A PROM TWIST: KING & QUEEN ARE GAY, LESBIAN

[kweerwolf]

Openly gay Buffalo Grove High School seniors, Ryan Kuperman, 17, and Jen Wohlner, 17, were elected Homecoming King and Queen by their peers, nearly 600 senior class students, during their school’s Homecoming Dance celebration Oct. 7. Approximately 85 other “straight” students were in the running as well.

This can be seen as an amazing commendation for both Kuperman and Wohlner as young gay individuals, and the LGBT community at large. Times, they are a changing. But who wore the tiara?

Buffalo Grove High School psychologist Jennifer Zacharski has seen a large increase in LGBT awareness on campus over the last five years. She credits this partially to the presence of the student run Gay-Straight Alliance ( GSA ) , for which she has been faculty sponsor since its initiation.

“Students have become more tolerant,” said Zacharski, “and there are more students openly out. Yet we still hear the insults and things being referred to as ‘gay.’ Mainly, students aren’t aware of the effects this negative language can have. We strive to educate them on that.”

http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=9754

[tk2kewl]

1. That's awesome!

Time to prepare for a Fred Phelps visit though!

Stand strong kids! :yourock:

[Democrats_win]

2. Finally, some good news today! Congratulations to the Queen & King.

[William769]

3. Which one is the king & which one is the queen?

[ToolTex]

4. What a heart warming article. Thanks for posting it KWolf.

n/t

[damntexdem]

5. Great, in future maybe anyone who wants can be a queen. ;-)

But I predict that the rightwing will decry this, and some legislator will try to take action against it.

[d59cy6]

10. The Republican hatemongers are already responding:

It boggles my mind how hateful these Republican scum are. Even when kids are happy and thriving and totally supportive of their peers, the mean-spirited Republicans are outraged:

Selective Morality at Buffalo Grove H.S. Raises Difficult Questions

[Rowdyboy]

6. Thats worth a big smile....Amazing how things are changing.....

I was born about 30 years too early.

[damntexdem]

7. No, you were born on time.

Society just changed over 30 years too late.

[Rowdyboy]

8. I really wouldn't change things...

But I would have had MUCH more fun in high school! :evilgrin:

[bluedawg12]

9. Cool- maybe there is hope for some in this generation?

I think too many boomers have drunk the poisoned cool aide.

Bravo for the teens!