When we talk about homophobic bullying that hurts our youth so much there’s always a lot of distractions - there’s the “no let’s tackle all bullying” and the “why are you focused on GBLT kids” distraction, there’s the “religious freedom” wail, there’s the “indoctrination hiss” and, inevitably, there’s the earnest and tearful “but what can we do
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Hah, my work plce is toxic, beyond toxic. These words need to be out of casual discourse -unacceptable, punished and condemned.
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I had him the next year in class and he was a nice person there, but I always judged him for not standing up for me when he could have. He had the full weight of the school behind him and yet he ignored their behavior, which included physical intimidation as well as verbal abuse.
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I think some of them get so overwhelmed they just give up.
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That's a line of thinking (and teaching) that I will never understand, because it doesn't teach anyone to stand on their own two feet. Chances are it's going to do the exact opposite. :\
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It still makes me angry.
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