Daniel Radcliffe donates to LGBT hotline
YahooNews. com reports The Trevor Project announced Aug. 10 it had received a donation from Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe, who joined Trevor’s Circle of Hope with a major cash donation.
The 24-hour crisis and suicide helpline for LGBTQ youth was founded in 1998 by three filmmakers whose film, “Trevor,” received the 1994 Academy Award for Best Short Film (Live Action).
While the 20-year-old actor has made known his support of the gay community in interviews, his donation to Trevor puts his support front and center.
Trevor Project executive director Charles Robbins said the organization is extremely grateful for Radcliffe’s donation.
“He is setting a meaningful example for millions of young people around the world.”
Fired anchorman claims discrimination
Advocate.com reports that Florida anchorman Charles Perez, 46, was fired for being openly gay and because he filed an antigay discrimination lawsuit.
After being demoted from weeknight to weekend anchor, Perez filed a complaint with the Miami-Dade County Equal Opportunity Board on July 31 claiming discrimination.
The station vice president, Bill Pohovey, who is also gay, called the allegations “absurd.”
“I can safely say that this station does not discriminate against gays and these false claims should offend all people — including those of us in the gay community,” Pohovey said.
Online LGBT school to launch in 2010
365gay.com reports that David Glick will launch the online GLBTQ High School in January 2010.
Glick started working on the online school for the purpose of reaching out to students of rural areas who do not have access to many resources.
Glick said it will be a safe haven that will protect students from bullying.
David Johnson, a social psychology teacher at the University of Minnesota, disagreed.
“The danger of the online high school is that kids will stay isolated and feel uncared for. It would be much better to have these kids in a regular high school.”
— Khaliff Featherstone