Comments on: Terriffic Teens Sue School Over Gay-Straight Alliance

By: dfrw

dfrw — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 19:57:14 +0000

I am so happy that I moved to Massachusetts last year.

By: lisimoomoo

lisimoomoo — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 08:21:43 +0000

Makes me a little embarrassed of Fl…but I’m from Miami, which is more liberal than Nassau. Actually, in my HS the GSA was very active.

By: michael

michael — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 07:49:27 +0000

Here in British Columbia one young student at a high school in the town of Abbottsford started a movement on facebook protesting the school boards decision to disallow a course on diversity to be taught because it included LGBT’s in its curriculum. She received a lot of nasty notes and threats but she persevered, gathered support and planned a march to show the town that there were gay students in their high school ( a school official made a stupid comment that there were not any in the Abbottsford schools) She expected 20 people to show up at the most. The march turned into a rally as well and by the time it was done there were hundreds of people that showed up including bus loads from Vancouver. My spouse and I were 2 of them. It was a huge success. Later a complaint was filed against the school board, the human rights tribunal agreed to take the case and before a hearing was held the school board caved in. You have no idea how uplifting it was to see the look on those young peoples faces when they saw all of us show up to march behind them. I think that day a whole new breed of young people were born. A breed that learned to believe in themselves and their convictions and that standing up for what is right sometimes does pay off. I challenge every LGBT adult to get behind our youth when they stand up for themselves because there is something very healing about it. I came of age in the 80′s and such a thing was unheard of and like many young gay people the road to self acceptance was long and hard. That day in Abbottsford I felt like my own youth was redeemed through these kids and I learned to love myself and my fellow LGBT brothers and sisters even more.

By: Carsen T.

Carsen T. — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 05:19:26 +0000

LOL my school was Catholic, ergo they are not allowed to have GSA’s no questions asked. Eventually Science Club and Anime Club, was hey everybody let’s go meet up every Thursday and Friday afternoon to hook up with your girl while Carsen and whoever is having an arguement with their girlfriend is look out for homophobic parents and to warn teachers not to open that closet or lab supply pantry. Good times.

By: Alex

Alex — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 05:08:32 +0000

@Kid A: Depends where in Florida. Nassau County is in north Florida, which is more like the south. South Florida is much more liberal.

By: Charles J. Mueller

Charles J. Mueller — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 04:02:00 +0000

@kevin57:

Your assurances are very much appreciated, Sir.

Like reinventing the wheel, over and over and over, eh Kevin?

Don’t any of these idiots read the papers or watch the media? How many times must the courts rule on this one before they get the message?

We, the taxpayers of America are paying for this stupidity. Aren’t times hard enough for most Americans already?

By: kevin57

kevin57 — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 03:20:16 +0000

As a former school principal, I can assure one and all that the ACLU will win this battle, and the school district will be all the poorer for wasting tax dollars defending a position the courts have ruled on dozens of times already.

By: Charles J. Mueller

Charles J. Mueller — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 00:26:32 +0000

What is it with these stuffy, old farts, anyway?

They can’t stone their kids to death anymore for disobeying them, so now they fuck with their heads?

When will this stone-age, bible-induced ignorance ever come to an end?

Millions of dollars of taxpayers monies in lawyers fees and court costs to get these old bastards to allow human beings the dignity and the rights they should have been born with, all in the name of religious morality, bigotry and hatred.

Homophobia sucks. Big time!

By: blake

blake — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 23:21:58 +0000

These kids rock!

(P.S. Adults should be as cool as the kids who are gay and straight who form these kinds of clubs around the country. Adults continue to act like idiots when they see straight people hanging around gays or doing anything that remotely gayish, like having a roommate of the same sex. Look at the continuing stupid comments in the gay press about Chace Crawford or the Australian swimmer Thorpe. Many adults seem to be live mentally in 1979 and not 2009.)

By: Chimo

Chimo — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 22:08:45 +0000

I love how the school board is sending the message of ‘you can have your group to promote awareness and tolerance… as long as no one can tell what you’re promoting tolerance and awareness of.’

This school board deserves a jacka** award.

By: moo

moo — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 21:00:44 +0000

Terriffic? Tut tut. See me after class.

By: Anon

Anon — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 20:21:45 +0000

how about an international petition? do it! I’ll sign, I´ll make everyone i’ve ever met do it too

By: Lydon

Lydon — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 19:21:36 +0000

These kids rock!

By: Kid A

Kid A — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:38:10 +0000

Ugh. I can’t believe Florida went for Obama, given how conservative it is on the street level.

By: Trine S. Rasmussen

Trine S. Rasmussen — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:12:24 +0000

Awesome! I love that they aren’t just giving up. Can’t wait to see how it’ll unravel.
Oh, and “Secret Happy Fun Time in the Closet Club” just made my night. Excellent!