Pressure from all sides for gay, lesbian students deciding to come out

[Natasha]

Pressure from all sides for gay, lesbian students deciding to come out

http://www.pantagraph.com/articles/2008/05/31/news/doc4841b10a7ad02993005214.txt
5/31/2008

"NEW 3:35 p.m. BLOOMINGTON -- Robin Folks knows the risks children take by disclosing their sexual orientation to other students at school. "My daughter was called names, cursed at, tripped and had her hair pulled" at a school in Tennessee before moving to McLean County, said Folks. | ABOUT THE DIVERSITY PROJECT: Student reporters, real stories | BUSINESSES: State Farm finds profit in diversity | FAITH: Church reactions to gays vary | SCHOOLS: Forum offers resources

Folks organized a support group for students who are lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender in Tennessee, and she now supervises the Open Door Youth Center in downtown Bloomington, a meeting place for LGBT students here."