An assistant superintendent in Illinois will be among those GLSEN ( the Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network ) will be honoring in New York on May 19.
Dr. Laura Tayloran assistant superintendent for Champaign Schools in Champaign, Illinoiswill be honored as Educator of the Year. Previously, she served as principal of Urbana High School, where she used her background in social justice work to organize students, educators and faculty members around issues of acceptance and inclusion in schools, according to a GLSEN press release.
GLSEN will also honor New York Times best-selling author Janet Mock, AT&T and the Gay-Straight Alliance of the Year at the 11th annual GLSEN Respect Awards: New York, presented by Wells Fargo at Gotham Hall. Mock will receive the Inspiration Award while AT&T will be honored with the Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion Award. In addition, The Park City High Gay-Straight Alliance of Park City, Utah, will also receive an award.
Manning name change approved
A judge in Kansas approved a name change for the Army private who made worldwide news by releasing hundreds of thousands of classified documents to the WikiLeaks website, USA Today reported.
"Today is an exciting day," Chelsea Elizabeth Manning, formerly known as Bradley Edward Manning, said in a statement. "I've been working for months for this change, and waiting for years."
Manning, convicted on 20 counts including six Espionage Act violations, is serving a 35-year prison sentence at Fort Leavenworth, Kan. The Army did not oppose the name change.