Blisstree » same sex http://www.blisstree.com Family, Health, Home and Lifestyles Sun, 20 Dec 2009 08:23:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Should Cross Dressing be Tolerated? http://www.blisstree.com/articles/should-cross-dressing-be-tolerated/ http://www.blisstree.com/articles/should-cross-dressing-be-tolerated/#comments Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:15:11 +0000 Eliza Ferree http://www.blisstree.com/?p=131420 Post from: Blisstree

Should Cross Dressing be Tolerated?

]]> When a  High School Principal sent home a student for crossing dressing there was a big stir up.  One question for you is how far would you let your child go to be an individual?
IMG: Sxc.hu

IMG: Sxc.hu

Now what if that look actually distracted the students?  That’s what happened with O’Rhonde Chapman who is a 14 year old male that dresses up like a female, wearing heels and all. However it wasn’t until he wore a wig and really made himself look like one of the other gals that there was a big issue.

Here are some surveys one site did online:
Do you think the student should have been sent home from school for this dress code violation?
Total
Yes57%
No43%

Do you think that the actions of the school were appropriate?
Total
Yes61%
No39%

Do you think that the actions taken by this school were an act of discrimination?
Total
Yes37%
No63%

If you were in high school, would you support having this student attend your school?
Total
Yes55%
No45%

Do you think that treatment of this student should be any different than the treatment of a person wearing head coverings associated with religious practices?
Total
Yes55%
No55%

While viewing the video, participants indicated their levels of agreement by moving  (mediacurves.com)

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Should Cross Dressing be Tolerated?

]]> http://www.blisstree.com/articles/should-cross-dressing-be-tolerated/feed/ 1 eHarmony Settles Discrimination Suit http://www.blisstree.com/articles/eharmony-settles-discrimination-suit-45/ http://www.blisstree.com/articles/eharmony-settles-discrimination-suit-45/#comments Thu, 11 Dec 2008 14:00:22 +0000 Michelle Smith http://www.datingdames.com/eharmony-settles-discrimination-suit/ Post from: Blisstree

eHarmony Settles Discrimination Suit

]]> While researching eHarmony recently I noticed that there was no option for men seeking men or women seeking women. eHarmony was not a service for same-sex match ups. I was surprised by that, just as I am always surprised and dismayed by exclusion and/or prejudice against people who are gay.  Everybody wants somebody to love, everybody deserves somebody to love. It’s simple. Right?

Apparently, excluding gay and lesbian daters is turning out to be rather expensive. Today, I read that a Law Against Discrimination suit was filed against eHarmony after Eric McKinley was not allowed to contact another man on the site in 2005.

In July ‘07, the DCR issued a Finding of Probable Cause that eHarmony had violated the LAD, prompting the company to file a Motion for Reconsideration of the finding. (The motion was pending at the time of the settlement.)

Under the terms of the settlement, the company will pay him $5,000, plus dues of 10 times that amount to the state division to cover administrative costs.

As part of the settlement, eHarmony will be launching a site for same-sex daters called Compatible Partners by March 31. In addition, they will be offering 10,000 free 6-month subscriptions. This is a step in the right direction, but I would feel better about the company if they had been open to everybody in the first place. 

You can sign up to be notified when Compatible Partners goes live here.

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eHarmony Settles Discrimination Suit

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