In the 1980's, Los Angeles Unified School District had three openly gay school board members: Jeff Horton, Jackie Goldberg, and Mark Slavkin. They gave the green light for Dr. Maria Uribe to begin Project Ten, an alternative high school. This school was for Gay, Lesbian, Transgendered, and Questioning Students. The project has gone for almost thirty years. Do you think the Christian Fundamentalism of the Deep South will ever permit this to occur in that region?
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deluded religion should have NO say in Education religion is a scam
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This will happen,oh around, NEVER. To conservative
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People want to be viewed as just another person, however, this only causes further segregation... No. I don't blame them... Should we make a school for people over 6 foot tall... schools for people with blonde hair... ridiculous, i tell ya
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why dont u be the one to start one
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Hopefully there will be one soon. Even more hopefully, society will finally grow up and realize homosexuality is natural and not evil, them there will be no need for alternative schools as everyone will be accepted for who they are.
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why should they have that kind of school? shouldn't people of all different backgrounds learn to live with all different people, not go to a "special school" that's a little ridiculous. I'm not ageist it, I'm a lesbian, but that's just ridiculous.
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You created this monster, you deal with it.
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*Beavis & Butthead* hehe hehe you said deep Not for a very long time.
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i agree with zomb n john thats stupid
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I don't see the point for separate schools for gay and straight kids any more than segregated ones for people of different races. If someone wanted to open a private school in the South for gay kids, that would be fine. But sexual orientation, itself, has no bearing on someone's ability to learn. Having separate schools just perpetuates the notion that gays don't belong in the same society as straights and can't thrive in that environment. I feel the same way about separatist events like the Gay Olympics. If gays were differently abled than straights, it would make sense. But nothing about gayness makes someone more or less capable of athletic achievement. If the point is to bring gays together, why not just throw a big gay party?
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Well, I'll be honest - the idea seems extremely odd to me. Do they also have an alternative high school for the unquestioningly straight, one where someone can expect to go to school without having to be subjected to the unwanted attentions of homosexuals? Or is that a privilege the city and taxpayers of L.A. fund and provide only to the non-straight? Fundamentalist Christianity does not "run" the "deep South", though it certainly can be an influential force in politics. I imagine by the time any city as large as L.A. appears in the "deep South", that city will consider implementing such a program - though I hope they have the sense to see how unfair it is. Didn't we already decide that segregated schools were a bad idea 'way back in the '60s? Jim, http://www.bible-reviews.com
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Several respondents have expressed views concerning the real need, or the appropriateness of such schools. For example one person wrote: "I don't see the point for separate schools for gay and straight kids any more than segregated ones for people of different races." But it is because of all the religious based bigotry and severe condemnatory attitudes against gays which allow the atmosphere exist where many of our present day schools do not do enough to stop all the ridicule, harm, and even physical violence done to these students. It is a true shame that there IS all too frequently a need for schools for gays, and other "at risk students." Perhaps if we lived in a world where Christ's message of love is TRULY practiced we would not need such schools. Fortunately there are schools like this now in existence across our country -- but I doubt there will be any in the Fundamentalists south -- a bastion of prejudice, exclusionism, and religious based bigotry. What I find most cruel, bigotry against gays is even worse among blacks than caucasians. I find it ironic that a group of people who should most understand the harm done the evils of bigotry and prejudice should victimize other minorities themselves. If they want to quote Bible passages against homosexual acts, then perhaps we should quote those passages sanctioning slavery. =================================== And JOHNNYBELINDA: Blonds, and 6 feet tall students are not being abused, marginalized, and harmed. ======================================== Someone mentioned Salt Lake City. Unknown to many people, this city is NOT a typical bastion of Mormonism. In fact less than 50% Mormon. Furthermore, its politics is quite liberal. In fact, the city has two elected openly gay women and an openly gay man, representing the city in the State House and Senate, respectively. And just recently Salt Lake City has adopted pro-gay statutes -- with LDS Church support! Hours after the LDS Church announced its support (Dec 11, 2009) of proposed Salt Lake City ordinances aimed at protecting gay and transgender residents from discrimination in housing and employment, the City Council unanimously approved the measures. "The church supports these ordinances," spokesman Michael Otterson told the council, "because they are fair and reasonable and do not do violence to the institution of marriage." They also are consistent with Mormon teachings, he said. "I believe in a church that believes in human dignity, in treating people with respect even when we disagree -- in fact, especially when we disagree." "The LDS Church's endorsement was hailed by leaders of Utah's gay community -- some of them stunned -- who called it a historic night they hope will set the stage for statewide legislation. My only regret is that they di not understand that their stand against gay marriage ALSO marginalizes all gay people, and definitely does NOT "respect the dignity" of gay people.
