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I went to a pretty small school. My graduating class was just under 70 students and there were less than 1500 students in the entire district (grades k-12). The school was located in the heart of Pennsyltuckey (for those unfamiliar with Pennsylvania: it is roughly divided into 3 areas geographically; Philly, Pittsburgh, and Pennsyltucky - so named because it has the same political and social leanings as the most backward ass rural Kentucky town you can imagine). Same sex couples were not allowed to purchase prom tickets as a 'couple' for any reason (friends, whatever). The only time I am aware of anyone attempting to be openly gay was a girl who moved to the district my senior year. She was beaten up by two guys and did not return. She attended for less than two weeks. No charges were filed, no suspensions for the two guys who did it, she just wasn't there anymore.
Homosexuals are not welcome here in PaKy, though I don't feel that way. It makes me pretty irate when I hear people insulting someone because of their sexual orientation. I usually excuse myself before I lose my temper, as I know I'm the only one in the room who thinks the speaker is just an asshole. Last time it came up was at a certain college during orientation where they divided us into discussion groups to discuss diversity - but really was more of a 'you can be as bigoted as you want, you just can't say it out loud' speech. The conversation ended with me calling our 'discussion leader' a homophobe, him saying 'well I'm catholic what do you expect' and me calling that a 'bullshit, lame ass cop-out'. Damn it, now I'm pissed off again.
This shit drives me crazy - people are people, let them love who they want to love and mind your own damn business.
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