Posted September 15, 200618 yr http://shop.wgbh.org/wcsstore/HostingCatalogAssetStore/images/wg059.jpg When A Kid Is Gay $19.95 Grade level: Grade 7+ Closed captioned: No 60 min on 1 VHS For home and educational use First crushes. Surging hormones. Parents who don't understand. Add to the typical teen turmoil the fact of being gay, and matters of sexual identity can profoundly affect how--and even whether--kids live their lives. More than a quarter of gay teens drop out of high school, and suicide lures three times as many as their heterosexual peers. Meet the members of SWAGLY, a private peer-support group for gay and lesbian teens in Worcester, Massachusetts, and hear some stories that range from shocking to poignant. Nineteen-year-old Chris has just been "outed" by his brother and fears that his father--who calls him a freak--will kick him out of the house or "beat the living crap out of me." Jason, a high school senior, wrestles with a more philosophical dilemma: having chosen to become a born-again Christian, he takes literally the biblical texts that say his lifestyle will send him to hell. Amy, an easygoing college student, loves to visit her family--but can never bring her girlfriend home to meet them. On the other hand, there's 25-year-old group leader Greg, a soft-spoken, thoughtful son of a minister whose parents--the only ones to appear on camera--accept and love him unconditionally. "A lot of the young people in SWAGLY are real extraordinary," says Greg of this Wednesday-night drop-in group, whose candor and openness allow for some surprising revelations. "To see the way they struggle with issues and resolve them in their lives--that really inspires me."
September 15, 200618 yr Author no. this book is designed for those children who were cursious about the "weird" feelings toward other boys/girls of the same sex
September 15, 200618 yr I beleive that no one here knows what these wierd feelings are that you speak of. If you lose your bearing, look at my sigs. Yeah...titties.
September 15, 200618 yr There's nothing wrong with being gay. The problem is when you try to use it as a tool- like shoving it down people's throats, using it as an excuse to avoid being fired or seek compensation after being fired for being a crap worker, become gay because you can't get laid with girls, say you're gay or become gay to get attention, or harrass/molest straight guys and look down on them for following the way their genes have told them to go. Otherwise, fuck whoever you like, just don't make it a public spectacle that I have to see on the news.
September 15, 200618 yr I beleive that no one here knows what these wierd feelings are that you speak of. . Sir, I beg to differ. :gaykeke:
September 15, 200618 yr The Bible says that. And the bible is written by a bunch of drunk monks back then.
September 15, 200618 yr There's nothing wrong with being gay. The problem is when you try to use it as a tool- like shoving it down people's throats, rifk there is a solution to all of this, dont be a *** and no it is not okay to like peen if you are a guy, silly ***got, dicks are for chicks
September 15, 200618 yr http://shop.wgbh.org/wcsstore/HostingCatalogAssetStore/images/wg059.jpg When A Kid Is Gay $19.95 Grade level: Grade 7+ Closed captioned: No 60 min on 1 VHS For home and educational use I have read this book and taught several seminars regarding this topic. One interesting point that is often brought up at the discussion is the ironic use of symbolism on page fifty-six. It states that, "Although homosexuality may seem like a good idea at the time, the extreme extent of the sexual experiences can be harmful to inner glands, especially the prostate" (56). This statement actually uses synecdoches and figurative language to represent Russia's secret Socialist agenda during the course of World War II and the acts perpetrated by Josef Stalin equaling and surpassing, in respect to violence and sheer destructiveness, those of the infamous Adolf Hitler. Discuss and Explore.
September 15, 200618 yr I have read this book and taught several seminars regarding this topic. One interesting point that is often brought up at the discussion is the ironic use of symbolism on page fifty-six. It states that, "Although homosexuality may seem like a good idea at the time, the extreme extent of the sexual experiences can be harmful to inner glands, especially the prostate" (56). This statement actually uses synecdoches and figurative language to represent Russia's secret Socialist agenda during the course of World War II and the acts perpetrated by Josef Stalin equaling and surpassing, in respect to violence and sheer destructiveness, those of the infamous Adolf Hitler. Discuss and Explore. yup stalin is everybody's favorite dictator.
