By Vanessa • 17 years ago

Bullying, shmullying.

Ah, how kids love a broken promise.
Faculty, parents and students were thrilled to read on the Oklahoma Public Schools website that this year’s new student handbook would include language prohibiting bullying on the grounds of sexuality.
Shortly thereafter, the section on LGBT bullying conveniently disappeared. The school district officials say that the policy had not been approved by the school board yet, and apparently won’t be at all. According to the district, the language didn’t consist with “board-approved policy language,� and the material was officially retracted.
“They’re nuts,” teacher Joe Quigley said of district administrators. “They are telling students, ‘We were thinking of protecting you, but we changed our mind.’ Student safety should be paramount.”

Ah, how kids love a broken promise.
Faculty, parents and students were thrilled to read on the Oklahoma Public Schools website that this year’s new student handbook would include language prohibiting bullying on ...
By Vanessa • 17 years ago

War escorts?

‘Cause you never know when your last lay will be.
Annemarie Jorritsma, the mayor of Dutchtown Almere in central Netherlands, suggested that Dutch troops should have prostitutes accompany on foreign missions. “The army must consider ways its soldiers can let off steam.”
Lovely.

‘Cause you never know when your last lay will be.
Annemarie Jorritsma, the mayor of Dutchtown Almere in central Netherlands, suggested that Dutch troops should have prostitutes accompany on foreign missions. “The army must consider ...
By Samhita • 17 years ago

British women say marriage is irrelevant!

I really wish they would do a study like this in the states, it might shed some light on this whole “sanctity of marriage” crap, to see that a lot of straight women don’t want to get married anymore or just don’t get married. I mean assuming most women in the US don’t want to get married (outside of my little group of queers in SF;). But I digress. . .

NEARLY a third of British women regard marriage as “no longer relevant” in a modern society, according to research released today.
Whirlwind romances also get the thumbs down, with 71 per cent saying couples marry in haste without thinking things through carefully enough.
The research into women’s changing attitudes to ...

I really wish they would do a study like this in the states, it might shed some light on this whole “sanctity of marriage” crap, to see that a lot of straight women don’t want to get ...
By Ann • 17 years ago

Emergency Kindness: An EC Service

Via Amanda, I found out about this awesome new project called Emergency Kindness that works to make sure women have access to EC.
They rely on a network of volunteer “Janes” (a nod to the pre-Roe underground abortion service, Jane?) around the country to overnight mail or hand-deliver EC to women who are having trouble getting it — an all-too-common occurrence.

When you put in a request for help, the form is sent to San Cai’s email account. She alerts two of the Janes responsible for your region and depending on circumstances, we will rush-ship, hand-deliver, or arrange to meet you to give you your EC.

They promise no ...

Via Amanda, I found out about this awesome new project called Emergency Kindness that works to make sure women have access to EC.
They rely on a network of volunteer “Janes” (a ...

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