Posts Tagged "sexual orientation"

The Catholic School Board vs GSAs …

Posted by on Feb 1, 2012 in Blog | 0 comments

It's time for the Catholic School Board to crawl out of the long-gone days of the DSM's old school notion of homosexuality (aka homosexuality = mental illness). It's time for them to wake up and realize that sexuality - in all its shapes, sizes, colours and directions, is natural.

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We Live in a Beautiful World!

Posted by on Apr 29, 2010 in Blog | 1 comment

Good morning, sunshine! Last night's workshop was entitled "Sexual Diversity & LGBTQ" and featured a phenomenal guest speaker. Seventeen youth (biggest turnout yet!), lots of dialogue and plenty of great questions made for a productive and meaningful workshop. My guest speaker gave the youth an opportunity to listen and talk to someone who has "been there" and I am happy to say that they didn't hesitate to take full advantage of her experience and knowledge.

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It’s about diversity.

Posted by on Apr 16, 2010 in Blog | 0 comments

Yesterday I received another box of goodies.  Those of you who are familiar with my apartment are probably groaning and thinking “Oh goodness, where is she going to put more stuff?  I assure you, the office can handle it! Amongst all the goodies, first on my reading list (which begins next week, after the three assignments, two papers and one test are over!) are two more informational books from Public Health – “Sexual Orientation in Schools” and “Gender Identity in Schools”.  As a heterosexual Caucasian female living in a hetero-normative, largely...

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