It's Elementary: Talking About Gay Issues in School is a 1996 American
documentary film directed by Debra Chasnoff and Helen Cohen. It provides
educators with information on how to teach elementary school children
to be tolerant of gay and lesbian people. The film was noted as the
"first of its kind" and was generally well received, although there was
some backlash from conservatives. It was released in several film
festivals and had screenings in the 2000s. It's Elementary did not
receive much support from PBS due to backlash from the American Family
Association. Prior to airing the film, television stations received
calls, letters, and e-mails from people who did not want PBS program
directors to broadcast it. The film was awarded the GLAAD Media Award
for Outstanding Documentary, Best Documentary at the Reeling Film
Festival, and the Silver Spire at the San Francisco International Film
Festival, among other awards. The film had two sequels: That's A Family!
and It's Still Elementary.
Read more:
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It%27s_Elementary:_Talking_About_Gay_Issues_in_School>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1638:
New Sweden, near Delaware Bay, was founded as the first Swedish
colony in the Americas.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Sweden>
1942:
Second World War: The Royal Air Force completed a bombing raid
on Lübeck, the first major success for RAF Bomber Command against a
German city.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombing_of_L%C3%BCbeck_in_World_War_II>
1982:
Queen Elizabeth II granted royal assent to the Canada Act
1982, which ended any remaining constitutional dependence of Canada on
the United Kingdom by a process known as patriation.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada_Act_1982>
2010:
Islamist separatists of the Caucasus Emirate detonated two
bombs on the Moscow Metro, killing 40 people and injuring 102 others.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Moscow_Metro_bombings>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
chaotic:
1. Filled with chaos.
2. Extremely disorganized or in disarray.
3. (mathematics) Highly sensitive to starting conditions, so that a
small change to them may yield a very different outcome.
4. (role-playing games) Aligned against following or upholding laws and
principles.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/chaotic>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Since the beginning of the Russian invasion one month ago, the
war has led to the senseless loss of thousands of lives; the
displacement of ten million people, mainly women and children; the
systematic destruction of essential infrastructure; and skyrocketing
food and energy prices worldwide. This must stop. ... A cessation of
hostilities will allow essential humanitarian aid to be delivered and
enable civilians to move around safely. It will save lives, prevent
suffering, and protect civilians.
--António Guterres
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Ant%C3%B3nio_Guterres>