Posted on 05/24/2006 1:03:52 PM PDT by DBeers
GLSEN, the Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network of Wisconsin, announced a name change at its annual honors dinner at Monona Terrace.
From now on, it will be known as the Gay-Straight Alliance for Safe Schools, Executive Director Cindy Crane announced Saturday.
Crane explained the name change accompanied an "amicable" break from the national organization of GLSEN, she said in an interview Monday. The Madison-based chapter desired more independence than that offered by the national organization, which wanted to have more control over national campaigns.
"We are a very independent chapter," Crane said. "We look forward to having a partnership in the future. We just aren't sure of what that partnership will be just yet."
Awards: The 10th annual recognition dinner and silent auction was called a "Celebration of Leadership" and honored six high school seniors and one high school principal who showed acceptance and respect for sexual minorities.
"The highlight of our dinner was to honor the courage and activism of the youth and adults in the community," Crane said.
Four seniors received $500 scholarships. They were Emma Zeldin and Brianna Buhr of Madison's Malcolm Shabazz High School, David Seitz of Wauwatosa East High School and Elise Ganser of Sauk Prairie High School.
Seniors Kat Koslov of Middleton High School and Jaime Schoenmann of Malcolm Shabazz High School were honored with community activist awards. Retiring Middleton Principal Tom Vandervest received the educator award.
U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, and Julie Underwood, dean of the UW-Madison School of Education, were the guest speakers.
"Is this a joke?
A homosexual sex group promoting A.S.S. "
It wouldn't surprise if if they started with the word, then came up with a name that fit it.
""We are a very independent chapter," Crane said. "We look forward to having a partnership in the future. We just aren't sure of what that partnership will be just yet.""
This quote about the split contains the thrust of the whole movement.
"The Overhauling of Straight America".... CONTINUES
http://www.leavethekidsalone.com/ltka_html/overhaul_2.htm
Sadly, I think you're probably right. I have co-workers with teenage children who think that being gay is quite fashionable. It's almost like the 'in' thing to be right now, especially for the girls.
Qualify for ping?
Much easier to infiltrate the schools when you add the word "SAFE" in there, isn't it?
"Protect Your Children" Ping!
There's the line of the day.
Is it safe? Hell NO!
There's probably a lot of Bush, conservative, fundamentalist Christian or Catholic Church bashing if politics comes up at all.
They probably find stories that don't get reported much about "gay bashings" or executions of gays overseas. There's probably a few folks who seem just a little too obsessed and militant with the AIDS crisis, homosexual adoption or gay marriage.
There's bound to be a lot of seduction, not sexual, but in terms of getting folks to "come out" and believe anything short of an endorsement of their relationships from their parents is immoral, wrong, stupid, homophobic, etc. Abstinence is probably laughed at.
The Homosexually Bent Re-Education Network of Wisconsin...
HBRENW
Prounounced: "H" "B" "Re" "Ed" "New"
I was FR-curious at one point. I joined up, and...
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