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Education

Marriage

Perkins: Marriage In Trouble Because Wrong People Are Getting Married, Right People Aren’t

by David Badash ● 7:00 AM April 5, 2013
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Family Research Council head Tony Perkins says the institution of marriage is in trouble because the wrong people are getting married, and the right people aren’t.

Analysis

Licensed To Parent: The Unasked Question

by Guest Author ● 1:41 PM December 29, 2012
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Lance Fein challenges America and its policy makers to consider licensing parents in view of the tragic mass murder of 20 children and six adults in Newtown, Connecticut.

Human Rights

Lesbian Activist Lepa Mladjenovic Selected For Ann Klein Award

by Tanya Domi ● 12:53 PM December 9, 2012
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Mladjenovic is recognized for a lifetime of courageous work on behalf of women, girls and LGBT persons in Serbia and the Balkan Region, with special recognition for her work against fascism and extreme nationalism.

Education

Four Teen Suicides In One Week Plague Pennsylvania County — Not Bullying Related?

by David Badash ● 3:52 PM September 26, 2012

Reports of teen suicides seem to be growing, but this year, unlike in years past, there seem to be few details and most reports claim bullying was not a factor.

News

Pepper-Sprayed UC Davis Students Win — University To Pay $1 Million

by David Badash ● 2:24 PM September 26, 2012
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Twenty-one UC Davis students will receive about $30,000 each and a personal written note of apology from Chancellor Linda Katehi after they were pepper-sprayed

News

Catholic University: Homosexuality A ‘Deviant Behavior’ Like Murder, Rape, Drug Use

by David Badash ● 5:00 PM September 10, 2012
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A Catholic University course description: “The behaviors that are primarily examined are murder, rape, robbery, prostitution, homosexuality, mental illness and drug use.”

Arts

8 Days Left To Make A 10-Year Project Celebrating LGBTQ Student Athletes A Reality

by Keph Senett ● 1:14 PM September 10, 2012
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Photographer Jeff Sheng has spent the more than nine years traveling across the United States and Canada to photograph out high school and college-level athletes.

Democratic National Convention

Obama Speech Will Offer ‘Choice Between Two Fundamentally Different Visions For The Future’

by David Badash ● 6:50 PM September 6, 2012
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President Obama’s speech, excerpted below, will offer Americans a “choice between two fundamentally different visions for the future.”

Celebrities

As If School Bullying Isn’t Widespread Enough, Jimmy Kimmel Helps Parents Mock Gays

by David Badash ● 2:18 PM September 5, 2012
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Jimmy Kimmel had parents play a “prank” by getting “kids a terrible … or embarrassing back to school outfit.” Parents and ABC thought “gay” clothes were funny.

Civil Rights

39,000 Kids About To Be Taught They (Probably) Won’t Get HIV If They’ve Had A Good Night’s Sleep

by David Badash ● 5:07 PM August 22, 2012
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A California school district is teaching 39,000 students that a good night’s sleep can prevent them from contracting sexually-transmitted diseases, including HIV.

News

Former Catholic School Student Sues Principal For Sexual Assault

by David Badash ● 4:30 PM August 17, 2012

A former Catholic school student is suing his former principal for sexual assault which he says took place “several times a week” in the Texas school in the 1980s.

Healthcare

‘Paul Ryan Has Never Stopped Selling His Distinct Brand Of Baloney’ Says MSNBC Host

by David Badash ● 4:59 PM August 13, 2012
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MSNBC’s Alex Wagner today said, “You can make the case that Paul Ryan has never stopped selling his distinct brand of baloney to the American public.”

Education

Watch: Religious Right Now Pushing ‘Divine Mathematics’

by David Badash ● 8:30 AM August 13, 2012
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In this video, progressive journalist David Pakman examines the religious right’s latest scam — “divine mathematics.”

Civil Rights

Missouri Votes Kids Shouldn’t Have To Study Evolution, Climate Change, Or Anything Gay

by David Badash ● 12:43 PM August 9, 2012
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Missouri voters just decided students shouldn’t have to study evolution, climate change, anything gay or anything kids claim violates their religious beliefs.

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