Choosing a school for LGBTQ middle/hs student

[Anonymous]

Any parents here who can give suggestions on how to find a supportive school for an LGBTQ student? Private or public? What questions to ask? How to research this issue?

[Anonymous]

Most of the nonreligious independent schools in DC are pretty liberal and very supportive (GDS, Maret, Sidwell -- REALLY supportive). You can look on their websites and get an idea of how outwardly supportive they are certainly.
Public is harder -- but you should be able to see if they have a school paper, clubs, etc.
And try to figure out if you know any parents -- I've had lots of parents contact me with questions about the school my children go to - sometimes neighbors, work colleagues, or just friend of a friend.

[Anonymous]

DCI by a mile!!!

[Anonymous]

When it comes to private schools being LGBQT friendly, the winner is Burke. Everyone else is competing for second place, though you may prefer other private schools for other reasons.

[Anonymous]

BCC is great. Very supportive staff and active LGBTQ+ student group

[Anonymous]

My daughter is queer and did fine at Hardy MS in DC and now is at Wilson HS.