completed a whirlwind seven city human rights tour sponsored by Equality Italia and included high level government conferences, official state visits, students, business and activist meetings. Starting in Genoa the first week of May and crisscrossing the Mediterranean nation, Milk headlined film festivals,…
Kevin Jennings, current assistant deputy secretary and head of the U.S. Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools through the Obama Administration’s Department of Education, has been named the new president and CEO of campaign nonprofit Be the Change. Jennings, who made a name for himself as the founder of the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education…
