Would saying I'm transgender be a hook for HYPS?

Hamlon
Thu, 31 Dec 2015 20:03:31 +0000

You do realize that 40 percent of homeless teens are LGBT when they make up only 5 percent of the general population. They ask these questions because LGBT youth are less likely to be supported by their parents and likely aren’t having college payed for. You really are speaking from a place of privilege. I don’t think you realize how hard it is for anyone to go through college when they lack support. LGBT students are also more likely to suffer from depression, anxiety, and other mental illnesses lowering their overall GPA. You said “should they really be rewarding these thoughts and behaviors?”, but this isn’t a reward and gender isn’t just a “thought and behavior.” The colleges are trying to gauge how they can better support all of their students and if they need to increase funding for the LGBT centers and resources on campus. You are so immature that I don’t even know why you think you’d fit in at HYPS. Schools like that tend to be pretty liberal when it comes to social acceptance. Stanford actually has one of the top LGBT centers in the U.S. It’s also pretty close to San Francisco, which is a major gay hub. You know people have DIED over the intolerance of their local communities/families in regards to their sexual orientation and gender identities. I feel like you are just taking a massive dump on all of their graves and making a mockery about the daily struggles of people all over the world. I would highly suggest that you change your attitude and start volunteering with an LGBT center.