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:
- IT WAS A SIMPLE TEAM PHOTO, BUT MEANT THE WORLD TO GAY HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYER
- WHAT'S LIFE LIKE FOR GAY KIDS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS?
- I WAS OPENLY GAY ON MY HIGH SCHOOL TEAM AND HEARD SLURS ALL THE TIME
IT WAS A SIMPLE TEAM PHOTO, BUT MEANT THE WORLD TO GAY HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYER
Stori by, for, and/or about Gay and Bi Young People. * highschool gay boys *
For a long time, LGBTQ+ teens haven't been able to see their experienc movi, but that's to films like th, gay, trans, queer, bi, and lbian teens across the globe n see stori like theirs told. In this ndy-lored edy om director Darren Ste (Jawbreaker), an out gay kid is fought over by the high school queen be, each of whom wants him as their "gay bt iend. " The Uned Stat of Tara's Michael Willett stars wh Pl Iano as his geeky gay buddy, wh a fun meo by Megan Mullally as a much too gay-iendly mom.
Natasha Lyonne plays an all-Amerin cheerlear whose parents send her to a gay "rehab mp" when they spect she's a lbian.
Tad Hilgenbrk stars as an out-of-the-closet gay teen who earns the support of an eclectic group of iends while ntendg wh a homophobic bully at an ternatnal high school. Irene Cara, Lee Curreri, Barry Miller, and Mreen Teefy star along wh Pl McCrane as a sensive gay actor. The glor Emma Watson plays the object of his affectn and Ezra Miller is outstandg as his edgy gay iend what may be one of the most evotive g-of-age films ever ma.
WHAT'S LIFE LIKE FOR GAY KIDS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS?
* highschool gay boys *
Tyler Jam Williams plays Lnel, a Black gay stunt at a predomantly whe school this edy about racial issu at an Amerin llege. The Homo Sapiens Agenda, this movie centers on Simon Spier, a closeted gay high school boy who is blackmailed when another boy at school disvers he's been wrg emails back and forth wh an anonymo gay stunt at the school. This Amy Award wner for Bt Picture is one of the bt g-of-age movi ever, followg three stag the life of a Black gay man.
In the movie, he's forced to chose between his long-time bt iend Claire, who he recently kissed, and Ellt, an openly gay teen wh a csh on him.
I WAS OPENLY GAY ON MY HIGH SCHOOL TEAM AND HEARD SLURS ALL THE TIME
Dever's character Amy is gay, and wants to hook up wh the girl she's had a csh on all year at the party.