LGBTQ Teens Denied Support at School
Queer youth deserve equality, not shaming
LGBTQ youth face serious challenges, especially in school
We members of gender and sexual minorities grow up in a society that often injects us with shame and fills us with self loathing. Kids raised in conservative parts of the US face the toughest problems, not least because their schools often deny them support and guidance.
Just as one example, sixteen-year-old Channing Smith killed himself recently because of LGBTQ bullying. His rural Tennessee school’s lack of response illustrates the critical problems facing many queer kids.
In much of the United States, LGBTQ teens don’t get school support, because so many people believe members of gender and sexual minorities are immoral, inferior, or “controversial.” They pass laws to prevent teens from receiving the information they need to learn and grow as fully equal and worthwhile human beings.
