Wanna go back to high school?

I'm just putting this out there as a potential idea, but what do you guys and gals think about venturing out to area schools speaking about the misconceptions and stereotypes of homosexuality? I know at first it sounds so bland to do, but couple it with a few motivational speakers, potential actors provided by the LCCC Theater Department to act out some scenes and (if anyone is willing) your own story of getting though stereotypes and misconceptions and it might not be so bad.... Right?



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I'd be more than happy to do it. My story usually gets a fun response, haha.

i guess my thoughts would be how would we do it would be to the whole school at once or just certain grades i guess im looking for a bit more info here.

Well of course this event would be age appropriate and geared more toward the elder, the junior and senior classes. I know not everyone is willing to accept mainly gearing it toward those two groups, but we have to look at it form another angle; not everyone is able to hear our message, not everyone is comfortable with what we have to say, and not everyone is ready.

agree, disagree, add to, anyone?

How would the presentations go? What would we actually say to them that they can't learn from Heath classes?

I'm cool with it and I like the idea (a lot), but high school-level teenagers (whether they're freshmen or senior) can be very immature and/or oblivious about the topic.

I think it's more speaking in regards to the stereotypes that still exist with those that are homosexuals. I get what you were saying in regards to teenagers, and being able to learn certain things in health class, but what the focus would be on is addressing stereotypes and not so much sex entirely.

Wow that's actually one of your nicer posts butt head lol. I completely understand where you are coming from and think it's actually a good to question how and why we are speaking about stereotypes, but still I have not heard an other ideas on what else we can do; how else we can deliver this message to the students.

It's an interesting suggestion Pieces, just how far are you thinking this should go?

Here's a fun question- do you think the highschools would actually LET us speak?

I know the kids won't mind hearing us, but the adults running the schools are still in the "homosexuality is wrong" mindset. They were raised to think that. I know there's NO WAY that Amherst would ever let us speak. Too many of the teachers are extremely conservative, and the parents used to call in when we had those marriage projects complaining because there weren't enough boy-girl pairs, and this daughter wasn't being paired with another girl, because it pushed a homosexual agenda and taught that that homosexuality is ok when it's a filthy sin.

(Welcome to my Social Studies class. And my Psychology class. And Health class, too. They started making groups instead of "couples".)