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NEWS & LETTERS, July 2002
QUEER NOTES
by Suzanne Rose Jerusalem's first-ever Gay Pride parade was held this
year despite tight security and threatened disruptions. About 2,500 marchers
joined the parade which included religious and secular Jews as well as members
of the Palestinian community. The many threats of violence did not stop
thousands of people from turning out to watch. *** A 17-year-old lesbian in Tampa, Fla. sued her school
district in federal court after they omitted her picture from the yearbook. The
woman refused to be photographed in the "frilly drape" required for
graduation photos. She maintains she never wore feminine clothes to school and
to wear the drape would not reflect who she is. The school is charged with sex
discrimination and violation of her right to free expression. *** The British Columbia Court of Appeal has overturned a ruling by the British Columbia Supreme Court that said a local school board had overstepped its authority by banning three books about gay and lesbian families. The books had been brought into a classroom by a teacher in 1997, and a group of parents complained. The school banned the books citing strong religious and moral anti-gay views in the community. The case now goes to the Supreme Court of Canada. |
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