LGBT
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A student of mine (college senior) came out to me today...well, not technically came out, but introduced me to his boyfriend, so killed two birds with one stone.
My partner and I teach in the same department, so I like to think we were a positive influence.
This kid comes from a very fundamentalist family (the father formed his own church because no mainline denomination was conservative enough) and I had worried about his prospects for a happy life. Having gone through the process myself, I recognized all the classic symptoms of struggling with one's sexuality.
Anyway, there you go. I think he's going to be okay. He's leaving town right after graduation (to perform professional music theatre. I know, I know.)
DCKit
(18,541 posts)I'm happy (we should all be happy) he just got out alive.
Iris
(15,632 posts)Thanks for sharing this!
I recently went through "Save Zone" training at my university. Now I can put a sign on my office door so anyone who needs support knows they can start there!