Our community’s strong and swift reaction to this incident gives me confidence in the culture we’re building and our shared commitment to see our vision through.”Īmerica is changing faster than ever! Add Changing America to your Facebook or Twitter feed to stay on top of the news. “Yet incidents like this remind us that the journey to equity and social justice – whether in our community or others across the country – will be long and hard-fought. “Our belief in the inherent dignity and value of every person has never been stronger. “Virginia Tech has made tremendous progress over the last several years in building a more thoroughly diverse and inclusive university,” the statement continued. The university said in statement on its website it “strongly rejects all forms of prejudice and discrimination and condemns deliberate, hateful actions.”
IN HONOR OF PRIDE MONTH, GOOGLE CELEBRATES LGBTQ+ ACTIVIST FRANK KAMENYīlacksburg police confirmed to NBC that it is investigating the matter. Queer Jews don’t superimpose it on a rainbow flag to imitate the flag of the State of Israel, which has its own specific Pride flag.
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school fills windows with rainbow banners nj. A school flag should be flown in a separate smaller pole.' / Twitter Nancy Smythe SmytheNancy The ONLY FLAGS to be honored on a flag pole is first the National flag, second is the states flag. This week, a bumper sticker featuring image of a Confederate flag sticker-person brutalizing a Pride flag stick-person went viral, and mostly the reaction was unbridled fury (obviously). The Israeli flag uses the Star of David because it’s the global symbol of Judaism it is a symbol that predates Israel’s founding by thousands of years. Nancy Smythe on Twitter: 'The school is right. ‘KEEP YOUR PRIDE,’ ACTIVISTS TELL COMPANIES DONATING TO ANTI-LGBTQ+ CAUSES But this is an ignorant conflation to make. Decision maintains Trump policy that also effectively bans Confederate flags at US military installations. WISCONSIN COUPLE ORDERED TO TAKE DOWN PRIDE FLAG FIND BRILLIANT SOLUTION 1 concern is the students and making sure they feel they have a safe environment to come, to live out their faith and be affirmed in who they are,” he continued.ĬARL NASSIB IS THE FIRST ACTIVE NFL PLAYER TO COME OUT AS GAYīURGER KING DECLARES WAR ON CHICK-FIL-A OVER LGBTQ+ RIGHTS AND CHICKEN SANDWICHES “This one was just an escalation when the Confederate flag was put up in its place,” Gresham said, adding the campus community’s LGBTQ students were “hurt, saddened and scared.” The theft marks the third time in two weeks that the LGBTQ symbol was stolen from Virginia Tech’s Wesley Center, but the first time it was replaced, campus minister Bret Gresham told NBC News. 1 concern is the students and making sure they feel they have a safe environment to come, to live out their faith and be affirmed in who they are,” he continued.Ī rainbow pride flag hanging outside of a university religious center was reportedly stolen and replaced with two Confederate flags. “This one was just an escalation when the Confederate flag was put up in its place,” campus minister Bret Gresham said.A rainbow pride flag at a university religious center was reportedly stolen and replaced with two Confederate flags.You were hired because we believe you were the best candidate to do such. A Missouri high school is in the middle of a flag controversy after a group of students displayed a confederate flag after another student gave out LGBTQ pride flags. Your position in the Neosho School District is to teach speech and drama classes. Wallis told the paper that he was sent a letter from Cummins and asked to read it and sign it.Ī copy presented to The Springfield News-Leader read, “Our classrooms cannot become a personal platform for pushing one's personal agenda. The letter read that Wallis was looking to pursue a different career. In a statement sent to The Springfield News-Leader, Superintendent Jim Cummins said, “As per all personnel matters, there is a limited amount of information that is allowed to be shared by the school district.”Ĭummins said Wallis resigned by letter. “This led to three or more calls from parents accusing me of pushing my agenda in the classroom,” Wallis wrote. We live under the US flag not the gay pride flag Why not then then the Girl Scouts or Confederate flag Where does it stop. Wallis said he was honest and told the class if they had a problem with who he was there were other classes they could take. Not on Twitter Sign up, tune into the things you care about, and get updates as they happen.
When he took the flag and boards down, students asked why. “In fact, the use of the pride flag in my classroom was compared to hanging the Confederate flag in my classroom,” Wallis wrote.