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An Australian teacher asked students to stop using the word "gay" when singing a classic children's song, but stated no homophobia was intended. The instructor said he was playing a song about Kookaburra birds for 7- and 8-year-old students when the line gay your life must be produced giggles.
The Netherlands is introducing gay families into the nation's schoolbooks. Noordhof Uitgeverij, Holland's largest school book publisher says the need is immediate. "At the moment schoolbooks do not reflect life here," explains Frans Grijzenhout, director of the publishing house. "When a textbook deals with a family going on holiday, for example, the accompanying drawing will show a father, a mother and children.
The Chicago Tribune recently ran a piece on Notre Dame's new quarterback Dayne Crist [pictured], and his support for bringing attention to homophobia. Crist participated in a week on campus dedicated to ending hate against GLBT people by wearing a t-shirt with the slogan: StaND Against Hate.
Americans are opening their minds about gay rights, and they have become more accepting of marriage equality. According to Forbes.com, Gallup asks its survey question this way: "Do you think marriages between same-sex couples should or should not be recognized by the law as valid, with the same rights as traditional marriages? In May 44% (up from 27% when Gallup first asked the question in 1996) said they should be recognized as valid.
Georgia Republican gubernatorial primary candidate Karen Handel recently said gay parenting is not “in the best interest of the child.” Handel admitted in an interview she does not know any gay parents, so she's been invited to share a family dinner with executive director of Family Equality Council - Jennifer Chrisler (pictured with her family).
A Mississippi school that canceled its prom because a lesbian teen wanted to bring her girlfriend has agreed to settle its lawsuit. The Itawamba County School District is paying $35,000 to Constance McMillen to settle a discrimination lawsuit filed on her behalf by the ACLU, The AP reports.
Delegates to the Presbyterian church's convention in Minneapolis voted not to redefine marriage in their church constitution to include same-sex couples. But the same group of leaders voted to allow non-celibate gays in committed relationships to serve as clergy.
The White House issued the following proclamation to recognize Father's Day: "Nurturing families come in many forms, and children may be raised by a father and mother, a single father, two fathers, a step father, a grandfather, or caring guardian. We owe a special debt of gratitude for those parents serving in the United States Armed Forces and their families, whose sacrifices protect the lives and liberties of all American children.
In a recent blog post, attorney Theresa Erickson reports on research which indicates gay male couples are more likely than straight dads to "scale back their careers in order to care for their children". Researchers also found that many of the gay fathers studied put their children before career, and made their parenting responsibilities a priority during their children's early years. This is a major difference from heterosexual fathers.
Grand Marshals of the LA Gay Pride Parade - Sharon and Kelly Osbourne [pictured] - fought back when they passed an anti-gay group of protesters at the 40th annual Parade in Hollywood. A group of homophobes approached Sharon and Kelly's float and started yelling profanities.
Sharon scolded the protesters, shouting: 'You should be ashamed of yourselves!' Then Kelly took to the mic, leading the crowd of GLBT supporters into chanting: 'God loves gays!' Pro-gay chanting got so loud that it drowned out the protesters - who left defeated.