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Title: Catholic school pushes out GLBT family over Prop. 8 opposition
Post by: Natasha on November 22, 2008, 12:01:59 AM
Catholic school pushes out GLBT family over Prop. 8 opposition

http://www.examiner.com/x-356-SF-Education-Examiner~y2008m11d21-Catholic-school-pushes-out-GLBT-family-over-Prop-8-opposition (http://www.examiner.com/x-356-SF-Education-Examiner~y2008m11d21-Catholic-school-pushes-out-GLBT-family-over-Prop-8-opposition)
Caroline Grannan
11/21/2008

blog posts about Robin McGehee, an enthusiastic mom and parent volunteer at Fresno's St. Helen's Catholic School – so committed that the principal recruited her last May to step up as president of the school's Parent-Teacher Organization.

There was one problem: McGehee, a lesbian mom co-parenting with her wife and their children's two involved dads, was active and visible in the No on Prop. 8 campaign, opposing the state constitutional amendment banning gay marriage that was narrowly approved by California voters this month.

Title: Re: Catholic school pushes out GLBT family over Prop. 8 opposition
Post by: Kaweah on November 22, 2008, 03:58:41 AM
Fresno is also where Fr. Geoffrey Farrow was relieved of his pastoral duties when he spoke out against Proposition 8.