Chicago Might Get A Queer Highschool
September 5, 2008
*Queer Youth at the Harvey Milk Highschool in NYC
A Chicago Public School community hearing is being held Thursday, Sept. 18, 6-8 p.m., at the Center on Halsted, 3656 N. Halsted to get some opinion on a proposed “Pride School.” The Greater Lawndale Little Village School for Social Justice submitted the proposal to the CPS Office of New Schools for a Social Justice High School-Pride Campus, and it will be voted on by the end of October. If approved, the school would open in 2010. The Windy City Times has the full story.
HM. I’m not sure how I feel about it. As a queer youth, I was the victim of harassment for sure. Having a safe option would have been nice, but I do think those experiences kept me aware of how general society views us. These days, liberal bubbles can make me forget that half the country still hates us.
