Comments on: Education Secretary pledges safe schools for LGBT students

By: Neil

Neil — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 04:47:35 +0000

Unlike some posters here I didn’t experience the taunts – or very rarely – in Jr. High or High School. That doesn’t make me better or more privileged. It only means that I had become a more accomplished liar.

I was in school in the ’60′s and I did learn to lie well – both to myself and to those around me. And, in the long run, it did not serve me well.

I can only applaud those who have found their voice in the middle schools and high schools. I have to stand in awe of those who have accomplished more than I dared to dream. Thank you.

Now, on to the article . . . the words are nice. They are very similar to the words we all heard Obama speak in his campaign. I hope the words of Duncan are more than the President’s words on ‘DADT’ or ‘DOMA’. Time will tell. The words are nice to hear. The action will prove their worth.

Neil

By: Kris

Kris — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 04:00:22 +0000

When I was in middle/jr. high school, I was bullied everyday. When I brought it to the administrarions attention, they asked me why I was being a drama kid. My highschool counselor was the same way, when I told him I was gay, he refused to provide me any future services or help. I knew I wasn’t the only gay student in school, and felt like it was my fault for being gay. I’ve grown since then, but I do want to see equality for everyone, including the glbt community.

By: Stuff Queer People Need To Know

Stuff Queer People Need To Know — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 03:21:58 +0000

Yay! This is great. Let’s hope it works out.

http://stuffqueerpeopleneedtoknow.wordpress.com/

By: Wayne Madden

Wayne Madden — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 01:50:07 +0000

Good. Now act! Schools are not safe and caring for anybody unless they are safe and caring for everybody!

By: Tomchicago

Tomchicago — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 22:26:37 +0000

Although it is fruitless to try to change the minds of those who hate–irrationally, stubbornly hate–there can only be the second best strategy: make it painful for those haters to inflict pain on others.

By: ray

ray — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 22:13:50 +0000

Talk, Talk, Talk. Enough is enough! Its time for action.

By: inkky jet

inkky jet — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 21:59:15 +0000

I can hardly wait for the comments from the christians, claiming this is advancing the “gay agenda”; (whatever that is!)This is what they say about anti-bullying programmes.

By: Chad

Chad — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 21:25:51 +0000

This is a nice statement and one that is important for the movement towards stopping discrimination, but the next step is to get all the homophobic administrators and faculty to stop their bullying and their practice of ignoring their LGBT student population.