Getting schooled at the National Equality March
by Edward Byrne
Bay Windows contributor
Wednesday Oct 14, 2009
http://www.baywindows.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=blog&sc2=news&sc3=&id=97699Four days before "the March" I received an email from a 17-year-old high school student who lives in a working-class suburb of Massachusetts. The message went something like this: "Dear Mr. Byrne, My name is Tim and I understand that you're leading a trip of high school students from MA to the National Equality March on Washington. I know it's late notice, but if you could find one more seat for me, I'd really like the opportunity to stand up and fight for my rights. Every day in my school I'm reminded that I'm a second-class citizen. Kids get away with taunting me, harassing me, and making me feel like I'm not worthy to live. I'm living in a single-parent family and I can't afford the ticket. If there's any scholarship opportunity, I'd be most grateful."
