LGBTs Being Bullied
August 24, 2009 by James
The “pro-family” troops love to put their heads in the sand when it comes to the very real problem of anti-LGBT school bullying. When we suggest that it’s still happening, they relegate our claims to the “homo agenda” file. And year after year when we support the Day Of Silence event to raise awareness of this still-prevalent epidemic, they counter us by suggesting that gays should change into “ex-gays” if they want to be happy/safe/well-adjusted. For those of us who have actually grown up in the skin of a queer teen, this school-centric neglect (which is typically done in the name of God) is among the most, if not the most, disgusting bit of anti-gay activism that we come up against.
This week, the New York Civil Liberties Union gives us another reason why we should all be concerned with the “protect children” crowd’s dangerously willful oversight.
Why do our school systems allow this? Don’t our LGBT students deserve equal treatment and protection? Our society is plagued with people who think they are better than others and insist on pushing their beliefs and values on those they believe are “less than”. I don’t understand why people can’t just leave others alone; if you don’t agree with the way someone else is living their life shut up and keep walking… or if they are curious, go and ask, but remember that the one being questioned is as HUMAN as the one asking the question!
@ enfi19 – I am applauding your comment! That’s what people seem to forget…we’re all human!