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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums"One Town's War on Gay Teens" in Michele Bachmann's home district
Earlier this year article, interesting and sad they caused suicides.
See >>> http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/one-towns-war-on-gay-teens-20120202
"Dyke."
Pretending not to hear, Brittany would walk briskly to her locker, past the sixth-, seventh- and eighth-graders who loitered in menacing packs.
"Whore."
Like many 13-year-olds, Brittany knew seventh grade was a living hell. But what she didn't know was that she was caught in the crossfire of a culture war being waged by local evangelicals inspired by their high-profile congressional representative Michele Bachmann, who graduated from Anoka High School and, until recently, was a member of one of the most conservative churches in the area.
See >>> http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/one-towns-war-on-gay-teens-20120202
texshelters
(1,979 posts)for everyone.
Thanks for posting this.
"In an area where just 20 percent of adults have college educations
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No wonder Bachmann does well there.
Shame on all the adults for not stepping up and the homophobes who help create such an atmosphere of terror for so many kids.
PTxS
RKP5637
(67,112 posts)of hate crimes and child abuse. Adults should be held accountable for this. Too bad the national media does not give this more attention in the major networks.
sudopod
(5,019 posts)AnotherDreamWeaver
(2,852 posts)I sure hope the changes make some difference to the lives of the kids there.
MineralMan
(146,345 posts)The Anoka-Hennepin school district is absolutely toxic. Made up of suburban cities in Anoka and Hennpin Counties, it's an island of red adjacent to the solid blue city of Minneapolis. I live in St. Paul. Democrats in both cities are horrified that this is going on. Bachmann reflects this ugly district.
RKP5637
(67,112 posts)this. It's so ugly and here we had a presidential hopeful emanating from this ugliness.
MineralMan
(146,345 posts)It's a local story, but it's also gotten attention from the national media. They don't cover it constantly, but they have covered it when there's news. Right now, there isn't much news on this issue. The school year is almost over, so I don't expect to hear much until next fall. I don't live near the district, so I haven't attended any school board meetings, but they've been covered by the local newspaper and TV news outlets.
The national media doesn't cover local issues like this on a continual basis. Only when there's something new do they cover the story. But it has been covered.
RKP5637
(67,112 posts)riderinthestorm
(23,272 posts)and its too late.
Thanks for the inside scoop on a really ugly situation. I hope there can be some real change, it can't come fast enough obviously. K&R
RKP5637
(67,112 posts)"Kansas Pastor Wants Gov't to Kill All The Gays"
They should be put to death. Thats what happened in Israel. Thats why homosexuality wouldnt have grown in Israel. It tends to limit conversions. It tends to limit people coming out of the closet. Oh, so youre saying we should go out and start killing them, no? Im saying the government should. They wont but they should. , oh, I cant believe you youre horrible. Youre a backwards neanderthal of a person. Is that what youre calling scripture? Is God a neanderthal backwards.. in his morality. Is it his word or not? If its his word, he commanded it. Its his idea, not mine. And Im not ashamed of it.
See >>> http://www.democraticunderground.com/121829472