‘Opinion / Editorial’ Archives
From the Interim Executive Director/Anne Wakeman: Looking forward
I have consulted at the Gay Alliance since 2008 and now the Board has asked me to step in as Interim Executive Director, while a thorough search for the next Executive Director begins. The privilege of the interim position, the trust to do the job and to follow Sue Cowell (who for 35 years has been and will continue to be an active force in the [...]
From the Empty Closet Editor/Susan Jordan: “Bully” and youth leadership
In February, Georgetown student Sandra Fluke won national attention by continuing to stand up for women’s rights after being publicly defamed as a slut and prostitute by Rush Limbaugh and the AFA. Last month we celebrated the initiative and persistence of another courageous young woman – Michigan student Katy Butler. Butler’s experience [...]
From the EC Editor/Susan Jordan: Who put the “mock” in democracy?
We can always depend on the Right to put the “mock” in democracy. People of color, students, elders and anyone who might possibly vote against conservatives will be turned away from the polls in many states this fall if they don’t have the “correct” (expensive) photo I.D. The Congressional panel set up by Republicans to discuss [...]
