GSLEN

Reflection:


This website and article reminded me of the end of my Junior year of high school.  The Westboro Baptist Church (WBC) decided that they were going to come to East Providence and protest near our high school because we have a Gay-Straight Alliance.  I remember when the school was told they were coming at the end of the week, thats all we wanted to talk about for the entire week.  The gays and lesbians of the high school were obviously not happy about this protest and the entire school was ready to protest back.  In the article that I read, the survey said that nearly 9 out of 10 LGBTs were harassed while in their high school.  Students also reported that they felt unsafe in school because of their sexual orientation.  I feel that the students in East Providence High School are part of that 1 out of 10 that feel safe while they're at school.  I actually know someone personally that was kicked out of her home by her own mother because she is a lesbian.  She loves being at school, she plays basketball, has friends, a girl friend and from what i see is very happy with her life.  The survey also shows that over the course of 10 years there has been an increase in support clubs such as Gay-Straight Alliances.  The pictures and the video that go with the article in the second like show how the students came together to rebel against the WBC.  I think that if every school had some type of support system for LGBT students then life would be so much easier for them and they wouldn't have a reason to feel fear as they walk through the halls of their schools.