Schools more accepting of gay kids

[Anonymous]

Funny, the gay boy at my DD's school is the most popular kid! She is a little jealous of him. Times are changing.

[Anonymous]

OP here. No we want private. For various reasons. We are also not in the area at the moment (living in ND...don't ask!)

She's more arty than sporty - needlecraft, crocheting, scrapbooking kind of stuff. So not a school where there is a huge emphasis on competitive team sports.

[Anonymous]

Definitely look at Burke. The arts are very strong, athletics are not a key part of the culture (although many kids play). Gay kids are not just tolerated but embraced.

I do think that gay kids, and especially girls, are entirely tolerated at most of the local private schools.

[Anonymous]

I like the previous ideas of GDS, Burke, Field. If your girl is a good student -- I would add Holton to the list. They have a number of openly gay faculty members and coaches. They have a Gay Straight Alliance Group. I think a gay girl would feel comfortable there.

[Anonymous]

What schools wouldn't be accepting of gay kids in this day and age?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Definitely look at Burke. The arts are very strong, athletics are not a key part of the culture (although many kids play). Gay kids are not just tolerated but embraced.

I do think that gay kids, and especially girls, are entirely tolerated at most of the local private schools.

Dd just graduated from Burke and this pp is right. Also Burke's recent headmaster who just retired is an out gay man and made it very clear when we met with him after dd was accepted to Burke.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What schools wouldn't be accepting of gay kids in this day and age?

I think there are levels/styles of acceptance. For instance, my high school DS said that there are only two boys who are out in his school. They are accepted, but I'm pretty sure there are more than two gay boys in the entire high school, and the one's who aren't out probably hear a fair amount of mildly homophobic chatter (not directed at them, but hardly welcoming or encouraging). Girls have it easier - there are more girls who are out as either lesbian or bi, and fewer remarks which are insulting.

[Anonymous]

There are many reasons for a kid not to come out in high school, only some of them having to do with their peers. There are also familial and broader cultural considerations. Even at the most liberal high school, there are going to be cracks about gays among the kids. But that doesn't mean that they is not fundamental support for kids who are gay.

[Anonymous]

OP, I was in your situation last fall. Look at GDS, Burke, Sidwell, and Sandy Spring.

[Anonymous]

OP, you might want to attend a PFLAG meeting and talk to other parents of LGBT kids. A lot of posters here think their kids' schools are more LGBT friendly than they are.