homophobic school - is it worth transferring from?

melvin123
Sun, 01 Nov 2020 22:25:13 +0000

I am sorry you are going through this.

If this isn’t personally too hurtful to you, you could try to change the hearts and minds of some of your peers by staying and having open, non-combative conversations with them. You might make a life-long difference for someone. Oftentimes people just say stupid stuff, and if someone calls them on it in a thoughtful way, a lot of people can learn and grow to be better people. This isn’t your job, though, so it’s up to you whether you feel comfortable doing this. And you might have some very bad experiences along the way. It depends on what you can handle and what path you want to take.

Has there always been this much negativity towards gays at your school, or has the Pope’s announcement in support of gay civil unions spurred some of these conversations? If this event has spurred the comments, maybe things will calm down in a few months? If so, would you be able to forgive those folks and move on, or are you so disgusted with them that you can’t overcome what they’ve said/done?

I’d hope that your administration would support your view. The Pope has stated numerous times that gays should not be prejudiced against, and the school should respect the Pope’s teachings. (And the administration should be reminded of this, if necessary).