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Bulldog Pride Fund Reception Photos
(Click on the images to enlarge for full size viewing…) Jared Lindo, three-time BPF scholar and Class of 2009 graduate, welcome alumni, donors, family and friends to the 2010-11 Bulldog Pride Fund Scholars’ reception held at the Smittcamp Alumni House. Ally Zulewski, a sophomore majoring in liberal studies, accepts her $2,000 scholarship.
Just As I Am
In the last few weeks, I’ve been dealing with some depression. It happens to me occasionally, and because of my own mental instabilities, I tend to obsess on the depression. I, as always, attempted to fill the void and placate the overwhelming sensation with food, shopping, and booze. More or less, I just buried the
VIDEO: Joy Behar with Dan Savage & Jim McGreevey
On the Joy Behar show, Dan Savage and Jim McGreevey discuss religion and morality as it pertain to the LGBT community in America. McGreevey is the former Governor of New Jersey. In 2004, at the pathetically overripe age of 47, he announced to the world that he was gay. This, despite that he was married
Ted Olson Comments on DADT Appeal
Attorney Ted Olson, who, with David Boies, helmed the California Prop 8 case, has commented on the Obama administration appealing the federal ruling which declared Don’t Ask Don’t Tell to be unconstitutional. Olson said, “It would be appropriate for them to say ‘the law has been deemed unconstitutional, we are not going to seek further
Court Will Hear Prop 8 Arguments Starting Dec 6th
The 9th U.S. District Court of Appeals will hear arguments in the Prop 8 case starting on December 6th. There will be a three member panel of judges chosen for the case, and their names have not yet been made known. Should the court feel the case has merit, they will hear it out and
Another Suicide
Courtesy The Advocate A 19-year-old Oakland University sophomore took his own life Tuesday, a few months after telling his family and friends he was gay. Family members of Corey Jackson say they believe the Rochester Hills, Mich., college student had been bullied over his sexual orientation, and it ultimately led him to commit suicide.
Appeals Court Grants Temporary Stay on DADT
The turns keep coming in the federal case to end Don’t Ask Don’t Tell. Today the Ninth Circuit Appeals Court granted a stay on ending DADT. They stay is temporary, however, allowing the matter to be further investigated. Christian Berle, speaking for the Log Cabin Republicans, who originally filed the federal case, said… "Log Cabin
TODAY IS SPIRIT DAY
TODAY…Wednesday, October 20th 2010 is SPIRIT DAY. Wear PURPLE to honor the LGBT TEENS we have recently lost to suicide because of bullying…We ALL need to do whatever we can to REACH OUT to LGBT TEENS who are struggling, as we all did, with the pressures of growing up in a prejudiced and vindictive society…WE