Monthly Archives: February 2005

That play

Loudoun Easterner February 9, 2005 We are going to try to avoid at least some of the controversy involved in the “Postcards from Paradise” play at Stone Bridge High School. We are little surprised about it, but we know that … Continue reading

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Gay-Themed High School Play Sparks Va. Protests

Washington Post February 9, 2005 By Michael Laris and Karin Brulliard The Loudoun County students who staged a play over the weekend about a high school football star’s homosexuality heard some gasps, along with expressions of support, during their play’s … Continue reading

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‘Kiss’ riles and rallies students, parents

Loudoun Times-Mirror February 9, 2005 By Shannon Sollinger To Audrey Jess, her shining moment arrived when the curtain rolled up on her short play “Offsides.” She wrote, cast and directed the play, performed at Stone Bridge High School last weekend, … Continue reading

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Letter to schools criticizing gays stirs emotion

Fairfax Times February 8, 2005 By Dominic Bonaiuto Members of the local gay community are hoping to confront School Board member Stephen Hunt (at-large) at this week’s regular meeting and demand his resignation after he sent a letter to every … Continue reading

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High School Play Sparks Objections

Leesburg Today Feb 08, 2005 By Allen Browning — Did they kiss or did they not kiss? That is the question and the controversy about a scene in a student-directed play performed last week at Stone Bridge High School that … Continue reading

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Oppose Censorship – Support Our Students

Not only have anti-gay legislators submitted a bill to prohibit students from organizing gay-straight alliances in their schools, now Delegate Dick Black is trying to impose censorship on student drama productions. He is apparently offended that a student-written and directed … Continue reading

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Dick Black’s email about “Offsides”

The following is Dick Black’s email about the student written and directed play “Offsides,” which he allegedly sent to “thousands” of recipients on his contact list. Update: Black apparently included School Board Chairman John Andrew’s office phone number [redacted by … Continue reading

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