A few days ago, as I was driving out of a local shopping center, I came upon a women standing in the center of the road texting. She was not walking or moving. She was just standing there texting. Since I did not know which way she might move, I tooted my horn lightly just to let her know that I was going to be driving within a foot of her unmoving body. I didn’t lean on the horn, just a polite soft toot. And what did she do? She turned around and made a rude gesture in my direction. I … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2015
Teaching Tolerance: Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
July 8, 2015 By
On June 1, the beginning of LGBT Pride month, Vanity Fair released its cover featuring the former Olympic decathlete Bruce Jenner as a glamorous and confident woman named Caitlyn Jenner. The photo was her first public appearance as a transgender woman. The topic of Bruce’s transition to Caitlyn had been nearly impossible to avoid, as it has been a popular topic in the news and on social media for weeks. As expected, there was and is much controversy – some are shocked and disapprove, yet many … [Read more...]
