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He is "praying that Pam Spaulding will "turn away from her wicked and sinful promotion of homosexual behavior."
(CCLM's web site, 10/15/07)
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"I have been mocked over and over again by ungodly and unprincipled anti-christian lesbians."
(from "Six Years In Sodom: From The Journal Of James Hartline," 9/4/2006, written from the "homosexual stronghold" of Hillcrest in San Diego)."Pam is a 'twisted lesbian sister' and an 'embittered lesbian' of the 'self-imposed gutteral experiences of the gay ghetto.'" -- 9/5/2008
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(Concerned Women for America's radio show [9:15], 1/25/07)
"A nutty lesbian blogger."
(MassResistance radio show [16:25], 2/3/07)
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Fri Oct 30, 2009 at 12:48:18 PM EDT
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More progress in Alabama that is sure to generate fundie eruptions there, as the Blue city of Birmingham pushes the envelope yet again. Friend of the Blend Howard Bayless, who serves on the school board, passed the good news on to GayPolitics.com: I have some great news. Last night the Birmingham Board of Education unanimously passed the most comprehensive anti-bullying policy in the state of Alabama. I am very proud to have been part of this effort and I want to congratulate my fellow board members on a job well done!
This process began over a year ago. Being the first openly gay man elected in the state and the first openly gay school board member anywhere in Alabama, I knew I wanted our system to be more inclusive and welcoming to ALL of our students, but I also knew this would have to be a process that involved my eight fellow board members.
I first gathered anti-bullying policies from multiple school districts that I felt encompassed what we needed in our policy, and then drafted a policy for Birmingham schools. I then began the long process of having conversation with each board member about why this was important not just as a board policy but also about why it was the right thing to do. I told them my own story of growing up in Birmingham City Schools and being harassed and bullied-and how I carried that pain with me still today. I also helped them to understand how that impacted me and my education. As part of a broader strategic planning process, my fellow board members all agreed that we wanted safer school environments for ALL our children.
I believe these conversations provided the opportunity for all the board members to see the importance of an inclusive anti-bullying policy and to know why they needed to support this policy. None of this would have ever occurred had we not had a voice at the table. It is so critical and so important that we continue to help openly LGBT people elected to public office so we can effect the change that we want and need, especially in places like Alabama. I hope you'll share this with the staff and your supporters.
-Howard
At this rate, Birmingham will be roundly condemned by its fundies as Chapel Hill was by the late bigoted Senator Jesse Helms, who said "Why build a zoo when we can just put up a fence around Chapel Hill?"
Related:
* AL: legislator calls for UAB to reverse decision on partner health benefits
* Holy smoke: Univ. of Alabama @ Birmingham to extend health insurance benefits to same-sex partners |
| Pam Spaulding :: Breaking: Birmingham Board of Ed enacts LGBT-inclusive anti-bullying policies |
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