I went back to my old school to say: I’m gay | Sendary schools | The Guardian

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• I WENT BACK TO MY OLD SCHOOL TO SAY: I’M GAY
• ABOUT THE CENTERSCE 1983 THE CENTER HAS BEEN SUPPORTG, FOSTERG AND CELEBRATG THE LGBT MUNY OF NEW YORK CY. FD MORE RMATN ON AND OUR WORK ABOUT THE CENTER. VIS ABOUT THE CENTEROUR MISSNCYBER CENTERCENTER HISTORYRACE EQUYMEDIA CENTERLEARSHIP & STAFFEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNICORPORATE PARTNERSHIPSANNUAL REPORTS & FANCIAL INFORMATNCONTACT USHOURS & LOTNSEMAPSUPPORT THE CENTER
• BACK-TO-SCHOOL WORRI FOR GAY PARENTS

I WENT BACK TO MY OLD SCHOOL TO SAY: I’M GAY

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Homophobic bullyg remas a major problem schools. I pretty much knew I was gay by the time I started sendary school - perhaps knowg all of S Club 7’s lyrics aged 11 was a giveaway, but I didn’t want to adm to myself.

At my all-boys northern grammar, beg gay felt like somethg negative, a b bbish and bt to hi.

ABOUT THE CENTERSCE 1983 THE CENTER HAS BEEN SUPPORTG, FOSTERG AND CELEBRATG THE LGBT MUNY OF NEW YORK CY. FD MORE RMATN ON AND OUR WORK ABOUT THE CENTER. VIS ABOUT THE CENTEROUR MISSNCYBER CENTERCENTER HISTORYRACE EQUYMEDIA CENTERLEARSHIP & STAFFEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNICORPORATE PARTNERSHIPSANNUAL REPORTS & FANCIAL INFORMATNCONTACT USHOURS & LOTNSEMAPSUPPORT THE CENTER

I was els at sport and played a “gay stment”, the flute.

I was about to say to the whole school three words I never managed to say when I was a pupil: I am gay. I spoke about my experienc of growg up gay and closeted at the school and what everyone, regardls of their sexual orientatn, n do to make a young LGBT person’s time at school better.

Acrdg to rearch for Stonewall, 96% of LGBT pupils hear homophobic remarks at school. Two five who experience homophobic bullyg ci to skip school. I don’t remember ever hearg a teacher say “homosexual”.

BACK-TO-SCHOOL WORRI FOR GAY PARENTS

Teachers n do a lot, pecially if they n be gay role mols themselv. Lookg back, seems odd there were apparently no gay teachers at school, but the majory of LGBT teachers still don’t feel able to be open about their sexualy.

Johns County, Fla., typilly keeps a gay pri flag hangg up her classroom. As the faculty sponsor of a Gay-Straight Alliance club at her high school, she wants her stunts to know they are safe wh this year, Ms. Stunts, to review every book on their classroom shelv and, at least one se, to remove rabow lored paper om a classroom door after the ratns prompted a plat om a parent, acrdg to terviews wh teachers, unn officials and advot for gay rights across Florida.

The law, nicknamed “Don’t Say Gay” by crics, also requir schools to notify parents about chang stunt servic, such as if a transgenr or nonbary stunt wants to e new bathrooms or locker facili, or seeks to change their name or pronouns at school.