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goddess40
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December 4, 2015
'I Am Jazz' co-author will attend reading of transgender book in Mount Horeb
http://host.madison.com/ct/news/local/education/local_schools/i-am-jazz-co-author-will-attend-reading-of-transgender/article_4cb0c8ad-191e-5cda-affb-94d5fcdb9075.html
On Nov. 23, the Mount Horeb Primary Center was scheduled to read and discuss the book, the real-life story of Jazz Jennings, a transgender girl. The school was working with a student who has male anatomy but identifies as a girl, so the reading was arranged in an effort to educate other students and "to support this student in living as her authentic self."
But the reading was canceled after the Florida-based Liberty Counsel a self-described religious "litigation, education and policy" group that is also classified as a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center threatened to sue the district if it proceeded.
Since Liberty Counsel intervened the school chickened out to avoid a law suit so they held the book reading at the library expecting 15 - 25 people and they got almost 600
Mount Horeb is a small town of about 7000, while it is near our most liberal city it was the city my knuckle dragging sister and her knuckle dragging husband chose to live in while he worked in Madison. They must of felt it had some redeeming qualities that was worth the daily drive for their extreme right wing beliefs
Finally Wisconsin does something right - I am Jazz reading
'I Am Jazz' co-author will attend reading of transgender book in Mount Horeb
http://host.madison.com/ct/news/local/education/local_schools/i-am-jazz-co-author-will-attend-reading-of-transgender/article_4cb0c8ad-191e-5cda-affb-94d5fcdb9075.html
On Nov. 23, the Mount Horeb Primary Center was scheduled to read and discuss the book, the real-life story of Jazz Jennings, a transgender girl. The school was working with a student who has male anatomy but identifies as a girl, so the reading was arranged in an effort to educate other students and "to support this student in living as her authentic self."
But the reading was canceled after the Florida-based Liberty Counsel a self-described religious "litigation, education and policy" group that is also classified as a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center threatened to sue the district if it proceeded.
Since Liberty Counsel intervened the school chickened out to avoid a law suit so they held the book reading at the library expecting 15 - 25 people and they got almost 600
Mount Horeb is a small town of about 7000, while it is near our most liberal city it was the city my knuckle dragging sister and her knuckle dragging husband chose to live in while he worked in Madison. They must of felt it had some redeeming qualities that was worth the daily drive for their extreme right wing beliefs
July 15, 2015
My daughter is on her way
She's my daughter no matter what but she feels the need to have surgery to complete her journey. I'm so proud of her.
She's started a go fund me page but if anyone has any other ideas like any possible grants that would be very helpful.
http://www.gofundme.com/se5npu6x
April 17, 2015
Keyboard crapped out, time for a new laptop
I think it might be time for a new laptop. I like to play games on Facebook, I know they're silly but they help me escape and give my hands something to to other then shovel food into my face.
I need to know what to look for in a new computer so my games play smoothly
So there any hope of restoring the keyboard?
April 17, 2015
Sex reassignment surgery in Thailand ?
I have someone close to me considering this option. Does anyone have an informed opinion about this?
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