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Title: GLBT High School: Was It Really About Segregation?
Post by: Natasha on November 21, 2008, 11:54:19 PM
Post by: Natasha on November 21, 2008, 11:54:19 PM
GLBT High School: Was It Really About Segregation?
http://chicagoist.com/2008/11/21/glbt_high_school_was_it_really_abou.php (http://chicagoist.com/2008/11/21/glbt_high_school_was_it_really_abou.php)
11/21/2008
Plans to create Chicago's first gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender high school were pulled this week after mounting pressure from Mayor Daley and a group of clergy, who were concerned the school would be a throwback to the days of segregation. Some gay activists, however, believe the segregation charge was a "cover story." That's because one of the leading ministers who opposed Pride Campus of Social Justice High School is a supporter of the "sanctity of marriage."
http://chicagoist.com/2008/11/21/glbt_high_school_was_it_really_abou.php (http://chicagoist.com/2008/11/21/glbt_high_school_was_it_really_abou.php)
11/21/2008
Plans to create Chicago's first gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender high school were pulled this week after mounting pressure from Mayor Daley and a group of clergy, who were concerned the school would be a throwback to the days of segregation. Some gay activists, however, believe the segregation charge was a "cover story." That's because one of the leading ministers who opposed Pride Campus of Social Justice High School is a supporter of the "sanctity of marriage."