Gay Africans and Arabs come out online – Yahoo! News

Interesting to read how the internet is helping folks come out and express themselves even in the most repressive societies. 

An obligatory story about holidays, religious themes and public schools

An interesting, if perhaps a little long, article in the Seattle Times about how public schools deal with the tensions associated with traditional religious themes and the holidays. The approaches seem to vary from embracing a diversity of traditions to simply downplaying any observance.

Diversity as Normal as Speaking Chinese

NY Times article: Diversity as Normal as Speaking Chinese By Michael Winerip. Published: October 7, 2007

Some parents are sending their children to language schools to help them understand an increasingly multicultural world.