Last Monday, a
14-year-old student from Irving, Texas named Ahmed Mohamed, brought a home made digital clock in a briefcase that he built to school to impress his engineering
teacher, but he soon found himself handcuffed, booked and questioned by police
for, what they said, was staging a bomb hoax.
Ahmed’s story has gained national attention and shined a spotlight both
on the troubling trend of schools turning kids into criminals and the racism
faced by Muslim Americans today. Joining
me today to talk all about the case is Patrick Michels a staff writer for The Texas Observer who covers school reform and crime.
When Roland Emmerich’s
film based on the Stonewall riots was announced the controversy began almost
immediately. From the beginning many
people within the gay community did not trust Emmerich, a gay man who is not
known for including LGBT themes in his movies, to make a movie about the
definitive act of protest in gay America’s history, and the moment the first
trailer for the film appeared he was accused of whitewashing the participation
of trans activists and queer people of color from the historical record. The film is now being screened at film
festivals, most recently the Toronto International Film Festival and it appears
that the controversy surround the film will not be going away. Joining me today to talk all about the film
and the controversy surrounding it is Michael
Musto, journalist and columnist for Out
Magazine and Out.com where he
writes the weekly, entertainment-related "Musto! The Musical!" column.
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