Ky. Protests Highlight Increasing Visibility Of Gay-Straight Clubs
Community opposition to a gay-straight student club is pushing an eastern Kentucky coal-mining county to the forefront of a broader cultural debate, as more of the groups form on school campuses nationwide.
Students staged a walkout and local ministers organized a rally attracting at least 1,000 people this month to protest a decision to allow the student-led Gay-Straight Alliance to meet at Boyd County High School in Cannonsburg.
"The atmosphere being created by the opponents puts to rest any doubt that this club needs to exist," argued Jeff Vessels, the executive director of the American Civil...
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