[Maelstorm]

This is a good example but a sad story of how molestation effects people especially men. Sex workers in general are more likely to have been molested as are homosexuals. The sad thing is that those who were abused are at much greater likelihood to abuse.

[PGR88]

This is why the Church should double its efforts to get homosexuals out of positions of authority.

[naturalized]

Much more common than people realize. Many good decent people struggle with the legacy of abuse. No one ever finds out because we don’t create safe places for these stories.

[a fool in paradise]

The Safe Schools Czar considers this a positive tale except for the crime part.

Safe Schools Czar Kevin Jennings Favorite Book for Teens Too Lewd for Seattle Times (Parents and Teachers for Responsible Schools February 7, 2010 Linda Jordan) 1,246+ views

Press Release February 7, 2010 Safe Schools Czar Kevin Jennings Favorite Book for Teens Too Lewd for Seattle Times

Newspaper says they can’t print quotes from the book because they are a family newspaper.

GLSEN founder Kevin Jennings has been “queering” public schools for years. Supposedly to help kids struggling with homosexual desires feel “safe”. But Jennings didn’t limit his target group to homosexual teens. He wanted to include what he calls “questioning youth”. GLSEN’s “ Try it. You just might like it.” Target group.

One of the books Jennings wants placed in every middle & high school is “Two Teenagers in Twenty”. In 1999 the Seattle chapter of GLSEN helped get that book in to Seattle Public Schools. Parents objected. At the time School Superintendent Joseph Olchefske disagreed with us. He found the book to “be absolutely consistent with an educational theme”. (Seattle Gay News February 1999)

The book is a collection of essays, purportedly written by homosexual teens. Under the guise of offering advice and encouragement several of them detail sexual encounters they enjoyed as children and teens, sometimes with adults! They are presented as fond memories, not as risky behavior or molestation. One writer tells the reader, “I often wonder how people can say it’s [homosexuality’s] wrong if they have never tried it.” (pg 61) Any “questioning youth” out there?

...Attached are some of the verbatim quotes the Seattle Times found so offensive. Read them. Kevin Jennings is after your children. And it has nothing to do with safety...

[SoldierDad]

I’m 50, been married almost 30 years, raised 4 children, have 6 grandchildren, and am a survivor of both molestation and rape. While my experiences did have a negative effect on my life, it is not a defining issue (because I have refused to allow it to be that). I have never abused drugs (or used them for that matter). I have never abused alcohol (though I do imbibe from time to time). Making and keeping friends was always a problem for me as a child/teenager. I did have anger issues that took me into my mid to late 20’s before I obtained control, but did not result in my doing anything serious. I thank God for having given me the strength to overcome my early life experiences to become who I am today.

[SuziQ]

I hope this man gets the help he so desperately needs. He started out on the short end of the stick, and the molestation pushed him over the edge.

[A.A. Cunningham]

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