No GLBT Student Shall Express Affection of Any Kind
REPOST from HP Alliance on Myspace
Let’s Stick It To Dolores (For Real)!!!
Professor Umbridge strikes again, this time in the muggle world. Our friends at Advocates for Youth (check em out) have put out this action alert about a high school principal who is abusing her position of power to spread homophobia and harass the students at her school. Sound familiar? Just as Professor Umbridge created an atmosphere of fear and intolerance at Hogwarts, so too is Principal Daphne Beasley at her Memphis High School. This time it is for real, and we need to join together as a Dumbledore's Army for the real world to stop it. Check out this alert and follow the link to an action center where you can easily send emails and stick it to Dolores!
-Will Delphia - HP Alliance
In a Memphis high school, Principal Daphne Beasley made an announcement over the PA system demanding that teachers provide her with the names of all "hetero and homo" student couples. Principal Beasley then publicly posted the list in her office.
Two boys - Nicholas and Andrew - suddenly found that the whole school new about their relationship. Worse still, Principal Beasley called Nicholas' mother to inform her that her son was part of a gay couple. Ms. Beasley also told the mother that she did not like homosexuals and that homosexuality would not be tolerated in her school.
It's time to take a stand against anti-GLBT harassment in our schools.
Write to the Memphis City school board to demand that Principal Beasley be reprimanded for her actions and that policies be implemented to protect students from future harassment by school staff. Click here to take action now!
Principal Beasley was apparently worried about "public displays of affection." But for students like Nicholas and Andrew, her all-too-public display of intolerance carried real consequences. Not only have the boys experienced increased harassment at school by faculty and fellow students, but Nicholas was not selected for a recent community service trip because he might "embarrass" the school by engaging in gay affection.
The American Civil Liberties Union plans on to file suit on behalf of Nicholas and Andrew charging that the school violated the boys' Constitutional right to freedom of association.
It's time for the Memphis City School Board to protect its students - not Principal Beasley's homophobia. Write to them today !
This incident is an outrage - but please keep in mind that respectful emails are more likely to be effective. If you have a personal story about the struggles of GLBT youth (and you feel comfortable sharing this story), School Board members need to hear from you.
The Memphis City school board's upcoming decision is about so much more than one principal's closed-minded views of GLBT students. It's about implementing policies that protect the rights and safety of all students - regardless of sexual orientation.
Let's show them the world is watching. Together, we can make a difference.
Let’s Stick It To Dolores (For Real)!!!
Professor Umbridge strikes again, this time in the muggle world. Our friends at Advocates for Youth (check em out) have put out this action alert about a high school principal who is abusing her position of power to spread homophobia and harass the students at her school. Sound familiar? Just as Professor Umbridge created an atmosphere of fear and intolerance at Hogwarts, so too is Principal Daphne Beasley at her Memphis High School. This time it is for real, and we need to join together as a Dumbledore's Army for the real world to stop it. Check out this alert and follow the link to an action center where you can easily send emails and stick it to Dolores!
-Will Delphia - HP Alliance
In a Memphis high school, Principal Daphne Beasley made an announcement over the PA system demanding that teachers provide her with the names of all "hetero and homo" student couples. Principal Beasley then publicly posted the list in her office.
Two boys - Nicholas and Andrew - suddenly found that the whole school new about their relationship. Worse still, Principal Beasley called Nicholas' mother to inform her that her son was part of a gay couple. Ms. Beasley also told the mother that she did not like homosexuals and that homosexuality would not be tolerated in her school.
It's time to take a stand against anti-GLBT harassment in our schools.
Write to the Memphis City school board to demand that Principal Beasley be reprimanded for her actions and that policies be implemented to protect students from future harassment by school staff. Click here to take action now!
Principal Beasley was apparently worried about "public displays of affection." But for students like Nicholas and Andrew, her all-too-public display of intolerance carried real consequences. Not only have the boys experienced increased harassment at school by faculty and fellow students, but Nicholas was not selected for a recent community service trip because he might "embarrass" the school by engaging in gay affection.
The American Civil Liberties Union plans on to file suit on behalf of Nicholas and Andrew charging that the school violated the boys' Constitutional right to freedom of association.
It's time for the Memphis City School Board to protect its students - not Principal Beasley's homophobia. Write to them today !
This incident is an outrage - but please keep in mind that respectful emails are more likely to be effective. If you have a personal story about the struggles of GLBT youth (and you feel comfortable sharing this story), School Board members need to hear from you.
The Memphis City school board's upcoming decision is about so much more than one principal's closed-minded views of GLBT students. It's about implementing policies that protect the rights and safety of all students - regardless of sexual orientation.
Let's show them the world is watching. Together, we can make a difference.