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Young, Gay and Murdered

Kids are coming out younger, but are schools ready to handle the complex issues of identity and sexuality? For Larry King, the question had tragic implications.

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  • Posted By: Jeppydog @ 06/07/2009 7:27:07 AM

    How dare anyone blame Ms. Epstein who was a friend to Larry. Also, the school meant well, but swept too many complaints under the rug. You have to listen to students as well as teachers' complaints to bring a problem out in the open. Larry was being catered to too much. He had a right not to be harassed but so did Brandon. Larry should've had to adhere to the dress code and behaviior for his own sake. His father can't blame the school however for allowing Larry to dress that way if he allowed it as well.

  • Posted By: AngelinaKnight @ 05/05/2009 3:46:07 AM

    I am a TG from Washington State. That being said so no one accuses me of Homophobic comments I want to say this. That a school would allow students to feel comfortable and free to be themselves is excellent. No child should be told to pretend they are something they are not. However, If the reports are true of his pursuing taunting and forcefully flirting with the boys in his school are true regardless of who it is Boy, Girl, gay or straight Sexual harassment is sexual harassment and should not, can not, be permitted on school grounds. Just as young GLBT kids should feel safe to be themselves without threat of bodily harm to verbal harassment all children, tweens and teens regardless of gender or sexual identity should feel safe from the unwanted advances of another student.

  • Posted By: foxspirit5 @ 02/19/2009 10:42:24 AM

    Sad.

    This is sad. The world as we know it is crumbling before our very eyes, and everyone is doing nothing but blaming the other! I as a single parent know first-hand that my child is FULLY GAY. And I love him no matter what he does. Why? The world turns their back to what I would call the worst hate crime ever. Little Larry even CHANGED HIS CLOTHES to avoid his tragic downfall. He had admitted his feelings, and been punished far worse then he should have been!

    I also feel that Bradon should be locked up for his actions. If let free...who knows if he may strike again?

    As for his FATHER. I am sickened that he would blame a poor child that was killed by his own SON. Then he had the nerve to blame Larry, when he in the end was the victim of a horrible hate crime. But be not blind my friends. For Larry is not the first to have been killed for being Gay.

    I have no doubt that the law may let him go. The law, religious, and sometimes even friends and family...have never really supported the thought of Gay people. Lend a hand to children, young teens, and even adults. Because they are no different from you and I.

    Larry gave his heart to a child...proving that even in death he was an innocent spirit. At least now...his soul lives on in that shild, and we can remember that face. The National Day of Silence...Is a day where everyone should stand up and protect what they believe in. And I BELIEVE THAT GAYS HAVE A RIGHT TOO!

  • Posted By: qtpieaj @ 02/17/2009 6:33:21 AM

    It bothers me the most that Brandons father speaks out about how Brandon was being harrassed...stalked almost...How long was this "stalking" going on before he (the father) knew about it? And if he did know about it then why did he not take action?? Starting with at least calling Larry's father. Also Brandon's father mentions nothing of where his son got a gun to begin with. Either way there was a lack of supervision on both parties accounts...HOW do you NOT know your own child? All these parents seem clueless about what was going on with their children at that time!

  • Posted By: gabyco @ 02/12/2009 11:38:48 PM

    One year ago I was looking trough my kitchen widow and a saw a police helicopter hoovering over my kid's school. five minutes later l had learned that a kid in my daughter's classroom have been killed by a classmate. That has been the worse day of my life. That day changed our lives forever. Larry was killed because he was gay. I know most of the kids of that generation and they are really good kids. One person can make a difference, and sometimes that difference is not for good. Among all this good kids all it took was one of them fill with intolerance, hate and bigotry to cut a youngs boy life.

  • Posted By: Dynomoose @ 02/12/2009 3:52:48 PM

    Shame on you for making this about this boys sexuality, rather than the bigotry and hate of the young, cold-blooded killer. The tone of this article implies that Larry King deserved to die.
    SHAME ON YOU!

  • Posted By: barbarian-3rd @ 01/03/2009 1:18:58 PM

    Tragic to say the least. I think the schools in the UK has more trouble dealing with such topics as Gay or expression of sexuality.

    We have not had any murders to which I have heard off, so far, but bullying is much more focused in these issues. I think that (mikeproud) is correct to say that ??? Yet, even though this kid was diagnosed with reactive attachment disorder, the homosexuality community does not want to say, he had a psychotic problem ???

    I strongly believe that this was Larry King???s problem, as being a kid of his young years, its very hard to understand who you really are, I know this, as I had problems at his age to at school to. The only good outcome of this tragic, I hope, is that people ( kids and teachers and the public ) can learn that just sweeping it under the carpet , will not make the issues go away. Talk. Talking in groups in schools is the best way forward.

    That???s my opinion anyhow.

  • Posted By: BrandiLee @ 07/21/2008 10:37:16 AM

    I agree Shante, LGBT is most often misinterpreted and/or misunderstood. Education needs to become a regular part of curriculum at gradeschool levels, which may help prevent tragedies such as this. I am Trans, and speak at local colleges currently on Trans lifestyles, my own story and most importantly, answer many questions i receive which inddicates a suprising level of confusion and ignorance at that age level. I will guess you are T also, i hope you have found peace in your life.

    • Posted By: JustAnotherWoman @ 07/21/2008 11:11:42 AM

      And what do you suppose we should teach children at the gradeschool level about homosexuality? Even sex ed. at that age is restricted to puberty and atleast for young girls, what is happening when you get your period. As strict as schools are about sex ed, I can't see what you are possibly going to teach young kids about homosexuality. Not only that, but you are taking the parent's responsibility out of the question. I will teach my kids to tolerate it and that you shouldn't descriminate against people who are different, but I would not want the school to decide what they think is ok to tell my child. Do we have classes in schools to show young kids not to discriminate against other races? No. It's up to the parents and what morals and ideals they want to instill in their children.

      • Posted By: Caeva-z @ 12/31/2008 2:10:55 AM

        My elementry, middle and high schools have ALL taught me not to discriminate against other races, religions or cultures since I can remember. We've been taught about Ruby Bridges, Apartheid, and the Holocaust. Why shouldn't students be taught about Larry King, or Matthew Shepard, the boy in The Laramie Project?

      • Posted By: Caeva-z @ 12/31/2008 2:09:51 AM

        My elementry, middle and high schools have ALL taught me not to discriminate against other races, religions or cultures since I can remember. We've been taught about Ruby Bridges, Apartheid, and the Holocaust. Why shouldn't students be taught about Larry King, or Matthew Shepard, the boy in The Laramie Project?

  • Posted By: mikeproud @ 12/30/2008 9:19:35 PM

    It is completely wrong that this kid was murdered, but I blame the adults or lack there of. This kid has a paternal and maternal child relationship disorder, which created a psychosocial gender identity disorder. The fact that these schools are trying to deal with a complex psychological issue at the middle school level is ridiculous. We have thirty years old that are realizing that they are not gay. This kid needed counseling, because it was more than just being gay, he was dressing up as a female when he was obviously male. Born gay? Born male. When a person has issues with identity, then the excuse becomes, God put them in the wrong body. Well, remember Sybil, she had like 16 personaliities, called psychosis. Yet, even though this kid was diagnosed with reactive attachment disorder, the homosexuality community does not want to say, he had a psychotic problem. well, that is what it was.

  • Posted By: miamijer @ 08/16/2008 2:30:35 PM

    The concept of tolerance is being taken to the extreme these days with openly deviant behavior being allowed, if not encouraged, in public schools. To say that Larry's actions in school were "normal" shows a lack of moral awareness. Unfortunately, kids are influenced by an American mass media that is hell-bent on exposing their audience to the gay agenda. This liberal ideology is sending the wrong message to impressionable youngsters that "wrong is right", while "right is wrong" concerning anti Biblical ethics.

    But you can't have it both ways: Encouraging diversity and "unique self-awareness" while not taking responsibility for your own actions as a studdent or your kid's actions at school. It's like a parent who has a kid running or skating through a store or restaurant marked with "wet floor signs" suing the business after the kid takes a dive and gets injured. I don't think that most people blogging about the "homophobia" reaction to the victim fully realize that Oxnard, CA is a small city which used to be a farming community only a generation or two ago. In addition, there is a large naval base in the area, which only exaggerates negative reactions to deviant behavior. A lot of kids don't embrace the politically correct "diversity" shoved down their throats by school administrators! I find it amazing how kids naturally react to unnatural behavior. If the theory of evolution has any merit, then this is a demonstration of "survival of the fittest" in action. Since gay people cannot naturally reproduce, they are an expendable piece of the gene pool.

    Or so the argument would go if you want to take a non-Christian position on this issue. Are there truly gay animals?!

    The parents can't blame the school if they were aware of the fact that their kids cross-dressed and wore make-up on occassion! This incident reminds me of the Matthew Shepard situation: Both kids hit on male classmates and provoked negative reactions. Am I saying that it is OK to murder them? No. But the negative attention generated from their actions can't be a surprise given the circumstances and the rural/suburban areas in which they lived.

    Also, parents should be accountable for their kid's actions, not the school. Teachers are not substitute parents!

    BTW: The school is screwed either way: They get sued for discrimination if they don't allow the student to cross-dress or wear make-up, but they also get taken to court for allowing openly gay behavior which results in injury!

    • Posted By: Horrible Bastard @ 12/29/2008 4:30:05 PM

      "Am I saying that it is OK to murder them? "

      Yes, that's EXACTLY what you are saying.

    • Posted By: Zig Zag @ 12/29/2008 1:27:28 AM

      I was wondering how long it would be before I ran across some right-wing, Christian fundamentalist, wing nut posting some completely ignorant comment about morals and deviant behavior. I was actually quite surprised that I had to go this far down the board before finding one. Just confirms my opinion that the Christian right is fading fast.

      Did you know the Bible also says that it is a sin to work on the Sabbath, and those who do should be stoned to death. I am sure you've probably worked on the Sabbath . Why don't you post your address and me and by buddies will stop by with a sack full of rocks. Or maybe we'll just use the ones in your head. Either way, it would be interesting to see if you continue to kling to your mis-guided beliefs.

  • Posted By: mjkittredge @ 08/16/2008 9:38:02 PM

    Larry brought this on himself. He set out to degrade and humiliate heterosexual boys for his amusement and to increase his popularity, he was on a power trip. And it bit him in the ass. It's a good lesson to all the gays, to leave straight people alone, or else.

    • Posted By: Horrible Bastard @ 12/29/2008 4:28:47 PM

      "It's a good lesson to all the gays, to leave straight people alone, or else."

      So you support terror tactics. Nice.

    • Posted By: Zig Zag @ 12/29/2008 1:12:06 AM

      So for all you gay boys out there, the next time you get bullied by the straight, heterosexual jocks, just bring a gun to school and shoot them in the head. Because according to Mr. Idiot above, that would be perfectly fine.

      • Posted By: Horrible Bastard @ 12/29/2008 4:28:16 PM

        This is why Gays should settle for nothing less than full equality under law. While they are second class citizens, they are "fair game" (for example, that lesbian that was gang-raped recently).

        Full equality. Nothing less.

    • Posted By: Horrible Bastard @ 12/29/2008 4:19:46 PM

      Thank you, Fred Phelps.

  • Posted By: bcdkimble @ 08/17/2008 8:07:12 AM

    I hate to say it, but Larry is responsible for his own death. I personally have nothing against gays. What you do behind closed doors is between you & God. gays want to shove their agenda down our throats. If God made gays, why can't they reproduce? God made Adam & Eve, not Adam & Steve. Larry was guilty of sexual harrasment. If he had been a straight guy chasing a girl as such & she complained, he would have been expelled & jailed. Since he was gay, it was ok. The government schools are locked in arms with the gay agenda. One of these days God will settle up with the gay community. It is not for me to judge. I know some gays that are good people. They live their sexuality behind closed doors like I do mine. I do not broadcast the fact that I love the female of the human species. I do not march or protest for straight rights. Gays need to keep to their own kind, lock their bedroom doors & enjoy their weird sex. I don't want to know about it, I do not care. They have no right to shove it down our throats.

    • Posted By: Horrible Bastard @ 12/29/2008 4:17:26 PM

      " hate to say it, but Larry is responsible for his own death. I personally have nothing against gays. "

      Except that you blame them when people murder them.

    • Posted By: Zig Zag @ 12/29/2008 1:09:46 AM

      You're an idiot - and a bigot. Let's change the facts in a sllight different way. What if Larry had been girl - let's say she was not the most attractive girl is school, but she really liked Brandon, and she basically did the same things Larry did. And Brandon was embarrased by her actions. Do you think the school would have stopped it? No, because she is a girl and as a guy, Brandon should just deal with it. And if Brandon had shown up to school and shot her in the head, would you still be blaming her? Or the school system? No, I don't think so.

      So that makes you an idiot and a bigot.

    • Posted By: robocop123 @ 10/11/2008 8:57:59 AM

      interesting erotic subtext of having gay shoved down your throat; i got it ;) That's also so ridiclulous that it's funny the way you fail to account for discrimination and alienation of the gay minority. What do you mean that that you don't flaunt your str8 ways down anybody else's throat. Did you have a big pagentry of a wedding? There's a little in-your-face parade and party for ya. So the displays of hetero sexuality all over media and society are a OK, then.Mr. Puritan? And how is living openly as you are with the one you love shoving sexuality down your throat? It's not nice to discriminate.

  • Posted By: minister251 @ 07/21/2008 9:11:13 AM

    Posted by: minister251
    You cannot kill what is already dead. Until you you come to Jesus and find out who you really are any man/woman is spiritually dead. You are control by the flesh and the devil control the flesh, which is not you true self. It doesn't make and different man cannot take God out of and schools, because you worship God in spirit and truth. Put in your heart. Teach your children Gods word and his love. The young man wasn't taught the love of God that why he is dead, and the young man that kill him was wrong to take an life, because God judges not we. We are to witness to them about the love of God and how Jesus has already save him from the sin of homosexual demon of Satan. All these comments you need to be taught that only Jesus is the way. If not you are just like the homo you serve the devil sin is sin. Remember God destroy and whole city because homosexual .

    • Posted By: teacher50 @ 12/29/2008 3:10:29 PM

      I hope you don't have children because if you do, they will be seriously mentally ill. Mark my words. It is those who come from abuse and religious weirdness who become our worst criminals. And the religious weird don't ever realize that they are weird.

  • Posted By: teacher50 @ 12/29/2008 2:59:40 PM

    I am a school teacher in an alternative middle/high school where "at-risk" or "in trouble" kids are sent in lieu of being kicked out of their home schools. Over and over and over again, I see the results of poor parenting. Larry's foster placement was too late. The damage had already been done by an absent father and a drug-addicted mother. Brandon obviously came from parents with very poor parenting skills. This is an epidemic in our country. I see it everywhere. And those children who come from poor parenting are repeating the process. It is scary. Until we are all forced to look closely at this issue, things will only get much worse. Some parents who are sure that they know what they are doing are the worst parents. We don't seem to have guidelines anymore for raising kind, responsible, thinking citizens. We need help.

  • Posted By: lisarae38 @ 12/24/2008 6:02:31 PM

    What a sad story! I think Brandon was the real victim here. That does not justify his reaction, however, if Brandon were sexually harrassing a female student in the same fashion that he was being harrassed, Brandon would have been punished...SEVERELY! Sexual harrassment is a huge issue in schools these days, and maybe it should be, but it too, should swing both ways. No pun intended there. Ms. Epstein should be ashamed of herself and I agree that she had her own personal agenda and as a public official, her obligation was to protect the rights of all students, not just the one she was able to personally identify with. At the very least, she should be on some sort of leave, while this case is in litigation. She is a risk to students, and I hope in the end that Larry dad gets to the bottom of her involvement.
    Homosexuality is for all intents and purposes "new" to society, and it is something that adults struggle to understand, myself included. Children, which everyone is until they reach a minimum of 18, should never, ever be forced to navigate adult games. It is no wonder that kids are having a hard time being successful in school! They are being forced to confront societies dysfunctional garbage! Homosexuality, drug abuse, teen pregnancy, STD's, domestic violence, and the list goes on. These are no longer adult games, as they are being shoved down the throats of our children by all those with the authority, and in the position to protect, including parents, school officials, and Law Enforcement. Shame on all of them involved in this tragendy, this could have been prevented. I sure hope Brandon is tried as a juvenile, he should not be used as an example!
    I would be VERY curious to know how often the school officials spoke to the responsible adults in the lives of these 2 boys. Sounds to me like not very!

    • Posted By: Horrible Bastard @ 12/29/2008 9:18:49 AM

      "I think Brandon was the real victim here."

      Yes, yes, of course. All he did was murder someone.

    • Posted By: Zig Zag @ 12/29/2008 12:11:49 AM

      Brandon was the real victim here? Congratulations, you just won the prize for the most ignorant post in 2008.

      The real victim is Larry, who happens to be dead. And if Brandon had been a girl, as you suggest, I would be saying the same thing. Brandon is a murder and should spend the rest of his life in jail.

      I cannot believe what an idiot you are.

  • Posted By: LeapFrog18 @ 08/15/2008 11:46:35 AM

    I am a lesbian and I my partner is a transgender MTF (male to female) and this story is very saddening and very complex. I feel for both boys who have had struggles with life, which we all do. I do not feel Brandon should be charged with first degree murder. Gays, lesbians, fat kids, poor kids, ugly kids are being bullied all the time. This is what needs to stop. These kids snap and kill someone or themselves. If the facts of this article are true, Brandon was being harrassed and tormented by Larry. So much that he snapped! Someone should have put a stop to Larry's behavior and disrespect of others rights. Sexual harrassment....either way is not acceptable. If Larry's behavior was causing this much disruption, his parents should have put a stop to his behavior in school. Why is it the schools responsibilty to control these kids. If my son wanted to wear a superman costume to school and I let him, as an adult I know that the attention he would receive would be negative and harmful. I would let him wear it at home but school has dress code. Just like we have a code at work. I would not let my 13yr old daughter wear makeup and stelletto's and that would include a son that was transgender or gay. We need to be parents and protect our kids. Larry was obviously in need of some help and his parents must have thought all the troubles he had would just go away by switching schools.
    Now they want to sue the school to comfort their short comings..so sad.

    • Posted By: Notnaive @ 08/15/2008 1:18:39 PM

      " Comment: I am a lesbian and I my partner is a transgender MTF (male to female) and this story is very saddening and very complex. I feel for both boys who have had struggles with life, which we all do. I do not feel Brandon should be charged with first degree murder. Gays, lesbians, fat kids, poor kids, ugly kids are being bullied all the time. This is what needs to stop. These kids snap and kill someone or themselves. If the facts of this article are true, Brandon was being harrassed and tormented by Larry. So much that he snapped! Someone should have put a stop to Larry's behavior and disrespect of others rights. Sexual harrassment....either way is not acceptable. "

      The above comments by "LeapFrog" are completely accurate - Larry was infringing on the rights of others, pushing more and more as time went on - This degree of sexual harrassment of a female by a male would NOT be tolerated at any school yet the administration chose to ignore this issue in order to be politically correct. Children are very emotionally affected by ongoing harrassment, torture, or as one writer put it - terrorism. Children should be able to attend school without being assaulted by anyone . . . sexually, emotionally, mentally or physically. The school should have controlled the situation - and of course, the parents also, if they were aware of what was going on. I do not condone violence or murder! But I think Brandon was pushed to the breaking point and felt he had to defend himself since the adults were completely ignoring the situation.

      • Posted By: Zig Zag @ 12/29/2008 1:42:17 AM

        I think you should change your name to completely naive.

        What you are saying is that anyone who feels they have been pushed to the breaking point should take matters into their own hands? You say Brandon was defending himself? From what? He sat behind the victim and shot him in the head. He is a cold blooded murderer. And you, well, you are just stupid.

  • Posted By: LeapFrog18 @ 08/15/2008 11:38:17 AM

    I am a lesbian and this story is very saddening to me. I feel for both boys who have had struggles with life, which we all do. I do not feel Brandon should be charged with first degree murder. Gays, lesbians, fat kids, poor kids, ugly kids are being bullied all the time. This is what needs to stop. These kids snap and kill someone or themselves. If the facts of this article are true, Brandon was being harrassed and tormented by Larry. So much that he snapped! Someone should have put a stop to Larry's behavior and disrespect of otheres rights. Sexual harrassment....either way is not acceptable.

    • Posted By: Zig Zag @ 12/29/2008 1:38:07 AM

      Not only are you a lesbian, you are also an idiot.

      Brandon didn't just snap, he planned this murder. He brought a gun to school, he sat behind the victim, he waited, then he shot the kid in the head. That is a text book definition of First Degree Murder.

      Lucky for you, being a moron is not a punishable offense.

  • Posted By: TripleThreat @ 08/15/2008 5:04:15 PM

    As a teacher who has dealt with this same issue in the classroom, I am in total sympathy with the family, and, yes, I blame the school. This child's teachers were doing the right thing when they complained that the way the child was dressing was a classroom distraction. It would be the same if he came to school wearing a clown nose or a mask of some kind. Most school policies address "attire or conduct which is disruptive to the classroom and the learning environment". A boy dressed in girl's clothes is disruptive, no matter what the reason or the circumstances. Also, I understand the parents trying to be supportive, but they should have explained to him that everyone is not accepting of his lifestyle and tht he should only share it with friends that were open to him. It seems that this young man needed a firmer hand and guidance as he explored his life choices. We don't live in a perfect world YET, so we still have to be ready and prepared for those who would do harm. It doesn't seem that he really understood the fact that his lifestyle choice was still not a totally accepted "thing". I grieve for him and for his teacher who will probably be haunted that one of her students was so greivously injured in her room.

    • Posted By: Zig Zag @ 12/29/2008 1:32:14 AM

      You're right, if you came to school in a clown nose, I would be well within my rights to shoot you in the head. By the way, even without the nose, you are still a clown.

  • Posted By: clenchedcheeks @ 08/15/2008 8:50:57 PM

    The first thing to understand, is if we as a society didn't allow a small vocal minority to push its decadent immoral agenda into our daily lives, this would never have happened. The second thing necessary to realize is words are powerful, and need to be used properly. "Gay" means happy. This "victim" was not happy. He was queer. If an appropriate adult had advised the little *** to not act so queer, he would likely still be alive today. As it is, he was permitted to smear and harrass another child to the point the other child snapped. He wasn't a coward. All of the *** using the ACLU and the legal system to protect their "rights are the cowards. Brandon deserves a medal for standing up for his own reputation and getting rid of a problem that no one else was willing to adress. When are we as a nation going to do the same? I don't have anything against homosexuals. I just believe they should be tolerant of the rest of us. They are not normal. We don't need to accept them as normal. Let them do as they may in their own bedrooms, but keep it out of my living room, and the media. It's too bad the little *** had to be killed, but when no responsible adult would deal with the issue, Brandon at least protected his own identy and self worth by taking action. The lesbian principal should be the one on trial for allowing this to escalate to this point by pushing her own gay agenda by permitting the antics of the little *** to go unpunished.

    • Posted By: Zig Zag @ 12/29/2008 1:29:25 AM

      Ahhh, Christian wing-nut number two. I am going to need more rocks.

  • Posted By: suem @ 08/16/2008 4:50:34 PM

    Apparently Larry's parents knew that the school had a dress code - it is then THEIR responsibility to enforce what he wore, BEFORE leaving their house in the morning. Parents are the primary authority for their minor children, and are ultimately responsible (legally and morally) for their actions - as such, there is no basis for a lawsuit against the school district, ON THOSE GROUNDS. However - while there may be official school policy against sexual orientation discrimination - a much larger concern is (or SHOULD be) sexual harassment - in any way, shape, or form - whether opposite sex or same sex. Larry was certainly old enough to understand the inappropriateness of his behavior and comments (whatever his "reason") - he was absolutely guilty of extreme sexual harassment - and the school was negligent in not taking action against him. In that respect, they are liable. When children as young as six years old have been suspended from school for PERCEIVED sexual harassment - it is absolutely mind-boggling to me that there would be even a question of what "category" Larry's behavior fell into, and that it would be tolerated or possibly even encouraged. The "support" of this behavior definitely smacks of a personal and political agenda - now two lives are destroyed (and many others affected) because of it.
    Sad, and because preventable , doubly so.

    • Posted By: Zig Zag @ 12/29/2008 1:19:51 AM

      Your right about sexual harrassment - but there has always been a double standard. It is not uncommon for straight guys to be sexually harrassed by straight girls. I have a nephew who was unmercilessly harrassed by a girl at school who he was simply not interested in. The school did nothing about it. Straight guys are supposed to deal with it, whether it is from a straight girl or a gay guy. And you are right, it is wrong and schools need to apply the same standard to everyone.

      But that is no excuse for murder. If a straight guy murdered a straight girl for sexually harassing him, everyone would be outraged. But when it is a gay guy instead of a straight girl, it suddently becomes O.K. to blame the victim or have sympathy for murderer.

      Bigots!

    • Posted By: robocop123 @ 10/11/2008 9:07:37 AM

      Tolerence does not equal a nefarious agenda. Yes, schools get wacky with being too PC on a few outstanding occasions. But the overwhelming majority times in the school halls kids are interacting in the most impolite ways to gay and other children who may appear outside of the rigid lines of conformity. Anybody who attended a normal school can remember their school years and harassment sexual or otherwise and bullying. --That stuff is rampant in youth culture and has prospects for enduring for generations to come so long as adults express intolerance.

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