Comments on: Enduring Homophobia http://aloneandunobserved.com/2009/10/29/enduring-homophobia/ Turning a Blind Eye to My Own Faults Since 1980! Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:03:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Sean http://aloneandunobserved.com/2009/10/29/enduring-homophobia/comment-page-1/#comment-2267 Sean Sun, 06 Dec 2009 03:02:06 +0000 http://aloneandunobserved.com/?p=3347#comment-2267 JP: I'm glad you made it through junior high. That's a tough time for a lot of people, even straight ones. And I'm especially glad your high school experience was more positive. I, too, have high hopes for current and recently passed legislation—not just nationally but local and state anti-bullying and anti-hate laws. Jendar, I did hear about them, and the terrible thing is that these kinds of suicides have been going on for a long time—most of them just aren't recognized as being bullying/homophobia-related. The suicide rate among young men in Utah, for instance, is suspiciously high, and I (along with many others) suspect it has to do with the intolerant dominant culture. Ah, well. That will change, as everything does. It is changing, in fact. I just hope it changes fast enough to save the lives of those in danger right now. JP: I’m glad you made it through junior high. That’s a tough time for a lot of people, even straight ones. And I’m especially glad your high school experience was more positive. I, too, have high hopes for current and recently passed legislation—not just nationally but local and state anti-bullying and anti-hate laws.

Jendar, I did hear about them, and the terrible thing is that these kinds of suicides have been going on for a long time—most of them just aren’t recognized as being bullying/homophobia-related. The suicide rate among young men in Utah, for instance, is suspiciously high, and I (along with many others) suspect it has to do with the intolerant dominant culture. Ah, well. That will change, as everything does. It is changing, in fact. I just hope it changes fast enough to save the lives of those in danger right now.

]]> By: Sunday in Outer Blogness: Personal Narratives Edition! | Main Street Plaza http://aloneandunobserved.com/2009/10/29/enduring-homophobia/comment-page-1/#comment-2211 Sunday in Outer Blogness: Personal Narratives Edition! | Main Street Plaza Sun, 15 Nov 2009 14:15:22 +0000 http://aloneandunobserved.com/?p=3347#comment-2211 [...] in the air? Or is it "Talk Thursday" that has folks reminiscing about life-altering memories? And about finding your personal history’s place in history? And in [...] [...] in the air? Or is it “Talk Thursday” that has folks reminiscing about life-altering memories? And about finding your personal history’s place in history? And in [...]

]]> By: Jendar Morales http://aloneandunobserved.com/2009/10/29/enduring-homophobia/comment-page-1/#comment-2200 Jendar Morales Sun, 08 Nov 2009 02:22:33 +0000 http://aloneandunobserved.com/?p=3347#comment-2200 you may have heard of this, but last march two 11 year old kids, from different schools, committed suicide around the same time as a result of been bullied. they were constantly being made fun of for being gay, even though nobody ever really found out whether they were gay or not. when i read this in the new york times my heart broke. i believe more action should be taking regarding this. it just breaks my heart. .-= Jendar Morales´s last blog ..<a href="http://jendar.blogspot.com/2009/11/some-thoughts-on-being-mormon-single.html" rel="nofollow">*Some thoughts on being mormon, single and 25 years old</a> =-. you may have heard of this, but last march two 11 year old kids, from different schools, committed suicide around the same time as a result of been bullied. they were constantly being made fun of for being gay, even though nobody ever really found out whether they were gay or not. when i read this in the new york times my heart broke. i believe more action should be taking regarding this. it just breaks my heart.
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]]> By: JP http://aloneandunobserved.com/2009/10/29/enduring-homophobia/comment-page-1/#comment-2196 JP Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:33:07 +0000 http://aloneandunobserved.com/?p=3347#comment-2196 I had some of the same bullying experiences but in Catholic Private School. Junior High was awful. I survived. Thankfully, in my liberal Public High School I had very little harassment and things turned around for me for the positive there. I hope that the recent legislation will in turn not only penalize hate crimes and enforce policies to help individuals, but eventually change attitudes. .-= JP´s last blog ..<a href="http://tasithoughts.wordpress.com/2009/11/06/tarzan-zoo-prank/" rel="nofollow">Tarzan Zoo Prank</a> =-. I had some of the same bullying experiences but in Catholic Private School. Junior High was awful. I survived. Thankfully, in my liberal Public High School I had very little harassment and things turned around for me for the positive there.

I hope that the recent legislation will in turn not only penalize hate crimes and enforce policies to help individuals, but eventually change attitudes.
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]]> By: Sean http://aloneandunobserved.com/2009/10/29/enduring-homophobia/comment-page-1/#comment-2181 Sean Fri, 30 Oct 2009 22:17:06 +0000 http://aloneandunobserved.com/?p=3347#comment-2181 @MoHoHawaii: It's true. It's a wonder any of us survived. :-/ @Eric: I saw that! So exciting. This issue is getting a lot of attention right now—sadly it's mostly because of all the suicides and hate crimes that have been happening. :( @MoHoHawaii: It’s true. It’s a wonder any of us survived. :-/

@Eric: I saw that! So exciting. This issue is getting a lot of attention right now—sadly it’s mostly because of all the suicides and hate crimes that have been happening. :(

]]> By: Eric http://aloneandunobserved.com/2009/10/29/enduring-homophobia/comment-page-1/#comment-2180 Eric Fri, 30 Oct 2009 22:11:35 +0000 http://aloneandunobserved.com/?p=3347#comment-2180 Coincidentally, I saw from @JoinTheImpact on Twitter this morning that Alabama (of all places...) has enacted an anti-bullying bill that includes LGBT students. Link: http://bit.ly/2u8H1P Coincidentally, I saw from @JoinTheImpact on Twitter this morning that Alabama (of all places…) has enacted an anti-bullying bill that includes LGBT students. Link: http://bit.ly/2u8H1P

]]> By: MoHoHawaii http://aloneandunobserved.com/2009/10/29/enduring-homophobia/comment-page-1/#comment-2179 MoHoHawaii Fri, 30 Oct 2009 06:51:55 +0000 http://aloneandunobserved.com/?p=3347#comment-2179 I loved this story. Survival always seems like a miracle. .-= MoHoHawaii´s last blog ..<a href="http://mohohawaii.blogspot.com/2009/10/halloween-costumes-keeping-it-butch.html" rel="nofollow">Halloween costumes - keeping it butch</a> =-. I loved this story. Survival always seems like a miracle.
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