First public gay high school set for NY

[Bennett]

I would like to hear the opinion of people who were openly gay in public schools, to find out how tolerant, accepting, objective and influential their peers and instructors were.

I feel kinda in-between on this issue... I think initially, it would be good for those students in the schools to be outside of a hostile environment until they and their peers are at a more mature age... I know it's not an ALL gay world, but I think young adults are more well equiped and generally more tolerant than teenagers. On the other hand, I feel like it is a step back, almost a defeat for the cause of acceptance... I want to have faith in people, that one day we could get past being hung up on someone's sexual orientation, but we've all seen how ugly and destructive the taunts of high schoolers can be.

One side note: I find it funny that people still make the claim, "Gay people don't bother me, as long as they're not so in-your-face about it." See also: I wouldn't mind gay people, if they weren't so gay!