A message I got today from the acting administrator at my place of employment (NASA)

[johnnie]

I thought this was very cool. I dig working here BTW.



Message from the Acting Administrator -- Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month


During the month of June, NASA is joining other organizations throughout the United States to observe Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Pride Month.

LGBT Pride Month commemorates the events of June 1969, when patrons at the Stonewall Inn in New York City resisted police harassment that was all too common for members of the LGBT community during that era. Celebrating LGBT Pride each June commemorates this act of rejecting discrimination and standing up for the American values of fairness and equality.

This month-long observance gives all of us an opportunity to appreciate the accomplishments of LGBT Americans and celebrate the many contributions members of the LGBT community make daily to the fabric of American life. Members of the LGBT community contribute to the richness of our diversity as a country, playing vital roles in all aspects of our nation, including here at NASA today and throughout the history of the space program. LGBT people like Todd Hawley, co-founder of the International Space University, and atmospheric scientist James Pollack have made important contributions that we all have benefitted from.

LGBT Pride Month is a reflection of NASA's commitment to inclusiveness across the broad spectrum of our workforce. NASA strives to be a model employer by ensuring it adheres to the principles of inclusion. These principles include fairness and respect for the many different backgrounds, perspectives and life experiences of our employees. We are committed to practicing these principles in all facets of our work.

At NASA, we value and acknowledge the many achievements and contributions of our gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender employees in working toward the success of our agency. I encourage you to participate in the programs and activities planned at your NASA center in your community for LGBT Pride Month. If there aren't yet planned events at your center, I encourage you to organize one. Take time to learn about the contributions of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Americans, and celebrate the diversity that has helped shape and strengthen NASA and our nation.


Christopher J. Scolese
Acting Administrator

[sharp_stick]

1. That's nice to see

Did shrubbos appointee's bother doing anything?

I work for a major pharma company and we've had celebrations every year I've been here. As a straight who enjoys working with my gay friends and co-workers I'm glad we do it.

[Buzz Clik]

2. So we're sending The Gay into space? :gasp:

But they have to be hidden in the military?

Will the Department of Defense now refuse to use NASA to help launch military hardware into space?

[bertman]

10. That's "Teh Gay", Buzz Clik.

[Buzz Clik]

11. Dammit!

:mad:

[Posteritatis]

12. You misspelled "Ghey." (nt)

[liberalitch]

3. Wow!

That is really cool.
I hope some day that teachers will realize that part of their gay students' difficulties result from the stigmatic way we adults treat them.
One of my co-workers actually said, "He just wants to draw attention to his gayness." (about a kid)
When I asked "Are you treating him differently because of his gayness?"
Response: Silence, crickets.

[nichomachus]

4. That popping sound you hear is not champagne corks

it is the sound of fundie heads exploding in Houston and Cape Canaveral.

[LeftHander]

5. People of NASA....I like your rockets.....

Lets party.

[Raster]

6. ! Blast off!!!

[wroberts189]

7. Change... n/t

[Warren DeMontague]

8. Sure. It's not like NASA is a bunch of Flat-Earthers.

I have always been, and remain, a proponent and supporter of NASA.

:thumbsup:

[arcadian]

9. Wow, a month of recognition.

A whole month. I think the LGBT community requires a little more recognition than that from the Federal government. This is a bone.

[Baby Snooks]

13. A bone?

More like whats leftover from a bag of bone meal...

[arcadian]

14. yes, small bone fragments

and dust