Rosemary Linares.Launched a campaign to force a teacher to allow her to do a report on gay rights When a teacher at Rosemary Linares's Saline, Mich., high school told her that she couldn't do a report on gay rights because the topic was too divisive di·vi·sive adj. Creating dissension or discord. di·vi  sive·ly adv.di·vi , the 18-year-old launched a campaign to be allowed to do the homework. After a long struggle, Linares, who identifies as bisexual bisexual /bi·sex·u·al/ (-sek´shoo-al) 1. pertaining to or characterized by bisexuality. 2. an individual exhibiting bisexuality. 3. pertaining to or characterized by hermaphroditism. 4. , finally got to give her presentation. Her teacher gave her a B+, but now the Colin Higgins Colin Higgins (July 28, 1941, Nouméa, New Caledonia, France – August 5, 1988, Beverly Hills, California, United States), born to an Australian mother and American father, was an American screenwriter, director, and producer. Foundation has honored her with one of four $10,000 courage awards for her perseverance Perseverance See also Determination. Ainsworth redid dictionary manuscript burnt in fire. [Br. Hist.: Brewer Handbook, 752] Call of the Wild, The dogs trail steadfastly through Alaska’s tundra. [Am. Lit. . Does Linares see herself as courageous? No, not really. "It's just, like, in my blood that l have to be a human rights activist, and I'm just so passionate about it," she says. |
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