Within the past week, there has been much controversy at my high school about having a gay/lesbian presentation to all 11th and 12th graders. Many people do not believe that it's necessary for this group to be coming into our school and informing us about homosexuality.
Personally, I believe the same. However, I have heard that this orgainzation not only informs about homosexuality, but promotes it. I myself would rather not have anyone try to persuade me about homosexuality. Even though I have nothing against it, I just feel that this presentation does not belong in my school.
I come from a very small town in Vermont that bears a very redneck stereotype. My school is not very diverse according to sexual orientation or race. With this fact, I believe it causes people to be less open minding or even accepting to ways different than their own.
i would think that if you describe your town as not very diverse or open minded, you wouldn't be against this presentation...I understand if you aren't super enthusiastic about sitting through a presentation that seems pointless, but as sad as it is, some people in your area may not understand homosexuality at all. I don't agree with promoting it, I mean, you are homosexual or heterosexual, you can't promote either, you just are one way or the other...but helping others to understand people that are different from them, I think everyone should be all for that.
After the presentation is through you just might find out that there are more people that needed to hear what was said then you thought.
Just my thoughts,
Georgie Ladd
Going by your title, is it safe to say that this presentation is by a Gay/Straight Alliance? If so, most GSAs simply promote tolerance and are anti-homphobia; I'm sure they don't promote homosexuality in general.
Try to be more open-minded about it and if it turns out to be a crappy lecture, look at it this way: at least you're not in class.
Promotes it? In what way? Give an example, please? You have not even heard the lecture.
Promotes it as in... "Hey, you may be gay. What signs are telling you that you're straight?" To me, I feel that most people are educated enough to know if they're gay or not. So I'd rather not have to sit through a lecture about "the signs of being gay" or, a personal story abouts someone's realization of their sexual orientation. However, if this group wanted to talk about the bullying and peer pressure between hetero and homosexuals, that's a different story.