What's Life Like For Gay Kids In Public Schools? : NPR

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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.

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WHAT'S LIFE LIKE FOR GAY KIDS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS?

Three strategi elementary school teachers n e to foster a sense of cln for lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, and queer stunts. * gay students in school *

But we n also dismantle ways of thkg that rerce the genr dichotomy and heteronormativy, and we mt create safe spac for children to explore their inti and empathize wh those who are different om 2017, the CDC timated that 8 percent of high school stunts intify as lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, or queer (LGBTQ).

Kev Jenngs, founr of the Gay, Lbian, and Straight Edutn Network, timat that one 10 tors the Uned Stat intifi as LGBTQ. 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.

WHAT IT WAS LIKE BEG A GAY STUNT IN A CATHOLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM

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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?

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? 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.

GAY STUNT SAYS FLORIDA SCHOOL IS STOPPG HIS N FOR STUNT LEARSHIP

The Edutn Department on Wednday issued guidance that Tle IX prohibs discrimatn based on sexual orientatn and genr inty, a reversal of the Tmp admistratn’s stance that gay and transgenr stunts are not protected by the law. * gay students in school *

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. She is the executive director of the Gay, Lbian and Straight Edutn Network - to talk more about how gay stunts n be assisted.

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