What (if anything) is your DC's private school doing to celebrating LGBT History Month?

[Anonymous]

If you scroll down to the steamy details of Gore Vidal's time as a student at STA, you'll see that Saint Albans was way ahead of its time:

http://deadspin.com/bitchy-hilarious-lawsuit-tears-apart-a-prestigious-d-c-1441094085

[Anonymous]

Long before the Gore Vidal book and the Episcopal embrace of single gender relationships it was an open "secret" that STA was THE gay friendly all boys school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you scroll down to the steamy details of Gore Vidal's time as a student at STA, you'll see that Saint Albans was way ahead of its time:

http://deadspin.com/bitchy-hilarious-lawsuit-tears-apart-a-prestigious-d-c-1441094085

Vidal recalled how the big boy on campus' "large callused hands gripped my [male genitalia] like a baseball bat." - this was back in the 1940's?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:From Potomac's website "to promote activites designed to promote recognition . . "

GAY-STRAIGHT ALLIANCE

The Gay-Straight Alliance works to improve Potomac's climate for all students, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity/expression. Not just for students who identify themselves as gay, the GSA is a safe place to grapple with issues on such diverse topics as bullying, civil rights, language and culture. It provides opportunities for students to discuss topics relating to sexual orientation, both here at Potomac and in the world at large. In addition, as part of a network of GSAs (there are more than 4,000 chapters in high schools across the United States), it provides support, education and activities designed to promote recognition and equality for all people.

Good for Potomac!!! For all of the families that might choose to leave a school that values all of its students (knowing that too many young people's lives are at risk when they are struggling with their sexual identity), I imagine that many, many families choose Potomac because it cares about the health and well-being of its entire student body. I also appreciate it being a place where students who identify as straight learn about respecting differences and being an ally for marginalized voices. Potomac gets extra points in my book.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Vidal recalled how the big boy on campus' "large callused hands gripped my [male genitalia] like a baseball bat." - this was back in the 1940's?

Shout out to Gore Vidal for a humble brag! "Baseball bat"? That's what you tell all the boys.

[Anonymous]

This is a charming article about the Gore Vidal/Trimble relationship with an STA reference.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/08/02/gore-vidal-s-great-love-baseball-prodigy-james-trimble.html

Things were very different then.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Potomac school hands out awards and celebrates kids that "come out" at assemblies. The McLean School celebrates kids that come out and post their photos on the walls of the school. I can tell you from personal experience that it can be very confusing for a kid, especially one with ADHD or other SNs, and have too many messages assaulting their brain to also get this message as well and not know what to do with it.

I have had three "lifers" at Potomac. I have many friends who have worked at the school during our almost 20 years of involvement. My family celebrates any efforts the school makes to support ALL students and faculty, regardless of sexual orientation. I can tell you, however, that no "gay awards" have ever been handed out at an assembly. This post is ridiculous.

Read. Celebration by faculty of coming out stories. From Potomac's own website. http://www.potomacschool.org/voices/kristin/index.aspx
Parents are chosing to leave over this.

Different poster here. My children are at a different private school, but if that blog post from a Potomac student is causing some parents to leave, I'd say "good riddance" to them. That was a great post, and she's a far braver kid than most. Give me 100 more just like her, and I'll happily enroll my children there. Potomac just went up 10 points in my book.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Parents no longer have a say on what their children are taught nor when that information is introduced. But it is okay, because schools have selected materials that are factual both in content and in tone. If your kindergartner somehow misses school the day of the LGBT celebration, then that child will be well on the way to being viewed as ignorant and intolerant by all the other liberal parents. Tolerance is great as long as we all agree what we are supposed to be tolerant about ... there is no tolerance whatsoever for more traditional views or preserving the innocence of childhood for a few more years. I am a freak for not wishing my child to be introduced to the idea of anal sex (regardless of the genders involved) at the tender age of 9.

I don't get this. I really don't. Your child is at a private school, right? Didn't you choose that school?

And don't private schools let parents pull their children out of sex ed classes? Public schools do.

No, not at our privates. We were not told when these discussions were to take place. There was no notice that the abortion discussion was coming in sixth grade. The school would definitely frown on any parent removing the kid from scheduled activities because they weren't p.c.

Consider transferring to public school, then?

Yes, we did leave and we did move on to public school. So did a number of other parents.

Are you the Former Burgundy Farm parent? Would you plase answer my questions from page 11 at 9:17?

No, sorry I'm not the former Burgundy farm parent.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:Potomac school hands out awards and celebrates kids that "come out" at assemblies. The McLean School celebrates kids that come out and post their photos on the walls of the school. I can tell you from personal experience that it can be very confusing for a kid, especially one with ADHD or other SNs, and have too many messages assaulting their brain to also get this message as well and not know what to do with it.

I have had three "lifers" at Potomac. I have many friends who have worked at the school during our almost 20 years of involvement. My family celebrates any efforts the school makes to support ALL students and faculty, regardless of sexual orientation. I can tell you, however, that no "gay awards" have ever been handed out at an assembly. This post is ridiculous.

Read. Celebration by faculty of coming out stories. From Potomac's own website. http://www.potomacschool.org/voices/kristin/index.aspx
Parents are chosing to leave over this.

Different poster here. My children are at a different private school, but if that blog post from a Potomac student is causing some parents to leave, I'd say "good riddance" to them. That was a great post, and she's a far braver kid than most. Give me 100 more just like her, and I'll happily enroll my children there. Potomac just went up 10 points in my book.

+1

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:From Potomac's website "to promote activites designed to promote recognition . . "

GAY-STRAIGHT ALLIANCE

The Gay-Straight Alliance works to improve Potomac's climate for all students, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity/expression. Not just for students who identify themselves as gay, the GSA is a safe place to grapple with issues on such diverse topics as bullying, civil rights, language and culture. It provides opportunities for students to discuss topics relating to sexual orientation, both here at Potomac and in the world at large. In addition, as part of a network of GSAs (there are more than 4,000 chapters in high schools across the United States), it provides support, education and activities designed to promote recognition and equality for all people.

Good for Potomac!!! For all of the families that might choose to leave a school that values all of its students (knowing that too many young people's lives are at risk when they are struggling with their sexual identity), I imagine that many, many families choose Potomac because it cares about the health and well-being of its entire student body. I also appreciate it being a place where students who identify as straight learn about respecting differences and being an ally for marginalized voices. Potomac gets extra points in my book.

+1 the so called progressive schools of DC should be ashamed that a Virginia school is taking the lead here

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:From Potomac's website "to promote activites designed to promote recognition . . "

GAY-STRAIGHT ALLIANCE ...

+1 the so called progressive schools of DC should be ashamed that a Virginia school is taking the lead here

I applaud Potomac too, but recognize that such Gay-Straight Alliance groups seem to be the norm at most DC area private schools.
Sidwell Gay, Lesbian, Straight, Bisexual, Transgender Alliance http://goo.gl/YJQBnL
St Albans Gay-Straight Alliance http://goo.gl/Tfn0Ay
NCS Gay and Lesbian Alliance http://goo.gl/nLshCv
Several other schools: http://www.washingtonblade.com/2013/05/01/gay-straight-alliance-summit-draws-130-students/
For those posters who fear this "celebration" of homosexuality, you may have trouble finding somewhere to go.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Terry McAuliffe supports redefining marriage, and by extension, ramming the gay/tranny agenda down your fourth-grader's throat.

And Cucinelli supports a woman getting permission to leave an abusive spouse and, by extension, going inside a woman's body wherehe should NEVER go.

Cuccinelli supports trying to protect marriages with young children by making it tougher to divorce. More kids need two parents when younger, and no-fault divorce has strongly harmed families. But i see you saw plenty of terry's lying ads.

[Anonymous]

Not political forum. But I love Cuccinelli--he has no shot..a shame.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:From Potomac's website "to promote activites designed to promote recognition . . "

GAY-STRAIGHT ALLIANCE ...

+1 the so called progressive schools of DC should be ashamed that a Virginia school is taking the lead here

I applaud Potomac too, but recognize that such Gay-Straight Alliance groups seem to be the norm at most DC area private schools.
Sidwell Gay, Lesbian, Straight, Bisexual, Transgender Alliance http://goo.gl/YJQBnL
St Albans Gay-Straight Alliance http://goo.gl/Tfn0Ay
NCS Gay and Lesbian Alliance http://goo.gl/nLshCv
Several other schools: http://www.washingtonblade.com/2013/05/01/gay-straight-alliance-summit-draws-130-students/
For those posters who fear this "celebration" of homosexuality, you may have trouble finding somewhere to go.

Every non-Catholic school has some sort of Gay- Straight alliance, but I've yet to hear of any school other than Potomac engage in such a frank and open discussion across the entire school (teachers and students). Kudos to Potomac! Apologies to any schools that have followed Potomac's lead without me noticing and shame on any who haven't!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:... I've yet to hear of any school other than Potomac engage in such a frank and open discussion across the entire school (teachers and students). ...

What frank and open discussions are you talking about? I must have missed the descriptions on this thread.