Coming Out in Middle School

New York Times by Benoit Denizet Lewis | Sep. 23, 2009 (News Report)

Austin didn’t know what to wear to his first gay dance last spring. It was bad enough that the gangly 13-year-old from Sand Springs, Okla., had to go without his boyfriend at the time, a 14-year-old star athlete at another middle school, but there were also laundry issues. “I don’t have any clean clothes!” he complained to me by text message, his favored method of communication.

When I met up with him an hour later, he had weathered his ... Full Story »

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Subjects: Living, Media, Religion
Topics: Gay and Lesbian, Culture Wars
Member Tags: education and schools, children and youth, principals (school), hate crimes, teachers and school employees, homosexuality, bullies
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Posted by: Posted by Barry Grossheim - Sep 23, 2009 - 12:51 PM PDT
Reviewed by: Barry Grossheim (review), Erin Elise Accomando (review)
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Edited by: Barry Grossheim - Sep 27, 2009 - 10:26 AM PDT

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Barry Grossheim
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 by Barry Grossheim - Sep. 27, 2009

This report asks an important question. If a 12 year old boy knows he is attracted to girls his attraction is never questioned. But if a 12 year old boy knows he is attracted to boys he is challenged at every turn, even those closest to him who he has probably turned to for support.

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Erin Elise Accomando
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 by Erin Elise Accomando - Sep. 28, 2009

To be honest, it's a nice little coming-out-of-age story, but it isn't quality journalism. The article doesn't have much relevance to anything of news quality.

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