11-year-old Kameron Slade won a school-wide competition to deliver a speech, but the principal banned Kameron when he found out the speech was about same-sex marriage.
Here’s part of the “inappropriate” speech, delivered to NY1: “I think adults must realize that as children get older, they become aware of these mature issues that are going on in the world. If children read or watch the news, they can learn about things like same-gender marriage, so what’s the point in trying to hide it?”
We’re rooting for you Kameron. Brilliant.
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Know Your Rights: LGBTQ Rights in New York’s Schools (by nycluclips)
This video was made by the youth of the Teen Activist Project (TAP) at the New York Civil Liberties Union in collaboration with Extraneous Noise, a video production company. TAP set out to create this video in an attempt to combat bullying and empower New York’s LGBTQ students to know their rights.
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning (LGBTQ) youth often face harassment and discrimination simply for being who they are. Just the thought of entering the school doors can be a nightmare for many students.
But the law requires school administrators and teachers to:
Protect LGBTQ students from bullying and harassment.
Treat LGBTQ students fairly and equally.
Respect LGBTQ students’ free speech and free expression rights.
Respect LGBTQ students’ privacy rights.
Unfortunately, many school officials don’t know enough about how the law requires them to protect LGBTQ students. That’s why it’s so important for youth to educate themselves about their legal rights and what they can do if their school isn’t treating them or other students fairly.
TAP into your rights. Empower yourself and your friends. Pass it on!
If you have questions about your rights in New York’s schools, contact the NYCLU, www.nyclu.org.
1PM
gay questions
- if you have any questions coming out or anything else bout your choices please ask.
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2AM
My coming out/ exit closet
I was 13 years old when I knew I had true feelings for other women. By the time I was 17 I knew I only loved girls. I had went on a date with my girlfriend and my dad searched my room because he felt I was doing drugs(which I wasn’t) and found a photo an ex-girlfriend and I kissing. He flipped and I ran away with my girlfriend. I lived at her house for a few days and found out he was trying to find me for not good reasons and we bolted to a different stay to stay with my mother who was really mad about the whole situation and it was hell. I worked two jobs to stay away from her as long as possible. We left less than a month later and we moved in with my grandmother who didn’t support it for the longest time and I was able to finish high school staying there. Once we moved into our own place I made a few mistakes and my girlfriend left me. During that time my grandmother finally noticed how happy I was being gay and she let her bible thumping ways go on my case and support my decision. My friends never cared who I was because they loved me for who I am, not who I do. My girlfriend and I got back together and have been happily doing well 6 years later. I will never talk to my father again because when he met my girlfriend as my girlfriend he threatened to kill her. My mother finally expected a few years down the line but I don’t talk to her as much as normal people talk to their parents.
What I’m trying to say is no matter what think people are going to do as you come out you’ll be surprised who still loves you and accepts you and who does not. When you are ready to do it, you’ll feel it. Sometimes your story comes out in the worst way but it could be the best for you. I wish you luck with your coming out and if you need any advice on how to tell any one, please feel free to ask
1AM
Life is not always full of daises
The is the general sum up of the plot. Read and let me know what you think
After business school, she moves into her boyfriend’s house just to later catch him cheating. Moves into best friend’s house temporally and finds her diary she had never seen before and reads it to find out that she’s in love with her. She later has to go one a forced work trip that involves a camping trip where she is forced to stay with her boss to only end up in more aggravation. By the end of all the grievance that she had to go through, she figures out who she is and what she has wanted out of life all together.
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