PFLAG-related blog posts, 2012-2023

Friday, August 4, 2023, MoCo LGBTQ+ opt-out debate should focus on facts, not misrepresentations          https://davidfishback.blogspot.com/2023/09/moco360-opinion-moco-lgbtq-opt-out.html 

https://moco360.media/2023/08/04/moco-lgbtq-opt-out-debate-must-focus-on-facts/

Tuesday, July 11, 2023, We Can't Opt-Out of Diversity in Our Schools and Communities, from Maryland Matters

https://davidfishback.blogspot.com/2023/07/maryland-matters-commentary-we-cant-opt.html

https://www.marylandmatters.org/2023/07/11/commentary-we-cant-opt-out-of-diversity-in-our-schools-and-communities/

Friday, March 10, 2023 Presentation at Bet Mishpachah  

https://davidfishback.blogspot.com/2023/03/bet-mishpachah-march-10-2023.html

Tuesday, February 21, 2023 Curriculum Victory in Montgomery County, MD: A Case Study and Handbook for Action (Revised edition with Epilogue)

https://davidfishback.blogspot.com/2023/02/curriculum-victory-in-montgomery-county.html and here. 

Thursday, October 27, 2022 Observation on last night's Board of Education Candidates' Forum

https://davidfishback.blogspot.com/2022/10/observation-on-last-night-board-of.html

Saturday, August 20, 2022 Protecting Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Students: Major Court Victory Protecting Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Students https://davidfishback.blogspot.com/2022/08/protecting-transgender-and-gender-non.html

 

Saturday, May 7, 2022 Metro DC PFLAG Montgomery County, Maryland, Board of Education Candidate Questionnaires - 2022 https://davidfishback.blogspot.com/2022/05/metro-dc-pflag-montgomery-county_33.html

Thursday, December 31, 2020 Follow up to "Fomenting Fear and Division in Montgomery County" (May 2020)

https://davidfishback.blogspot.com/2020/12/follow-up-to-fomenting-fear-and.html

 

Thursday, July 2, 2020 What the Supreme Court's Bostock decision means for the ACA -- and what the dissents signal for progress.

https://davidfishback.blogspot.com/2020/07/what-supreme-courts-bostock-decision.html

 

Saturday, May 23, 2020 My perspectives on the 2020 Montgomery County Board of Education election primary

https://davidfishback.blogspot.com/2020/05/my-perspectives-on-2020-montgomery.html

 

Sunday, May 3, 2020 Fomenting Fear and Division in Montgomery County, from Maryland Matters, May 1,2020

https://davidfishback.blogspot.com/2020/05/fomenting-fear-and-division-in.html

Sunday, March 22, 2020 Metro DC PFLAG Montgomery County At-Large BOE Candidate Questionnaire Answers

https://davidfishback.blogspot.com/2020/03/metro-dc-pflag-montgomery-county-at_22.html

Sunday, March 22, 2020Metro DC PFLAG Montgomery County District 2 and 4 BOE Candidate Questionnaire Answers

https://davidfishback.blogspot.com/2020/03/metro-dc-pflag-montgomery-county.html

Monday, September 2, 2019

Resources: Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Matters in the Montgomery County (MD) Public Schools (2019)

https://davidfishback.blogspot.com/2019/09/resources-sexual-orientation-and-gender.html

Monday, May 13, 2019

Maryland PFLAG Chapters' Letter to Gov. Larry Hogan Urging Action to Protect Transgender Maryland National Guard Service Members and Recruits

https://davidfishback.blogspot.com/2019/05/maryland-pflag-chapters-letter-to-gov.html

Friday, April 12, 2019

Thoughts on the current exchanges between Pete Buttigieg and Mike Pence

https://davidfishback.blogspot.com/2019/04/thoughts-on-current-exchanges-between.html

Thursday, May 10, 2018

Metro DC PFLAG Montgomery County At-Large BOE Candidate Questionnaire Answers

http://davidfishback.blogspot.com/2018/05/metro-dc-pflag-montgomery-county-at.html

Thursday, May 10, 2018

Metro DC PFLAG Montgomery County District 1, 3, and 5 BOE Candidate Questionnaire Answers

http://davidfishback.blogspot.com/2018/05/metro-dc-pflag-montgomery-county.html

Tuesday, May 8, 2018

Principals, Allies, and Advocacy

http://davidfishback.blogspot.com/2018/05/principals-allies-and-advocacy_8.html

Monday, April 16, 2018

Thank you note to the Montgomery County Board of Education

http://davidfishback.blogspot.com/2018/04/thank-you-note-to-montgomery-county.html

Saturday, April 14, 2018

New Elementary School in Montgomery County (MD) named after Bayard Rustin

http://davidfishback.blogspot.com/2018/04/new-elementary-school-in-montgomery.html

Friday, April 13, 2018

Transgender teen navigates a path to acceptance

http://davidfishback.blogspot.com/2018/04/transgender-teen-navigates-path-to.html

Thursday, March 29, 2018

Temple Emanuel Brit Olam Letter to MCPS

http://davidfishback.blogspot.com/2018/03/temple-emanuel-brit-olam-letter-to-mcps.html

Thursday, February 8, 2018

Testimony on HB 13 in the Maryland House of Delegates

http://davidfishback.blogspot.com/2018/02/testimony-on-hb-13-in-maryland-house-of.html

Tuesday, November 21, 2017

Transgender Day of Remembrance Interfaith Service and the Spiritual Journey of a Fine Woman

http://davidfishback.blogspot.com/2017/11/transgender-day-of-remembrance.html

Friday, October 13, 2017

President Trump speaks to hate group

http://davidfishback.blogspot.com/2017/10/president-trump-speaks-to-hate-group.html

Monday, October 9, 2017

"She became a warrior, a true champion for the rights of GLBT people everywhere."

http://davidfishback.blogspot.com/2017/10/she-became-warrior-true-champion-for_15.html

Sunday, October 8, 2017

Presentation at the Communities United Against Hate School Conference, October 7, 2017

http://davidfishback.blogspot.com/2017/10/presentation-at-cuah-school-conference.html

Wednesday, October 4, 2017

What is the true motivation for the Trump Administration's vote against the UN resolution condemning the use of the death penalty against people for being LGBT?

http://davidfishback.blogspot.com/2017/10/what-is-true-motivation-for-trump.html

Tuesday, July 11, 2017

Jesus Chavez, July 2017. Thank you.

http://davidfishback.blogspot.com/2017/07/jesus-chavez-july-2017-thank-you.html

Thursday, June 29, 2017

Silver Linings, Dark Clouds, and Hypocrisy: DOJ Pride at the Department of Justice

http://davidfishback.blogspot.com/2017/06/silver-linings-dark-clouds-and_29.html

Sunday, June 18, 2017

Grassroots victory on Transgender Rights in Frederick County, MD

http://davidfishback.blogspot.com/2017/06/grassroots-victory-on-transgender.html

Monday, April 10, 2017

Nomination of Robert Rigby, Jr. for NBC Out's Inaugural Pride 30 List

http://davidfishback.blogspot.com/2017/04/nomination-of-robert-rigby-jr-for-nbc.html

Thursday, March 30, 2017

A gut-check for the NCAA and others.

http://davidfishback.blogspot.com/2017/03/a-gut-check-for-ncaa-and-others.html

Monday, March 27, 2017

Recap and Resources: Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Matters in the Montgomery County Public Schools

http://davidfishback.blogspot.com/2017/03/recap-and-resources-sexual-orientation.html

Wednesday, February 22, 2017

TRANSGENDER STUDENTS IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY: YOUR RIGHTS IN MCPS HAVE NOT CHANGED.

http://davidfishback.blogspot.com/2017/02/transgender-students-in-montgomery.html

Tuesday, February 7, 2017

Metro DC PFLAG on WPFW's Inside Out program

http://davidfishback.blogspot.com/2017/02/metro-dc-pflag-on-wpfws-inside-out.html

Thursday, January 12, 2017

"We are enraged, but engaged": Views from the PFLAG/LGBT Community in the face of the incoming Trump Administration

http://davidfishback.blogspot.com/2017/01/we-are-enraged-but-engaged-views-from.html

Sunday, December 4, 2016

Life Goes On: Advocacy for LGBTQ Youth

http://davidfishback.blogspot.com/2016/12/life-goes-on-advocacy-for-lgbtq-youth.html

Thursday, December 10, 2015

Heschel Vision Award: Jews United for Justice, October 25, 2015

http://davidfishback.blogspot.com/2015/12/heschel-vision-award-jews-united-for.html

Tuesday, November 17, 2015

Successful Public School LGBT Curriculum Advocacy

http://davidfishback.blogspot.com/2015/11/successful-public-school-lgbt.html

https://www.pflag.org/blog/curriculumvictorymontgomerycounty

https://www.pflag.org/sites/default/files/Curriculum%20Victory%20in%20Montgomery%20County%202.pdf

October 12, 2012

Letter to the Gazette, Oct. 17, 2012 ("Lee column sets up a false divide on Civil Marriage Equality")

https://davidfishback.blogspot.com/2019/09/letter-to-gazette-oct-17-2012-lee.html