Hundred Flowers Campaign

On National Coming Out Day the rainbow center held an event for students to listen to poetry and other students’ personal experiences with coming out. Walking in I was a little nervous and was not sure what to expect. No one in my family or my close friends have ever dealt with coming out, so this was new to me. Although I was not very knowledgeable about what it is like to come out, I was still interested in learning about what other people have gone through. As I walked in my eyes went first…

He knows so much about the subject and should be trusted without a doubt because he is experiencing all of this prejudice first-hand. Apart from this, he is providing the readers with facts coming from the Human Rights Campaign explaining that if we legalize same-sex marriage we may actually be saving money in the long run. According to another study, this time from a law professor, there is evidence that children may actually be raised better by same-sex couples. This…

There are many things to be afraid of in this work but accepting yourself should not be one of them. When i was in the fifth grade i started to notice other guys. I didn't notice them as “cute” or “hot” because to be frank, as a fifth grader who really knows what it means to be “hot”? I noticed that other guys were stronger than me or that they had better hair than me..etc. Throught Elementary kids at school would question me about being gay. As a child i had a profoundly high voice, sounding…

TWO is an organization formed by Wayne Besen, a former spokesman for the Human Rights Campaign, to fight what it considers "anti-gay religious extremism", especially the ex-gay movement. Besen formed Truth Wins Out on June 7, 2006 as a response to the belief that a person 's homosexual orientation can change. In particular, TWO is critical…

Even though gay marriage is legal throughout the entire country, it does not change the fact that discrimination in the LGBTQ community still happens everyday. People who discriminate against those in LGBTQ community should have harsher punishments put against them. To some people this may sound insane, that in 2016 gay people are still be looked down upon, but today I am here to show you some major examples of what goes on everyday right here in our country. Denial of service, suicide rates…

have been, “tremendous medical advances [that] have helped HIV positive individuals live longer, healthier lives, there remains no cure”(Human Rights Campaign, 2016). HIV affects the LGBT community most frequently, LGBT, stands for “Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender, and it refers to a broad…

In the workforce diversity id welcome. Diversity is seen as a bridging of ideas from individual with different backgrounds, whether it be economical sociological, race or gender. In those different where does sexual orientation and religious expression fit in. Does a person religious affiliation or sexual orientation really contribute to ideas that increase an organization performance? There to diversity characteristics have always existed but with an increase in cultural acceptance, sexual…

Interviewer- Welcome to ‘Rear Vision’. I’m your host, Kellie. Today we're here to discuss the battle fought by our brave Australian soldiers in 1942 on the Kokoda Track. It is important to remember this event as many people gave their lives for us to be free. I have Ken Ferguson with me today, a veteran from Kokoda. We’re glad to have you here on the show. You were from the 2nd 31st battalion of the Australian Imperial Force, correct? Can you tell us more about that? Interviewee- Glad to be…

remarkable donations. A series of wide-sweeping Congressional legislation which champions transparency in all matters of campaign finance is needed if the American electorate is to lift the veil on soft money…

American election campaigns are unique in many ways. Many other nations look to us as a beacon of hope for democracy, the gold standard for a republic, and the perfect example for elections and election campaigns. While we may be a beacon of hope and to some the gold standard, we are far from perfect in any regard – especially within our campaigning and election system. In the United States, campaign finance reform can seeming gain no traction in congress or the supreme court. There is always…