High school is a challengg time for most teens. It n be even more so for lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr stunts. Judy Chiasson of the Los Angel Unified School District and Eliza Byard, executive director of the Gay, Lbian and Straight Edutn Network talk about beg openly LGBT school.
Contents:
- WHAT'S LIFE LIKE FOR GAY KIDS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS?
- THE BT GAY-FRIENDLY SCHOOLS
- FERAL URT L RONLLI CATHOLIC SCHOOL, ARCHDCE WAS ALLOWED TO FIRE A 2ND GAY UNSELOR
WHAT'S LIFE LIKE FOR GAY KIDS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS?
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Each year, seems, we hear the stori of the clash of culture and genr when a high school stunt who is gay is banned om attendg the prom, or pays a price for gog. This year is no different, om a Mississippi unty school board banng 18-year-old Constance McMillan, who wanted to wear a tux and brg her girliend, to the Miami gay senr who was crowned prom queen -only to be disowned by his own fay. Lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr stunts face unique and often cel stggl to fd their place Amerin high schools.
Today, we hear om a Los Angel school admistrator charge of equy and diversy, and om an advote whose anizatn has helped gui gay kids through the maze of high school life. How do you al wh the issue of proms and gays the L. COX: Now, is there an office, an anizatn, an agency wh the district that is set up to al specifilly wh the issu of gay stunts?
THE BT GAY-FRIENDLY SCHOOLS
A first-of-s-kd private school Geia aimed at attractg lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr youth and teachers is beg tablished Atlanta for stunts who feel bullied or not accepted tradnal schools. * gay school high school *
COX: One of the areas that has been an issue the gay, lbian, transgenr muny, as far as public schools are ncerned, is whether or not to tegrate the stunts to the mastream populatn or to some way segregate them, even if is jt for their safety. COX: Is possible, Judy, to tablish wh a school settg, let's say, a program that will benef stunts who are lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr - not discrimate agast them but at the same time, allow them to have the fort of beg an area where they n feel fortable?
FERAL URT L RONLLI CATHOLIC SCHOOL, ARCHDCE WAS ALLOWED TO FIRE A 2ND GAY UNSELOR
We do have like, clubs - like the Gay-Straight Alliance would be a place. Our Gay-Straight Allianc are what they sound like.
We don't know which of our stunts are gay, lbian, bisexual or transgenr. If you'd like to jo the nversatn about the liftyl of gay stunts public high school, you n ll at 800-989-8255. DAWN: As a teenager, I was gay, and I was school.
After one particularly odd sleepover, everyone found out that I was gay, and was absolutely horrible. You know, so we would do some kd of supprsn terms of the anti-gay harassment that you experienced and plement that wh tnal terventns bee is through tn that we n really end bias.