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Title: High school principal says gay-straight alliance would perpetuate bullying
Post by: palexander on November 17, 2014, 09:01:00 AM
Post by: palexander on November 17, 2014, 09:01:00 AM
original: http://www.wvgazette.com/article/20141114/GZ01/141119503/1419
lqbtqnation: http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2014/11/high-school-principal-says-gay-straight-alliance-would-perpetuate-bullying/
gotta love being surrounding by narrow minded conservatives! it's okay for them to have religious groups, but the community can't have one to help students that are potentially suicidal?
lqbtqnation: http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2014/11/high-school-principal-says-gay-straight-alliance-would-perpetuate-bullying/
gotta love being surrounding by narrow minded conservatives! it's okay for them to have religious groups, but the community can't have one to help students that are potentially suicidal?
Title: Re: High school principal says gay-straight alliance would perpetuate bullying
Post by: Jessica Merriman on November 17, 2014, 09:09:12 AM
Post by: Jessica Merriman on November 17, 2014, 09:09:12 AM
Typical!!! ::) ::)
Title: Re: High school principal says gay-straight alliance would perpetuate bullying
Post by: Jill F on November 17, 2014, 09:23:39 AM
Post by: Jill F on November 17, 2014, 09:23:39 AM
Fifty bucks says they can find gay porn on his hard drive.
Title: Re: High school principal says gay-straight alliance would perpetuate bullying
Post by: Jessica Merriman on November 17, 2014, 09:24:29 AM
Post by: Jessica Merriman on November 17, 2014, 09:24:29 AM
Quote from: Jill F on November 17, 2014, 09:23:39 AMYou would definitely collect if anyone was silly enough to say they would not! ;D ;D
Fifty bucks says they can find gay porn on his hard drive.
Title: Re: High school principal says gay-straight alliance would perpetuate bullying
Post by: palexander on November 17, 2014, 09:43:03 AM
Post by: palexander on November 17, 2014, 09:43:03 AM
went onto twitter to research it and found these tweets
"As of now, there is no story. McGrew has ALLOWED GSA to be implemented at WHS. Thanks SO much for your help!!!!"
"well everyone, we did it. there was a meeting with Mister McGrew this morning and he informed us that we will be having a GSA Club."
"i am so proud of all of my friends and myself for sticking to what we believe in. i love you all, now let's get started!"
"Winfield high school is the proud host of the newest chapter of a Gay-Straight Alliance Club!"
"Proud to announce Winfield High School will be having our very own GSA!"
but then we have the straight (white) cis males who have decided to petition for a "straight club."
...as if their privilege isn't enough already. -_-
"As of now, there is no story. McGrew has ALLOWED GSA to be implemented at WHS. Thanks SO much for your help!!!!"
"well everyone, we did it. there was a meeting with Mister McGrew this morning and he informed us that we will be having a GSA Club."
"i am so proud of all of my friends and myself for sticking to what we believe in. i love you all, now let's get started!"
"Winfield high school is the proud host of the newest chapter of a Gay-Straight Alliance Club!"
"Proud to announce Winfield High School will be having our very own GSA!"
but then we have the straight (white) cis males who have decided to petition for a "straight club."
...as if their privilege isn't enough already. -_-
Title: Re: High school principal says gay-straight alliance would perpetuate bullying
Post by: Amy The Bookworm on November 17, 2014, 10:31:08 AM
Post by: Amy The Bookworm on November 17, 2014, 10:31:08 AM
Quote from: palexander on November 17, 2014, 09:43:03 AM
but then we have the straight (white) cis males who have decided to petition for a "straight club."
...as if their privilege isn't enough already. -_-
You know what?
I'd like to see the GSA organization in the school support them with uplifting pro straight messages and posters. Maybe even get an LBGT student to talk to whatever administrator or teacher that wants to actually run it to help them design a straight pride flag. Let them know the LGBT students are open to helping the straight pride organization figure out how to deal with discrimination and government oppression, and how to deal with when the government takes away your rights or uses their straightness as a tool to drum up votes for a party then doesn't actually do anything for the poor straight cis people.
I am of course, being sarcastic ... as the name of the club is the gay STRAIGHT ALLIANCE club which means they're already welcome to attend, and it's already a club that, by definition, involves straight cisgender people on campus.
Title: Re: High school principal says gay-straight alliance would perpetuate bullying
Post by: suzifrommd on November 17, 2014, 11:10:19 AM
Post by: suzifrommd on November 17, 2014, 11:10:19 AM
Quote from: Jessica Merriman on November 17, 2014, 09:09:12 AM
Typical!!! ::) ::)
Well, not really. Thousands of schools have GSAs. They're considered a good way to prevent bullying. Actually pretty atypical and distressing. I'm hoping some local LGBT groups can put some pressure on him.
Title: Re: High school principal says gay-straight alliance would perpetuate bullying
Post by: palexander on November 17, 2014, 11:13:44 AM
Post by: palexander on November 17, 2014, 11:13:44 AM
Quote from: suzifrommd on November 17, 2014, 11:10:19 AM
Well, not really. Thousands of schools have GSAs. They're considered a good way to prevent bullying. Actually pretty atypical and distressing. I'm hoping some local LGBT groups can put some pressure on him.
they did! there was a petition and ultimately he had to allow the group to form, due to legal issues.
Title: Re: High school principal says gay-straight alliance would perpetuate bullying
Post by: Jess42 on November 17, 2014, 11:17:33 AM
Post by: Jess42 on November 17, 2014, 11:17:33 AM
Quote from: Jill F on November 17, 2014, 09:23:39 AM
Fifty bucks says they can find gay porn on his hard drive.
A hundred bucks says they can find that and then some.
Title: Re: High school principal says gay-straight alliance would perpetuate bullying
Post by: palexander on November 19, 2014, 09:46:55 AM
Post by: palexander on November 19, 2014, 09:46:55 AM
the story reached buzzfeed!!
http://www.buzzfeed.com/dominicholden/west-virginia-students-prevail-over-principal-to-create-gay
http://www.buzzfeed.com/dominicholden/west-virginia-students-prevail-over-principal-to-create-gay