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11-18-2008, 04:54 PM
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Katherine
Recently I have been called Kat, and I now can't seem to break those friends' habits.
 My sister dated a girl for over a year, and I was the only one in my family who supported where her heart led her. I felt close to tears so many times with how horribly they treated her after my mom and stepdad found out.  One of my best friends will be kicked out of his house on his 16th birthday (April 19, the National Day of Silence) for dating a boy. His parents found text message correspondence between him and his boyfriend and I could only hold him as he had to begin planning for a bleak future.  I could not stand idly by as this hatred and bigotry tore apart those that I love. With my own openness to either gender but a boy in my heart, I cannot help but feel an overpowering empathy for the plight of those in similar positions as those mentioned above and my own. I am in the process of pioneering a Gay/Straight Alliance at my high school. It will be one of the first in my state, and I can only hope that my own efforts to provide a safe haven for my fellow GLBT students will not be thwarted by a close-minded administration. 
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11-18-2008, 05:11 PM
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Welcome, Kat. Sorry to hear about your friend. April's a long way from now. Maybe they'll have a change of heart.
Thanks for being a good friend to him.
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#3
11-18-2008, 05:14 PM
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Welcome aboard.
I am glad your friends have someone like you around. I also hope you get a gay straight alliance moving in your school.
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“Some people want to live within the sound of chapel bells, but I want to run a mission a yard from the gate of hell.”
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11-18-2008, 06:26 PM
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thanks Katherine
Thanks so much for your courage and compassion Katherine "Kat" !!
What state are you from? Quote:
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#5
11-18-2008, 10:28 PM
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Welcome to our forums, Katherine.
I think it's great that you are supporting your sister. Sexual orientation is not a choice, and we believe that it is a gift from God.
Peace and Love, Bruce Chris
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"Christianity is not about what you believe, it is about how you treat other people; - with God's love"
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#6
11-19-2008, 06:29 PM
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Welcome
Welcome to SF, Kat. I'm sorry about the young man being kicked out of his home. It's really sad that parents would throw their children out o the street because of their sexuality/gender. How is your sister doing? Keep working in your school and educate your peers about GLBTQ issues.Gennee  
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'Be who you are.' Let no one define who you are.' blog:www.difecta.blogspot.com www.epistle.us
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#7
11-24-2008, 07:06 AM
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I'm from Oklahoma, and according to research I've done there are no registered GSAs in the state, but one of the friends helping me start it heard of one nearby, so I'm holding out on hope.
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#8
11-24-2008, 07:14 AM
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My sister's doing pretty well; she and her girlfriend broke up this last summer because of college/distance issues so the parents have for the most part forgotten it, though some bigoted comments still occasionally slither their way into conversation.
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#9
11-24-2008, 09:44 AM
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Welcome, Kat. Glad you are here.
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*** Never linger too long with the ignorant, throw stones at their talk. Walk only with the lovers, the mirror of the soul gets rusty when dipped in muddy water. -Rumi
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