Letters to the Editor
The Dallas Morning News
To the Editor:
Re: “Transgender battle — Patrick draws boos, again calls for superintendent’s ouster,” Thursday news story.
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s rhetoric was filled with untruths as he advocated against the Fort Worth ISD policy, which allows transgender students to use restrooms in accordance with their gender identity. Patrick’s assertion about student safety is fictional. There simply is no…
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The following letter was published in The New York Times on May 16, 2016. Letters to the Editor
The New York Times
To the Editor:
Re “U.S. Issues Notice on Students Who Are Transgender” (front page, May 13): The Obama administration’s bold directive to public schools outlining their obligations under federal law to protect transgender students puts forth a laudable and reasonable approach to recognizing the dignity and well-being of all students with practical…
The following letter was written in response to an op-ed that appeared in the New Jersey Jewish News on April 28, 2016. Letters to the Editor
New Jersey Jewish News
Dear Editor:
Jared Silverman’s commentary mischaracterizes the issue and underscores the very reasons the Anti-Defamation League continues to educate and advocate for a compassionate response to the refugee crisis.
By conflating refugees with migrants and immigrants, Silverman confuses the issues and undermines…
Letters to the Editor
The Washington Free Beacon
To the Editor:
Adam Kredo’s article, “ADL Pursuit of Meeting with Anti-Israel Activists Proves Fruitless,” (April 26) distorts ADL’s role in responding to a protest last week and misrepresents our offer of dialogue with the left-wing Jewish activist group, IfNotNow, when they held a protest in the lobby of the building where ADL’s offices are located.
Kredo’s portrayal of “entreaties for a…
Letters to the Editor
Courier-Post
To the Editor:
Re: “Hate-speech laws give extra protection to Jews” (Your Views, Feb. 19)
We are appalled by the letter to the editor. Not only is the writer’s screed offensive to Jews and Catholics, he is dead wrong about hate crimes. We feel compelled to set the record straight.
Hate-crime laws protect everyone, not just Jews, as the letter writer incorrectly claims. New Jersey’s hate-crime…
Letters to the Editor
The Salt Lake Tribune
To the Editor:
Derek Monson is incorrect when he asserts that the proposed hate crime legislation (SB 107) would impact Utah's historic compromise on workplace and housing discrimination protections. ("New hate-crimes bill does not reflect spirit of 'Utah Compromise,'" Feb. 6). In fact, by its terms the bill treats all of the listed personal characteristics, such as race and religion, equally. No category is given favorable treatment over…