Gay pink-triangle school sticker stirs debate

Bedford Minuteman ^ | 12/23/04 | Paul M. Furfari

[Ellesu]

They can't reproduce so they've got to recruit.

[pabianice]

Here it is.

[Cowboy Bob]

The upside-down pink triangle marks a "safe zone" for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender youth (GLBT) and their adult allies.

Didn't Hitler use the same symbol? I don't think it meant a "safe zone" back then.

[SiVisPacemParaBellum]

"Find a pink triangle and you find where all the diseased kids hang out."

Pink triangle replacing the bio hazard symbol? LOL.

[69ConvertibleFirebird]

Lets see them set up smoking areas for those over 18 and legally allowed to smoke! They had these when I went to H.S. - the outdoor "smoking court." You'll hear a LOT of shrieking from the liberal administrators about how smoking kills but homosexuality kills DECADES sooner. They are heartless, encouraging people to become homosexuals.

[ladylib]

You put up with her for 45 minutes?

[Future Snake Eater]

Were they motivated to do so, that "2%" could bring your and many other countries to a halt on a days notice and nothing short of a very nasty war will wrest that power away from them.

OK. Let's do it.

[SuziQ]

"When we talk about sexuality, people assume we're talking about sex. We're talking about relationships, friendships, how people relate to one another, how people treat one another," said Marisa Howard, Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Youth Support (GLYS) Project Coordinator at Brockton-based Health Care of Southeastern Massachusetts.

Yeah, they mean sex.

[SoFloFreeper]

How about a fish sticker to symbolize tolerance/acceptance of Christianity?

[Atlantic Friend]

"The pink triangle is no an identity it is a symbol of RECREATIONAL SEX."

And a totally tasteless symbol, at that. Man, using the symbols the Nazis used in concentration camps for homosexuals, that's pretty SICK of that GBLT bunch.

[SuziQ]

Imagine if a teacher put a cross on the door to the classroom to signify a safe zone for Christian students?

I'd love it if some teacher were gutsy enough to do it.

[Hatteras]

What's upside-down about that pink triangle? Or is it one of those "depends on whose perspective" type things. I guess if they consider themselves normal, "Upside-down" could mean just about anything, huh?

[Caipirabob]

Wow. I know it's not the choice for decent people, but it sounds like the place was a discrimination lawsuit in the making. Just by violating the "bonified relevant interview question" rule they could be sued. That's probably why they got shut down. Here's more info.

[Fruitbat]

At the Dec. 14 School Committee meeting, 30 parents voiced their opposition to the committee about a pink triangle sticker that appears on windows of some classrooms. The upside-down pink triangle marks a "safe zone" for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender youth (GLBT) and their adult allies. A place where GLBT students can seek support and advice from someone willing to offer assistance.

Where's the sticker on the window that designates a "safe zone" for straight, heterosexual, and biologically normal youth and their adult allies??? You know, a place where those students can seek support and advice from someone willing to offer assistance rooted in their moral backgroung, not the moral background of those opposed to them, and usually violently and maliciously opposed!

HMMM!!

Where are those "safe zones"???

[ConservativeWarrior]

You put your child in a public school, you know what you're going to get. Shame on YOU!

Yes, let's all run from the public schools and surrender to the 2%.

No thanks, I'd rather fight to get them back. Would you have moved to Canada if Kerry won?

Your screename is certainly appropriate. Thanks for standing up with the rest of us to fight the good fight.

[yankeedame]

Find a pink triangle and you find where all the diseased kids hang out.

...and their "adult allies".

[savedbygrace]

"When we talk about sexuality, people assume we're talking about sex. We're talking about relationships, friendships, how people relate to one another, how people treat one another," said Marisa Howard, Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Youth Support (GLYS) Project Coordinator at Brockton-based Health Care of Southeastern Massachusetts.

But she said it with a straight face.

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[StonyBurk]

We were told it was "national public school policy " when they encouraged my only son to "try it" homosexual behavior
and decide for himself. The encouraged my son to be homosexual --and did NOTHING to protect my daughters.My
daughters quit school with my Blessing. My sons so called
friends -who acted Gay-- were always welcome and always heard that their lifestyle choice is unnatural, and WRONG,
and even dangerous--and one day they will regret what they CHOSE to do.