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21 Mar 2011, 2:44 am

yes, its going to happen, my friend is goind to try and get an equal rights group set up in my almost fundamentalist school, figur headed by me :D

is this a good idea considering the reputation my school has (highly respected catholic pryvate school)


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21 Mar 2011, 4:57 am

Good luck. I hope all goes well.

I have no clue how you will be responded to but I hope it goes well.


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21 Mar 2011, 10:51 am

Even in Canada--a country with an excellent reputation on gay equality, there are setbacks. A young woman tried to start a Gay-Straight Alliance in her Roman Catholic school in Mississauga. The story went national.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/nat ... le1946936/

It is worth doing, and much can be gained in the attempt, even if the powers that be are not supportive.


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21 Mar 2011, 8:55 pm

I wish you good luck! Unfortunately, I suspect you'll need it :(.

@visagrunt: And that happened in Mississauga? Rural Alberta I wouldn't be surprised, but Southern Ontario? Very disappointing. I'm glad my province just has one school system, with nothing to do with religion.