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Marina
Gatto 17 yr old LGBT Activist |
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An
accomplished and passionate activist since the age of eight,
Marina Gatto is a constant fixture in the media, as a spokesperson
and
leader for the LGBT community. As a child of two lesbian
moms, Ramona & Arzu Gatto, Marina educates people nationwide
about LGBT families and about the pride she has in her family,
and as a leader of the LGBT community. At 14 years of age
she ran her own workshop for school educators
at the "Overcoming Homophobia For Youth" Conference
in San Francisco. The workshop was entitled "Making Schools
Safer For Diversity" and her goal was to teach educators
how to make their classes more welcoming for students that
come from LGBT families.
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Civil
Rights Division Undergoing Upheaval |
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The
Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, which has enforced
the nation's anti-discrimination laws for nearly half a century,
is in
the midst of an upheaval that has driven away dozens of veteran
lawyers and has damaged morale for many of those who remain, according
to
former and current career employees. Nearly 20 percent of the division's
lawyers left in fiscal 2005, in part because of a buyout program
that some lawyers think was aimed
at pushing out those who did not share the administration's conservative
views on civil rights laws. Longtime career litigators complain
. . . Read
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The
spotlight on Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito's position on abortion
has shone so brightly that the issue has overshadowed another controversial
question: Where does he stand on gun ownership? It is just one
example of how gun rights have been temporarily pushed aside. Issues
like same-sex marriage, Hurricane Katrina, the price
of gas and many other pressing questions are currently eclipsing
gun rights.
When the issue reassumes center stage, some will be surprised to
see that it wears a somewhat different face — a more feminine
face. . . . . Read
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