Acceptance is elementary.Alvarado Al·va·ra·do , Pedro de 1485-1541. Spanish general and colonial administrator who took part in the conquest of Mexico and became governor of Guatemala (1530). Elementary in San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden is a highly diverse school in the heart of a diverse city. So it seemed only natural for school administrators to create a series of programs to help students learn about the inclusion and acceptance of differences, including the first-ever Gay Pride and Family Diversity Assembly on April 22. The program included skits by students in first through fifth grades about gay history and gay families, along with a play called Rainbow Idol idol, an object, frequently an image, which is worshiped as a deity. Idols are usually found in human or animal form and may be treated as though alive; they are fed, bathed, anointed, crowned, and sometimes even provided with a consort. , based on the popular Fox TV show of a similar name. "In the last two or three years we have seen a large number of same-sex same-sex adj. 1. Involving or restricted to members of the same sex: same-sex schools. 2. Of or involving gay men or lesbians: same-sex couples; same-sex marriage. parents entering the school district," says A1varado principal David Weiner, 30. "We have been looking to recognize the full diversity in our school, and this was a great way to recognize the accomplishments of the gay community." |
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