Comments on: Suburban school district faces criticism over anti-gay harassment http://minnesotaindependent.com/42108/suburban-school-district-faces-criticism-over-anti-gay-harassment News. Politics. Media. Wed, 30 Nov 2011 23:48:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Philip http://minnesotaindependent.com/42108/suburban-school-district-faces-criticism-over-anti-gay-harassment/comment-page-1#comment-36177 Philip Tue, 18 Aug 2009 17:57:47 +0000 http://minnesotaindependent.com/?p=42108#comment-36177 This isn't about respect or sensitivity for gays and lesbians. This is about adults hired to educate children who used their positions of trust to abuse a child for their own amusement. Cleveland and Filson are people of low character that no one outside of the public school system would hire or retain. If you agree, please attend the school board meeting on August 24. This isn’t about respect or sensitivity for gays and lesbians. This is about adults hired to educate children who used their positions of trust to abuse a child for their own amusement. Cleveland and Filson are people of low character that no one outside of the public school system would hire or retain. If you agree, please attend the school board meeting on August 24.

]]> By: Nina http://minnesotaindependent.com/42108/suburban-school-district-faces-criticism-over-anti-gay-harassment/comment-page-1#comment-36144 Nina Tue, 18 Aug 2009 15:32:03 +0000 http://minnesotaindependent.com/?p=42108#comment-36144 Kudos to Jon Tevlin for calling out Anoka-Hennepin. This comment is largely unrelated to the article, but one issue I've been wondering about with respect to the reporting on this case is the caveat about Merritt's heterosexuality. Writers seem to throw it in all the time. Why should it matter whether Merritt is gay or straight? Would he be a more acceptable target if he were out and proud? This sort of harrassment is inexcusable no matter what. Kudos to Jon Tevlin for calling out Anoka-Hennepin.

This comment is largely unrelated to the article, but one issue I’ve been wondering about with respect to the reporting on this case is the caveat about Merritt’s heterosexuality. Writers seem to throw it in all the time. Why should it matter whether Merritt is gay or straight? Would he be a more acceptable target if he were out and proud? This sort of harrassment is inexcusable no matter what.

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