March 2010 Archives

Vancouver Courier,(March 24, 2010) Ever wondered what a gay activist boot camp for kids looks like?

If so, hurry over to Queen Mary elementary in West Point Grey. It’s a beautiful old brick building on Trimble Street, home to the purple and gold Royals–and today until 3 p.m–the Dare To Stand Out conference. Billed as a “youth leadership conference for LGBTQ youth and allies,” the event welcomes roughly 120 high school students, Grade 8 to 12, from around the province.

During an interview last Friday, Stephen Mulligan, the school board’s “anti-homophobia consultant” and driving force behind the conference, said most of the attending students represent student councils or Gay/Straight Alliance student groups. “It allows the kids to do some thinking and some planning of how they might take the information that they learn at the conference back to their school.”

A discrimination complaint against the Abbotsford school district over its handling of a new social justice course, which included information about sexual orientation and gender identity, is headed for a full inquiry by the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal. Read the full story here

‘Aims at… conversion of… the psychological, moral and sexual infrastructure of a generation’

When Parliament passed Bill C-38, legalizing same-sex ‘marriage’ (June 7, 2005), Dr. Douglas Farrow wrote that it is the duty of all Canadians to refuse to recognize this legislation, which is not legal under Canada’s Constitution. Now that Quebec has adopted a policy to eliminate the right to voice opposition to normalization of homosexuality, he calls it a ‘declaration of war’ on pro-moral Canadians. His original article is attached after this news report.

Parents pull kids from public schools over gender teaching Concern over new policy misplaced, say proponents

Gord Bowes (March 4, 2010) Tricia Cooper says she removed her two children from the public school system because she could see increasing infringement on her parental rights.

As a family with strong religious beliefs, Cooper wanted to take her daughters out of an environment she feels teaches her something contrary to what she believes. Continue reading