Openly Gay 14-Year-Old Defends Teacher At A School Board Meeting

Graham Taylor gives a speech to the Ann Arbor, Michigan school board defending a teacher who was DISCIPLINED for removing two students who made anti-gay remarks in class.

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    • ambersuter 2 years ago

      this kid is my hero <3

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    • Deanne M. 2 years ago

      this makes me wish we had a ‘wow’ button, because the ‘omg’ button is not enough.

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    • davidf20 2 years ago

      Is name is “Graham tAYlor”
      He already born “gay”.

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    • myname09 2 years ago

      Holy shit. get it boy!

    • keerwashere 2 years ago

      I WANT TO HUG HIM UNTIL HE IS 18 AND THEN I WANT TO MARRY HIM BUT WE WILL NEED AN OPEN MARRIAGE SINCE WE ARE BOTH GAY. I seriously can’t even stand how great his speech was an he is so brave for taking a stand in front of all of those people to confess who he is. Ann Arbor is like the San Fransisco of the midwest; it has glbt POPS (parents of preschoolers) groups, openly gay teachers and students and doctors, and is such a diverse and beautiful area.

    • Sara R. 2 years ago

      There should be an awesome button for this kid.

    • turtlefeed 2 years ago

      I remember being 16 and getting into a discussion with a perfectly nice girl about gay marriage. I supported it, and was surprised that she did not. She eventually started screaming at me. She told me her religion taught her that gay marriage was evil and I was disrespecting her religion. Ultimately, the teacher told me to leave for instigating a fight. I don’t think I had even raised my voice. As far as I’m concerned, this scenario (asking the student in support of gay rights to leave because she supports gay rights) is far more dangerous and happens far more frequently. It’s a teacher’s job to ensure the atmosphere of the classroom is comfortable and equitable. Sometimes this involves asking a disruptive student to leave for a brief period of time. If a student came in wearing a Confederate buckle and said “I don’t support African-American students,” I don’t think anyone would question the teacher’s actions. Hell, if the student came in and said “this class is stupid” and the teacher told him to leave, no one would blink an eye. Why on EARTH did this scenario prompt a suspension? Kudos to this 14 year old for speaking out on his teacher’s behalf.

    • Mahaha 2 years ago

      HOWELL, MICHIGAN. Howell ≠ Ann Arbor. HHS is for Howell High School in this story, not Huron High School.

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