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Jun 13, pm PT. By Anna Tingley Plus Icon. Expand the sub menu Film. Jump to Comments. On Nov. Benjamin responded to another email later that day, saying he had persuaded two lesbian students not to stage a protest during chapel. In a statement to VarietySparks said the Daily Beast story recycles old allegations which have been proven false.

When The Queer Review’s editor James Kleinmann had a chance to speak with Sparks and filmmaker Edgar Wright ahead of today’s release he asked them about that moment in The Sparks Brothers and the importance of acknowledging the band’s gay fans.

If possible, we might be able to change it back to what it was before. Not allowing them to have a club is NOT discrimination. However, in a ruling last October, U. District Judge James Dever threw out that portion of the case. The allegations were.

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Nicholas Sparks, the prolific spark of romance novels, is facing renewed allegations that he discriminated gay gay students at his Christian school in North Carolina. Related Stories. At one point during the film, the late Rhino Records veteran and friend of the band, Gary Stewart, comments on Sparks’ “huge gay following”.

By Anna Tingley. The romance author testified in a federal lawsuit brought by an ex-headmaster of the Christian school he founded—and said he is “personally” for gay marriage. More From Our Brands. Expand the sub menu TV. Expand the sub menu What To Watch.

Sparks responded the following day saying that he would soon propose a board policy banning all protests on campus. Nicholas Sparksthe prolific author of romance novels, is facing renewed allegations that he discriminated against gay students at his Christian school in North Carolina.

Very importantly, the Court has dismissed all claims of discrimination or harassment against me. A trial is set to be held in August on the remaining issues, including whether Benjamin was defamed or discriminated against due to a perception that he had a mental illness.

The allegations were first leveled by Saul Benjamin, the former headmaster of the Epiphany School of Global Studies, in a wrongful termination suit he filed in It has nothing to do with racism or vestiges of Jim Crow. While there will be a trial on a few remaining issues, I am confident that a jury will evaluate these claims fairly and decide those claims in our favor as well.

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