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I would lovelovelove for someone to start a gay-straight alliance or similar support group, because despite the impressive lack of homophobia on the island itself, there's still a lot of these kids who could use the help just in dealing for themselves. (And/or with the fact that Fandom is ten times more accepting than their homes and families might be.)

Selfish reasons ahoy, of course, but I know it ain't just my needs-it-but-would-have-to-be-dragged-there-so-bad-choice-for-setting-it-up girl.

Oooh, I concur with this. Not so much because my girl needs it, but it would be a good idea.

And I'm actually not saying this for selfish reasons, honestly. Just out of a sense of, y'know . . . having been there. There's only so much an open-minded environment can do if your issues are deep-seated enough.

Edited 2009-08-19 15:25 (UTC)

Oooh. Oooh. That's kind of a ridiculously fabulous idea, she says for not selfish reasons as well. Sam might be out enough to consider organizing it, for that nice shiny college application... *ponders*

Edited 2009-08-19 15:40 (UTC)

Raven's not the organizing type, either, but she would happily join to offer her empathic gifts to help anyone.

None of my kids would necessarily need it, but I think it's a fabulous idea and if there's no one ICly who *would* set it up, I would be more than willing for God to instruct Joan to set it up.

She says from the very wrong account.

No power in this universe could get Tara to organize this, but she'd go and appreciate it a lot.

Since we seem to have a lot of people who'd go but wouldn't be likely to start it up, I can offer Gabrielle for that sort of thing -- she does have that wacky passion for helping people, and I figure if she can organize a village to defend against a warlord all by herself, she can totally organize a club if someone gives her the idea.

Even if she doesn't think she needs it. She absolutely would, if she thought it would help people.

You know, the more I think about it the more I think I can offer up Sam too, as helpful as that is considering that they don't know each other.

Oh, that can be fixed. ;)

:D :D!

If someone mentioned to Karla that such things existed elsewhere, she'd definitely help set one up. Though it would be flavored with 'I can't believe your families have issues with this, who cares?'

Though she'd fail at anything that hinted at gender-bending.

Either way, she'd join once she heard about it.

*Pets her beloved, idiot girl.*

Go Team Room 218? :D

You know, our room has a distinct lack of anything even remotely girlkissy-flavored, even though our characters are who they are. We should fix this.

*diiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiies* I'm thinking that might have to be obligatory.

OH HEY, LOOK, I HAVE THEMATIC ICONS.

Tony'd definitely be up for this. He could maybe be talked into organizing things, too.

Kate would definitely participate in something like this, and could even be part of the organizing team.

OOOH. Sookie'd be all over participating, as part of the straight-without-any-leanings contingent (thanks, Charlaine Harris, for saying it about once a book) and if help was needed with organization, she would be totes there, too.

You know the straits are the real minority on this island right?

That isn't actually the point of a gay-straight alliance. I realize you probably meant this as a joke, but it's not funny -- just disrespectful.

That's not the point.

Many of the students here are coming from backgrounds where they've been persecuted or abused for who or what they are; be it sexuality, powers, parentage, or something else. That history and emotional toll of stigmatization does not magically go away just because you're at a new school, or because you might suddenly be the 'majority'. (Which I dispute is the case, but whatever.)

Knowing intellectually that your new friends don't mind is one thing, but actually realizing they support you? Completely? That they're not afraid to stand up and say so? That's priceless.

Is it really necessary to jump on someone for making a bad joke?

Jokes like that, though, usually indicate a lack of understanding. I don't think anyone's jumping on anyone so much as explaining why it's not appropriate.

I understand that but I think this is the wrong forum for it.

That may be, but it's the wrong forum for that joke then, too.

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I don't mean to jump on anyone, and I'm pretty much the most non-confrontational person you'll ever meet. But I'm also not someone who will stay awkwardly silent when faced with a 'bad joke' like that, and I also have the right to express why I feel it was inappropriate.

If people brushed off every single racist, sexist, or bigoted remark with the excuse that it's 'just a joke', and that made it okay, then this would be a very sad world to live in.