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As a member of the class of 2001, I'm sure I had a much different experience being gay in HS than someone who graduated in 1981, 1951, or even 1901 for that matter. I've also notice a huge difference in one's experience in HS NOW, in 2007 than when I was in HS. Times are a-changin'. What was/is your experience like? |
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Some things have changed, some things have not.
I know a guy who is 16 in high school. He told
me that he gets called fa*g a lot in school, and that
teachers who are standing right there and can hear
it do NOTHING! - Where are the adults??
Where is that teacher's SHAME???
The same thing happened to me in H.S.,
so I guess some things, like ignorance
never change.
What does change, is how well people
lie and B.S. much better now days, and say
that they "care" about students, when in fact
they do not.
A few years back, there was a conference for teachers,
educators, the mental health community, the LGBT community,
and so on - on how to deal with gay kids in school.
I remember at the time being so ticked off, because
all of these high school teachers got up and patted
them selves on the back for how "understanding" they
were - and how much they care about their students.
It made me sick to my stomach to hear it.
Sure, it's more politically correct to accept gays now,
and there are gay-straight alliances (GSAs), and other
programs that didn't used to exist a long time ago.
And while I think that's great and all, the fact is
no one still cares. If they did, Larry King might
still be alive today.
I think kids are pushed to come out at a much earlier
age. Now I'm all for coming out and being who you
are - I think that's great. But a kid needs skills
on how to do that. Teachers, don't give a damn.
Kids don't want to tell their parents, and parents
really don't want to know, and their friends are
just going to call them a fag. So where do they turn?
Yes there are support orgs out there - but from what
I can see, all they do is say "It's ok to be gay",
hand little Johnny a rainbow flag and send him off to
school, while congratulating themselves for
their "compassion". Well, when Johnny arrives at
school, he's met by a pack of wolves - Except for
these days - kid's carry guns, and Johnny get's shot.
AND THEY CALL IT PROGRESS !!!!!
So to answer your question.
Gay kids still face all of the same things
they always did. Unfortunately, they live in
a world of selfish adult people, who claim tolerance,
yet do nothing.
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I have to agree with Mr.GB, while there is a lot more progress in schools along the lines of teaching queer students to be okay with themselves, there is not much being done to quite the students who taunt and torment the queer kids. And the slurs don’t stop at sexual orientation, but include race, religion and any other identity that isn’t WASP-y. I go to a school where staff enforces a “No gang affiliation” dress code by kicking out the dark skin student with a Yankees hat on but says NOTHING to the white skinhead sporting an iron cross on his jacket… its F-ed |
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| Ronnie Revaz |
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i am in my senior year in school but i came out when i was in tenth. when i first came out kids pretty much called me every name in the book. it sucked but i learned to not let it bother me. but it still hurts. if you want you can ask me more about it by emailing me |
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