don't it always seem to go that you don't know what you got 'til it's gone?

6:00 p.m.
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07 November, 2003

Damn, I had this entry all written out and Internet Explorer crashed.

Went to LGBT last night, because I'm very brave, and also my mum made me. I'm such a child! Trevor gave us a talk on Transgenderism as Sally Kay, and brought some of his friends. It was really informative and made my head a bit numb with all the info. Then we went out to the gay bar that's not so gay. I met loads of lovely people. In particular, Chris, the LGB officer for the Union and Laura, who gave me her number- we're going to go up to London in a fortnight to see Alex Parks at G.A.Y. We were shrieking like teenyboppers while we were planning it.

Chris has a friend who has a spare room in Canterbury, so hopefully, I'll be moving there soon. Yayness!

Also found out something pretty disgusting. While the government is now finalising plans to repeal Section 28, the most dangerous law ever passed for queer youth, Kent has basically passed it own one.

The council, Conservative-run, naturally, has announced it will not provide funding for materials produced that support 'pretended family relationships' and homosexuality. The curriculum for Kent schools has also been butchered to promote religious ideals and the family values. What the hell is going on, did we move to the deep South?! Anyway, The Queer Youth Alliance is holding a demonstration outside the County Hall, which I'm going to go to. I just can't believe this is happening.

I was so lucky, I know that now. I've always had supportive friends and family and such a strong sense of myself that I've not listened to all the rubbish that the ignorant spout. But that's not everyone. A girl called Emma was driven out of my school, because her ex-best friend decided to spread a rumour that she'd come onto her. I didn't find out about this until after she left, because I would have done... something. Thing is, the teachers can't do anything about homophobic bullying because of the law. Nor can they comfort any kid that's contemplating suicide because they think they're disgusting and destined to be unhappy all their lives, because to do so would be to promote homosexuality as normal and acceptable.

I would what I'm going to end up spending my whole life doing...


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	6:00 p.m. / 07 November, 2003 Damn, I had this entry all written out and Internet Explorer crashed. Went to LGBT last night, because I'm very brave, and also my mum made me. I'm such a child! Trevor gave us a talk on Transgenderism as Sally Kay, and brought some of his friends. It was really informative and made my head a bit numb with all the info. Then we went out to the gay bar that's not so gay. I met loads of lovely people. In particular, Chris, the LGB officer for the Union and Laura, who gave me her number- we're going to go up to London in a fortnight to see Alex Parks at G.A.Y. We were shrieking like teenyboppers while we were planning it. Chris has a friend who has a spare room in Canterbury, so hopefully, I'll be moving there soon. Yayness! Also found out something pretty disgusting. While the government is now finalising plans to repeal Section 28, the most dangerous law ever passed for queer youth, Kent has basically passed it own one. The council, Conservative-run, naturally, has announced it will not provide funding for materials produced that support 'pretended family relationships' and homosexuality. The curriculum for Kent schools has also been butchered to promote religious ideals and the family values. What the hell is going on, did we move to the deep South?! Anyway, The Queer Youth Alliance is holding a demonstration outside the County Hall, which I'm going to go to. I just can't believe this is happening. I was so lucky, I know that now. I've always had supportive friends and family and such a strong sense of myself that I've not listened to all the rubbish that the ignorant spout. But that's not everyone. A girl called Emma was driven out of my school, because her ex-best friend decided to spread a rumour that she'd come onto her. I didn't find out about this until after she left, because I would have done... something. Thing is, the teachers can't do anything about homophobic bullying because of the law. Nor can they comfort any kid that's contemplating suicide because they think they're disgusting and destined to be unhappy all their lives, because to do so would be to promote homosexuality as normal and acceptable. I would what I'm going to end up spending my whole life doing... prev > next > fresh > rotted > profile > fans > rings > notes > email > design > host >