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fizzgig

(24,146 posts)
Fri May 29, 2015, 12:59 PM May 2015

Longmont (Colo.) valedictorian silenced over speech disclosing he was gay

Twin Peaks charter principal also accused of outing 18-year-old to his parents

By Charlie Brennan
Staff Writer

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Evan Young, an 18-year-old graduating senior at Longmont's Twin Peaks Charter Academy High School, with a 4.5 GPA and a scholarship awaiting him at Rutgers University, also was not recognized as valedictorian at his school's May 16 graduation.

Young said he had agreed to several advance edits to his speech by school Principal BJ Buchmann. But he resisted when Buchmann told him to also take out his disclosure of being gay.

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Initially, Evan's parents were somewhat sympathetic to Buchmann's decision concerning the speech.

"His mother and I were not sure that his coming out in a valedictorian speech was the appropriate place to say it, with grandchildren and 3-year-olds in the audience, and that's kind of what we said to BJ," Don Young said.


this whole situation is infuriating and extremely saddening, but i think it's the dad's comments that piss me off most. why the bloody fuck would it be inappropriate to say you're gay in front of children? liberal my ass.

http://www.dailycamera.com/boulder-county-schools/ci_28209959/longmont-valedictorian-silenced-over-speech-disclosing-he-was
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Longmont (Colo.) valedictorian silenced over speech disclosing he was gay (Original Post) fizzgig May 2015 OP
Like the grandchildren and three year olds give a shite....n/t monmouth4 May 2015 #1
One thing is clear Fearless May 2015 #2
Longmont is a bastion of stupidity... joeybee12 May 2015 #3
Careful there shedevil69taz May 2015 #4
Bigots and Haters look for any excuse to persecute others and then sugar coat it with, for example, RKP5637 May 2015 #5

Fearless

(18,421 posts)
2. One thing is clear
Fri May 29, 2015, 01:41 PM
May 2015

He needs to go to college far, far away from all of these bigoted people. Live, be free, and be happy.

 

joeybee12

(56,177 posts)
3. Longmont is a bastion of stupidity...
Fri May 29, 2015, 01:41 PM
May 2015

Always went through there on my way to Rocky Mountain National Park...never stopped, though.

shedevil69taz

(512 posts)
4. Careful there
Fri May 29, 2015, 01:54 PM
May 2015

Some of us have family there. Now the majority of the population does vote republican, and have big trucks with horns mounted on them...but don't assume that about everyone...from anywhere.

RKP5637

(67,032 posts)
5. Bigots and Haters look for any excuse to persecute others and then sugar coat it with, for example,
Sat May 30, 2015, 07:28 AM
May 2015

do it for the children.

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