Blog Post 5

While looking at Rofus's ideas on homophobia and heterosexism in schools, it was easy for me to understand his point of view because of the school I grew up in.  Going to an all girls private school, openmindeness was not a priority.  A teacher got fired for coming out as a lesbian, a lesbian couple got yelled at for holding hands in the hallway, a chant broke out in the cafeteria because a lesbian couple was holding hands.  The views of people at my school were very narrow-minded  therefore I can see exactly where Rofus is coming from.  Judgements and stereotypes are powerful things and at my school they were wrong. Many students were hurt by these judgements and I think that is unbelievably wrong.