I'm surprised that no one else at Uni has yet commented on the heterocentric assumptions in Elaine's article. Approximately 1 in 10 people are LGBT, and questions about which gender asks for the date are beside the point for them. Uni stands out among high schools in not freaking out about same-sex couples attending school events, so how about not ignoring the permutations of dating that apply to LGBT couples? One of the problems that LGBT students can experience in school is that the traditional social/dating landscape of high school tends to pretend that they don't exist. Let's not perpetuate that.
Hello? GSA?
I'm surprised that no one else at Uni has yet commented on the heterocentric assumptions in Elaine's article. Approximately 1 in 10 people are LGBT, and questions about which gender asks for the date are beside the point for them. Uni stands out among high schools in not freaking out about same-sex couples attending school events, so how about not ignoring the permutations of dating that apply to LGBT couples? One of the problems that LGBT students can experience in school is that the traditional social/dating landscape of high school tends to pretend that they don't exist. Let's not perpetuate that.