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Stop it, teachers: 3 things educators must stop doing now.

As a teacher, I admire the hell out of my colleagues. I’ve been teaching for almost two decades, and the vast majority of educators with whom I’ve worked during that time are outstanding professionals who care deeply about their students. This does not mean that all teachers and school administrators are perfect, and sometimes they…

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Star Wars will have gay characters. Bigoted heads presumably explode like Alderaan.

Director JJ Abrams has announced that there will be gay characters in future Star Wars films. ““When I talk about inclusivity it’s not excluding gay characters. It’s about inclusivity. So of course there will be gay characters.” “I would love it. To me, the fun of Star Wars is the glory of possibility. So it…

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If you want to deny homosexuals the same rights as heterosexuals, you are evil.

After reading about the doctor who refused to treat a six day-old baby because the parents were lesbians, my first thought, which I tweeted alongside a link to the piece from Slate, was this: Evil scumbag. And so I starting thinking: Do I really believe that? Are the bigots who deny or wish to deny…

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I use the word “bigot” instead of “homophobic.” You should, too. Here’s why.

A reader noted my tendency to use the words bigot and bigotry in lieu of homophobia or homophobic when describing an idiot who is prejudiced against or hates homosexuals. Observant reader. This is actually a purposeful choice. A phobia is “an extreme or irrational fear or aversion to something.” When attached to another word or…

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