Deck of Aces launches collobartive Youtbue channel
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- Published on Wednesday, 16 March 2011 15:42
- Written by Lara Landis
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Deck of Aces started when people who missed the deadline to addition for th Youtube series Hot Pieces of Ace decided to make their own channel. Tiberius spends the first week engaging in a stream-of-consciousness dialogue where he eplains the purpose of the channel, the links where a person can find more information and the intended schedule.
The first week isntallments feature's a conversation with the sun and random observations of the surrounding environment. As of yet, there are no shows featuring Asexuality, but a documentry by Angela Tucker is still in the works.
Paloma Valley High School teacher 'dealt with' after bullying incident reports
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- Published on Wednesday, 16 March 2011 10:48
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Menifee, California Students and teachers at the Poloma Valley High School have asked for help from the American Civil Liberties unions. Teachers and students in the school claim there is a persistent pattern of bullying and harassment of LGBT students from the teachers and other students, according to LGBTQ Nation.
The complaints filed with the ACLU include a teacher writing an S for sinner on one gay student’s hand for sinner. A majority of complaints deal with the unfairness of punishments handed out to LGBT students who respond to the alleged harassment.
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Maryland Civil Marriage Protection Act sent back to senate
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- Published on Saturday, 12 March 2011 23:33
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Maryland will not become the sixth state to legalize same sex marriage. Delegates and Lawmakers from Prince George and Baltimore County opposed the measure for religious reasons, according to the Washington Examiner.
The final tally was not counted, by the measure was likely to fail by one vote.The House of Delegates did not record the official vote count.
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Celebrities join the "Say, 'I do", Mr. President Campaign
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- Published on Tuesday, 15 March 2011 13:36
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Prominent celebrities have joined in on the “Say ‘I do,’ Mr. President Campaign.” Ellen Degneres and her wife are recent contenders on list. Melissa Etheridge, David Geffen, Anne Hathaway, Jane Lynch & Lara Embry, Eric McCormack, Martin Sheen, Lily Tomlin and Jane Wagner, Zach Wahls, Rufus Wainwright, Evan Wolfson and Bob and Suzanne Wright have added their voices to the campaign to support marriage equality.
In an open letter to the white house, the campaign organizers ask the President to end the harm done to millions of same-sex couples form the marriage process. It also addresses the discrimination faced by younger LGBT people, according to LGBTQ Nation.
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Maryland marriage bill survives hostile amendments
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- Published on Friday, 11 March 2011 12:39
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The Maryland House of Delegates has not passed the resolution that would allow same sex couples to marry within the state. If the bill passes, it would make Maryland the sixth state to allow Gay marriages, according to Reuters. Governor Martin O'Mally has already expressed his intent to sign the bill should it make it to his desk.
John A. Olszewski Jr., a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, added an amendment to the bill to replace the narrow list of exemptions under which religions could refuse to perform such ceremonies. Olszewski says the amendment attempts to balance the rights of citizens with religious protections, according to Ontop Magazine.
Read more: Maryland marriage bill survives hostile amendments