In my skool, the topic isn't discussed explicitly in any classes BUT the teachers tend to be very supportive...
the students use the term as synonymous to stupid, but if you out yourself to them, MOST wont' harass u... they'll just go like"... oh... ummm... *awkward silence*... *attempts to change topic*"
but actually, there is a section in my psychology textbook that talks about homosexxuality sooooo... its possible that later in the year, there'll be some discussion on it...
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Re:Does Your School...
Date: 2007/11/04 13:56
By: RavynMusic
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In my skool, the topic isn't discussed explicitly in any classes BUT the teachers tend to be very supportive...
the students use the term as synonymous to stupid, but if you out yourself to them, MOST wont' harass u... they'll just go like"... oh... ummm... *awkward silence*... *attempts to change topic*"
but actually, there is a section in my psychology textbook that talks about homosexxuality sooooo... its possible that later in the year, there'll be some discussion on it...
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Re:Does Your School...
Date: 2007/11/05 19:21
By: Hard4Hardons
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I know it was never taught when I was still at school... but that was because it was prevented by Section 28 of the Local Government Act 1988 (c9) until 2003.
"Prohibition on promoting homosexuality by teaching or by publishing material. A local authority shall not - a. intentionally promote homosexuality or publish material with the intention of promoting homosexuality; b. promote the teaching in any maintained [at the public expense] school of the acceptability of homosexuality as a pretended family relationship."
That doesn't exist anymore, but there is nothing (that I'm aware of, at least) that says it has to be included as part of the curriculum (just that discrimination should not be tolerated). Because it doesn't HAVE to be taught, schools haven't bothered to change what they teach very much over the past few years, so it probably won't come up all that often in UK schools.
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Re:Does Your School...
Date: 2007/11/06 10:48
By: crdb5066
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In my school we have a gay&straight alliance club but its the mostboring thing ever and not alot of people even know it exists in my school.i do get picked on but only from my friends as a joke and i do the same, i guess i look a little intimidating(well if you saw a new pic of me) so i think that might be why...besides a few other people(the retarded annoying homophobes at my school) who dont even bother cause they know they would get dised and burned till the cows got home...besides one kid who likes hitting me with eggs and other vegetables...so i told his parents that id sue him for a hate crime and that was 2 weeks ago...we still dis each other(well he tries) but atleast he doesnt do anything physical anymore.
the point of the story is...fight back in anyway possible, be confident, dont sit back and take it like a plant.
the number one insult mostly used is fag and faggot. if people call you that dont get mad or upset, because a fag is a cigarette bud and a faggot is a bundle of sticks.so tell them that and that its pointless to use those words.or they call you queer or homo, all their doing is pointing out the obvious so its not an insult at all...
Post edited by: crdb5066, at: 2007/11/06 10:52 "When Life Gives You Lemons, Clone Them And Make Super Lemons." http://nopaste.com/p/amGhWLGRH [Some Insight to Life?]
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Re:Does Your School...
Date: 2007/11/06 21:52
By: closetmonster
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I'm lucky enough to go to a really left wing school, where I can be openly gay without being hassled. We recently had our year 11 sex ed camp, adn not only was there homosexual safe sex, but also a whole unit about homophobia. i'm lucky i go to such an open minded school. my old school, however, which was an all girls school, was not as good. lol but i think taht school was just in denial about sex as a whole, as i do not rememebr condoms ever being emntioned until year 9 or 10.
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Re:Does Your School...
Date: 2007/11/09 15:04
By: MadFan
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I go to a half/half kind of school; where the idiots are homophobic and us smart people aren't. I haven't come out to the school yet, but I've hinted at discussing homophobia in English class before. Luckily, most of our teachers have personal connections with students in classes, where we can express our opinions and they can theirs. None of the teachers are homophobic, in fact, most will say "don't use the word in that context" or "don't be homophobic" if a student makes a "that's gay" or homophobic remark.
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Re:Does Your School...
Date: 2007/11/09 15:05
By: MadFan
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I go to a half/half kind of school; where the idiots are homophobic and us smart people aren't. I haven't come out to the school yet, but I've hinted at discussing homophobia in English class before. Luckily, most of our teachers have personal connections with students in classes, where we can express our opinions and they can theirs. None of the teachers are homophobic, in fact, most will say "don't use the word in that context" or "don't be homophobic" if a student makes a "that's gay" or homophobic remark.
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Re:Does Your School...
Date: 2007/11/09 22:20
By: MC.
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In sex ed classes it gets mentioned occasionally, though not a lot. It was interesting though, there was one activity we did where the teacher said a statement and we went to different ends of the room depending on whether we agreed or not. Anyway, one question was 'would you support a friend if they told you they were gay' and most people said yes. I thought most of the people in the room were homophobic, so...they were either lying, or I was wrong
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Re:Does Your School...
Date: 2007/11/09 22:20
By: MC.
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In sex ed classes it gets mentioned occasionally, though not a lot. It was interesting though, there was one activity we did where the teacher said a statement and we went to different ends of the room depending on whether we agreed or not. Anyway, one question was 'would you support a friend if they told you they were gay' and most people said yes. I thought most of the people in the room were homophobic, so...they were either lying, or I was wrong
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Re:Does Your School...
Date: 2007/11/10 01:15
By: didzy
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Well I go to an all girls school, doing my 5th year there which will be my last year there before I go to college. Not once have we been taught about anything to do with homophobia etc. Being and all girls school the typical topics of conversation are boys, boys and boys, so coming out for me especially in that environment was very hard, especially when there were like two girls who had actually come out for being bisexual, and were basically the down point for everyone at the school. I found it was generally the plastic type girls that would actually rip it out of them. However when I did come out, everyone was really suportive and I could deffinatly tell who my real friends were. Even now I get the odd look off someone as school, or hear that someone has been bitching or calling me 'disgusting' because of my sexuality. The normal comment I get would have to be 'dirty lesbian', but all my mates who all happen to be straight all stick up for me. The teachers do fuck all. They are all pretty up there own arse's anyways, so I have never really approached any of them about it. However if I did, i don't think they would actually take it seriously. x// didz //x
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Re:Does Your School...
Date: 2007/11/10 05:44
By: Kanae
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You see, this is what I think the main problem with the education system is. Students are tricked into thinking they're subordinate. You're not. You're the very reason for the school's existence, and as such the school has a moral duty to you. If you go to a pulic (US "Private") school, then parents could always threaten not to pay or to sue (because they can afford to). If in a state school (US "pulbic"), then I'd investigate the complaints proceedures and take it to a higher authority.
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Re:Does Your School...
Date: 2007/11/10 09:22
By: MadFan
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MC. wrote: In sex ed classes it gets mentioned occasionally, though not a lot. It was interesting though, there was one activity we did where the teacher said a statement and we went to different ends of the room depending on whether we agreed or not. Anyway, one question was 'would you support a friend if they told you they were gay' and most people said yes. I thought most of the people in the room were homophobic, so...they were either lying, or I was wrong
Yeah, you know it's interesting, a lot of people would assume that if somebody says "that's gay" or "faggot", they're automatically homophobic... but this isn't always the case. Sometimes people genuinely say "gay" in a negative context subconsciously. It's like when atheists say "oh my God!", "holy Hell!" or "Jesus!"
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