Gay high school eyes level field (Harvey Milk H.S. and sports teams)

New York Daily News ^ | Sept, 28 2003 | Michael O'Keeffe

[mountaineer]

Words fail me.

[jonascord]

WHAT INCONCEIVABLY SICK DOCTOR WOULD GIVE FEMALE HORMONES TO A 17 YEAR OLD BOY!?

[mountaineer]

NEW YORK, Sept. 8 — The first publicly funded school in the United States for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender teen-agers opened in New York Monday as a handful of protesters rallied across the street.

THERE WERE also demonstrations of support for the Harvey Milk High School. In front of the building, people cheered and held up banners such as “God made us Queer” on the first day of classes for the school named after a gay San Francisco politician assassinated in 1978.

The school, which for 20 years was funded privately and had just two classes, is now bankrolled jointly by the city education department and a gay rights youth advocacy group, the Hetrick-Martin Institute, a first for the United States.

When city officials announced in July that the school would open in the new academic year in September along with others for New York’s 1.1 million city-educated children, critics in the United States and overseas said creating a special school would not solve the larger problem of homophobia.

“I am offended because this school is only for a particular sexual orientation,” protester Reuben Israel said Monday. “I say it is discriminating ... these people say ’accept us for who we are’ but don’t accept anybody else.”

Some held up banners like “Sodomy It’s to Die For” and another that said, “Death Penalty for Fags.”

Rest of story: http://www.msnbc.com/news/963392.asp

[mountaineer]

I wondered the same thing, and about his parents, too. This child needs psychological help.

[Maelstrom]

"Ladybugs" starring Rodney Dangerfield.

[jocon307]

"The softspoken 17-year-old ....[is] not just a typical kid obsessed with hoops. Born male, Howard takes hormones to become female..."

Who on this earth permits their child to undergo such a treatment? Whatever happened to "you'll outgrow it, dear." as a response. Instead of calling child protection services, the city is aiding and abbetting this pervserion.

And as to the question at hand, No "Kimberly" you don't get to play on the girl's team, not with your Y chromosome DNA.

When words fail you, come to me, mountaineer, I always got something to say.

[cyborg]

parents need it more than the kid

[Mike Darancette]

Would "Roughing the Passer" be a hate crime?

[Andyman]

Simple. The "female" teams play other male teams, the "male" teams play other female teams, and the "transgender" teams play with themselves.

[dfrussell]

WHAT INCONCEIVABLY SICK DOCTOR WOULD GIVE FEMALE HORMONES TO A 17 YEAR OLD BOY!?

One who likes feminine 17 year old boys, of course.

[SJSAMPLE]

Make the school's teams compete in the local district's competitions. That would re-define the game, "Smear the Queer".

[jonascord]

What happened to "First, do no harm..."?

[JOE6PAK]

Nolan welcomes the interest; he says the school will need help with funding, coaching and facilities.

I bet the NAMBLA team would LOVE to help out.

[jslade]

How do you get in Homo High....butt f**k the admittance administrator?

Oh, and on the football team. Gives new meaning to "tight end" and "wide receiver". BWAAHAAAHAAA.

[Bob]

All children, regardless of orientation,...

I must be getting old.

Orientation used to be something that you attended and not something that you posessed.

[longtermmemmory]

What sicko? a homosexual.

[ItisaReligionofPeace]

I can't believe that it is legal. It certainly isn't ethical.

[Walkingfeather]

One that needs to have his mal-practice insurance carrier notified!.... They liability hole for this guy is gigantic.... Imagine sitting on a jury in a few years....

Plantiff..." I was confused this doctor told me I could become a woman..."

Planiff's attorney... " Dr. Soinso... tell me what gave you the medical and psychological authority to perscribe female hormones to a minor.... please describe how that was within your scope of practice...."

[philetus]

"Nolan says Harvey Milk officials aren't interested in pushing gay pride or any other agenda; they simply want to give their students the same opportunities available to other city school kids"

As usual, they think we're all stupid.

[GovernmentShrinker]

Almost certainly, the boy had obvious physical gender abnormalities, and wasn't a full-blown male to begin with.