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Saturday, October 23
Stop Move to Ban Gay/Lesbian Literature in Solon, Iowa, Schools
by
Linda Thieman
on Sat 23 Oct 2004 09:56 AM CDT
 Stop Move to Ban Gay/Lesbian Literature in Solon, Iowa, Schools
by Sue Protheroe, Solon Middle School teacher
Meeting:
Materials Reconsideration Committee
Tuesday, October 26, 7pm
Solon High School Media Center
Solon, Iowa
I am the
8th grade language arts teacher at Solon Middle School. Those of
you who have children in my classroom know that it is a place where
students are free to develop and express personal opinions, without
fear of recrimination. My message has always been one of respect,
tolerance, and acceptance. And what better vehicle for discussion
than literature?
Stories
containing gay/lesbian characters are periodically part of my
curriculum, and I am grateful to those of you who have read the stories
yourselves and used them as vehicles for discussion at home. When
I teach these stories, I generally have a small number of parents ask
that their children be excused from the pieces, and I honor these
requests. This year, however, there is a group of parents
requesting that the stories be removed from the curriculum altogether,
which would mean that all of my students would lose the opportunity to
read and discuss them.
I object
passionately to the censorship of the literature that Solon students
read, especially when the censoring group identifies a specific
population and asks for removal of that population from the texts used
in the classroom.
One of
the messages in the story "Am I Blue?" is that "there are gay cops and
gay farmers, gay teachers and gay soldiers, gay parents and gay
kids." By acknowledging this fact frankly, in a controlled
classroom setting, we are educating to encourage tolerance and to end
discrimination against a group of our students.
If the news that this is happening alarms - or even just interests - you, I encourage you to attend the meeting of the Materials Reconsideration Committee, October 26, 7pm, in the Solon High School Media Center, Solon, Iowa.
Sue Protheroe
Solon Middle School teacher
Thursday, October 21
Trouble Brewing for Sioux City Judge Who Granted Lesbian Civil Union Dissolution
by
Linda Thieman
on Thu 21 Oct 2004 04:04 AM CDT
 Trouble Brewing for Sioux City Judge Who Granted Lesbian Civil Union Dissolution
Sharon Malheiro writes:
Below is
an article that appeared in yesterday's Des Moines Register about the
fight that is going on in Sioux City regardng Judge Jeffrey Neary.
Judge
Neary is the Sioux City judge who dissolved the civil union of two
women. Since then, there has been an active campaign to have him
removed from the Bench from several right-wing groups.
There is a lawsuit regarding the case currently pending before the Iowa Supreme Court.
Many of
the individuals involved in the case were also the folks who sued
Governor Vilsack over the executive order that he signed several years
ago. These are the same individuals who are also actively campaigning
against Judge Neary.
The
folks campaigning against Judge Neary's retention have raised money and
they are planning to go on TV with negaltive ads. The are attacking his
ruling calling it the "lesbian divorce." A political action
committee has been formed to counter these ads.
But, they need money.
Please
consider sending a check for this cause. By helping Judge Neary's
retention election, we send a strong message that all citizens in Iowa
are to be treated equally and fairly under Iowa's laws and judicial
system.
The PAC is called:
People for Judicial Quality, Independence and Integrity
P.O. Box 1883
Sioux City, Iowa 51102
Due to election law the PAC cannot take checks from corporations, P.C.s or LLCs.
Thank you for your consideration.
Sharon Malheiro
Money Flows From Backers, Critics of Judge
by Frank Santiago, Des Moines Register
Both sides in civil union dissolution case see sums swelling as retention vote nears for Neary
A
political battle over a northwest Iowa judge who dissolved a lesbian
union has drawn thousands in cash contributions on both sides.
Disclosures
filed with the state Tuesday show that a group opposed to the retention
of District Judge Jeffrey Neary has raised $11,765, which includes
$5,000 each from two conservative groups. Neary's supporters, many of
them lawyers, have raised $6,000.
The amounts, say spokesmen for both sides, are likely to increase as the Nov. 2 election nears.
Legal
authorities say the presence of the money and contributors, who include
a Sioux City judge, might be a first in the 42-year history of the
retention system. Campaigns are rare. Usually, judges are routinely
approved.
Neary,
46, of Merrill caused a stir in November when he dissolved a Vermont
civil union for two Sioux City lesbians. Critics said the judge paved
the way for same-sex marriages, which are barred in Iowa.
(Click here to read the complete article.)
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