Expelled teen’s parents threaten to kick him out

[davidinalameda]

http://www.advocate.com/html/stories/930/930_barnett.asp

A gay student who was expelled last month from Trinity Christian Academy High School in Dallas for hosting a Web site targeted to GLBT youth is now facing additional problems at home. In an exclusive interview, James Barnett said he may be kicked out of his house by his parents due to the media fallout from the incident.

“My parents couldn’t believe it,” Barnett, 18, recalled in a recent telephone conversation. In an e-mail he added, “My parents have worked with me on keeping open My-Boi.com , but my mom doesn’t like the fact that I’m gay and doesn’t approve of it.”



lovely parents

[BattyDem]

1. More of those RW "moral values" in action!

:eyes:

[RubyDuby in GA]

2. Exactly

'You're different - you must be shunned'

I would like to have just one day to play god, kinda like a Bruce Almighty thing, only Rubyduby Almighty would be more of the smite thee kind of all powerful being to stupid, intolerant, okay just Republicans. I'd only smite Republicans. There I admit it.

[rkc3]

4. Please use the Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch.

Might be fun to watch.

[Spinzonner]

5. Hey, cut the parents some slack ...

The Ten COmmandments doesn't say parents have to honor or love their kids.

[prodigal_green]

3. Very nice

family values indeed.

[Maat]

6. This is disgusting.

This kid needs to move to a home in which he will be accepted. We ought to get an organization together to offer homes to these kids.

[Langley85]

7. Loving Parents

How can you throw out your own kid for being himself? What loving parents...

[Maat]

8. That's exactly what I thought.

n/t

[TaleWgnDg]

9. There you go . . . and you wonder *why* the suicide rate is

higher for gay teens than straight teens? Well? Wonder no more.

.

[FM Arouet666]

10. Another example of how a straight couple is better at parenting.

Pathetic, I am sure mom sent the kid to the christian academy in the first place to "fix" his gay personality. You have to get a license to have a dog, but any asshole can be a parent.