Is Gonzaga a Good Choice For Gay Son?
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Anonymous
Tons of MAGA parents, more of a "bro" type environment for sports. My LGBTQ kid took a tour and said no effing way. |
Anonymous
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Gay dad here. Would have no hesitation with Gonzanga. Send my own kid to a different boys school and there are gay students there. It's a very different world than the 1990s. I'm jealous of your kid being a teen today.
Gay men come in all types and beliefs and attitudes and character. Some are stereotypical qu33r with existential angst and believes the whole world is against them, others are laid back conservatives who know they are just one among many different types of people on this planet. The biggest annoyance I find with modern LGBTQ+ is that they act as if they have a lock on what gays must be like and must do and must believe in. If your kid is athletic and easygoing, he will be totally fine at Gonzaga. I'd even go as far as to say that sending a normal gay child to a super lgbtq friendly progressive school may be a bit of a disservice. Insular bubbles reinforces beliefs in unhealthy ways in the name of kindness and affirmation. Gonzaga will not do that. In short, if your kid feels at home with the vibes at Gonzaga, he will be fine. And there are gay faculty who can be mentors if he needs to connect with a gay adult, which IMHO is important. |
Anonymous
Can you explain what you mean here? |
Anonymous
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Maybe pp is saying that no one needs to be told "the right way" to be anything. So, if a gay kid goes to a very progressive school where the lgbtq community leans very left and all that goes with that, the expectation is that any gay kid has to fit into that mold.
All kids deserve to be in places where they can be who they are and think for themselves |
Anonymous
The PP said they don’t want OP’s son there. My Catholicism means not judging others and being open to all. This is a Jesuit school. |
Anonymous
Gay dad here. You summed it up well. This is not a one size fits all world. Gonzaga wouldn't be right for some gay kids. But others will have a great time. |
Anonymous
+1. You are not alone in this view! The PP is a troll, recommend ignoring them. I doubt they even have a child at Gonzaga. There are other schools more aligned with their views. |
Anonymous
| Wants to play football? This has to be one of the more obvious troll posts I’ve seen in a while. |
Anonymous
What does sexuality have to do with the sport you would want to play or be good at? What an antiquated view. |
Anonymous
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Agree with 10:52 dad
DS would be fine. DS graduated last year and there were different groups of students, including openly gay students. If you are a hard left liberal where your sexuality is also most of your personality, it may at times be uncomfortable and not the best fit. If being gay only defines your attraction and sexuality when and where appropriate, DS will be fine. But, keep in mind DS will be going to Mass and the Catholic traditions are part of each and every day. |
Anonymous
| Just get worried about Gonzaga’s “better than you” culture. Don’t know if this would mesh well. |
Anonymous
| FWIW Gonzaga itself doesn’t tolerate with hatred, prime example when that Gonzaga baseball player used racist language last year, he was removed from the school. |
Anonymous
That's typical of any school with a lot of spirit. After God IS purple. |
Anonymous
| It is a Jesuit high school in downtown DC. It is not going to be super conservative. There is a lot of anti-Catholic bias on here— most everyday Catholics skew pretty liberal. |
Anonymous
| This appears to be a troll thread, especially with a similar “Homophobia at Holton” post recently. Use your brains people. |