Posts tagged gay school advice

‘Straightening Up’ the Classroom

July 19, 2013
by Ken Martino in

This summer, I did the scariest thing possible for someone working in education policy: I went back into the classroom to work as a teacher. In between lesson plans, data analysis, and parent-teacher conferences, the entire school took a group picture to commemorate the students’ hard work. More >

Being Gay at a Catholic University

June 21, 2013
by PFLAG Atlanta in ,

When I was a student at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire, in 2005, a group of gay students organized with the aim of convincing the Benedictine monks who ran the school to recognize a club that would serve the needs of the college’s gay community. They met in secret, but if you More >

Is Being Straight a ‘Lifestyle Choice’?

June 15, 2013
by PFLAG Atlanta in ,

If you are straight and oppose equality for gay and lesbian people, I’d like you to reflect on two specific questions. Firstly, when did you “choose” to be straight? Secondly, do you think being straight is a “lifestyle choice”?

Based on knowledge of your own sexuality, you may think these More >

Georgia Church Welcomes Banned Boy Scouts

June 12, 2013
by PFLAG Atlanta in ,

When the Boy Scouts of America made the decision to welcome gay scouts, some religious groups darkly warned of a mass exodus.

While most major denominations have indicated their intent to stay with the scouts, Roswell Street Baptist in Marietta, Ga publicly severed ties with the Boy Scouts because More >

Education Policy Overhaul Aims to Protect Gay Students

June 7, 2013
by PFLAG Atlanta in

A bill to alter America’s education system was introduced in the Senate Tuesday, and it includes ways to protect LGBT students from harassment, bullying, and discrimination.

A proposal to overhaul current education policy was introduced Tuesday, and the 1,150-page document includes language to bar More >

When Teachers Tell Students “I’m Gay”

June 6, 2013
by PFLAG Atlanta in ,

It began as a classroom discussion about families. First-graders at the Burr Elementary School in Newton, Massachusetts, asked teacher David Gaita whom he lives with. According to press accounts of the exchange, Gaita told the children that he is gay, and that he lives with a partner, “someone you More >

What to Expect When You’re Expecting… and Gay

June 4, 2013
by PFLAG Atlanta in ,

So you’re going to be a gay parent? Congratulations! No doubt you’ve been through a lot to get to this point, whether you’ve traveled the path of adoption, IVF, artificial insemination, surrogacy, fostering or whatever. Now, you have a lot to do to get ready.

Don’t worry. This isn’t going to be one More >

Gay teens find Internet fame, acceptance

June 4, 2013
by PFLAG Atlanta in ,

CARMEL, N.Y. — High school students designated the “cutest couple” in their yearbook’s senior superlatives, sparking international attention for the gay teens, are basking in the whirlwind of publicity they have received.

Hours away from their senior prom Monday, Carmel High School students Bradley More >

11 Year-Old Marcel Neergaard: Taking a Stand Against Anti-Gay Bullying (with video)

June 1, 2013
by PFLAG Atlanta in ,

I am Marcel Neergaard, and I am 11 years old. This year I was homeschooled for sixth grade because of severe bullying. If I had gone back to public school, there is a great possibility that I would have taken my own life. That possibility would have grown if a certain bill introduced in my home More >

WATCH: NASA releases “It Gets Better” video

May 31, 2013
by PFLAG Atlanta in ,

Coming Out As A Gay High School Athlete

May 30, 2013
by PFLAG Atlanta in , ,

I’m gay. And I play sports.

Yet in my hick-filled town in Alberta, Canada, my best friends, teammates, and my brothers on the ice and field tell me that gay guys can’t play sports.

I don’t blame them for their ignorance because until I build up the courage to walk out of the closet with my head More >

Why Are So Many Gay Teens Depressed?

May 27, 2013
by PFLAG Atlanta in

Too often, hostile environments at school and at home make gay and lesbian adolescents depressed. Here’s how teens in the LGBT scene can find the emotional support they need.

Life is stressful for any teenager — there’s homework, after-school activities, and that all-important social scene to More >

10 Best Colleges for LGBT Students

May 26, 2013
by PFLAG Atlanta in

If you identify as a part of the LGBT community, there’s a good chance that inclusion and friendliness towards LGBT students is a significant factor in selecting a college or university. Rankings for LGBT-friendly colleges are actually quite common. There are lists printed by Newsweek, The More >

Finding A Gay Teen Community In Your Area

May 25, 2013
by PFLAG Atlanta in

Being a teenager isn’t easy and being a gay teen is even more difficult. It is often harder than being a straight teen because of the stigma many still attach to being gay as well as the teen often having a feeling of being alone, not knowing where to turn for support, and the social issues More >

WATCH: How To Be Gay In High School

May 24, 2013
by PFLAG Atlanta in

High school can be a battlefield for many teens, particularly if you’re gay.

Now, however, video blogger David Levitz, who reveals that he came out at age 11, offers his tips on how to survive high school if you’re gay on his “Stories of a Star” blog.

Levitz, who calls the four years of high school More >

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