Middle School Apologizes for Gay Youth Organization's Inappropriate Talk
A middle school in Maine has issued an apology to parents after representatives of a support organization for young homosexuals spoke about sexual topics that were deemed inappropriate during the school's fifth annual "Diversity Day" event.
Gorham Middle School's Civil Rights team invited the Proud Rainbow Youth of Southern Maine (PRYSM) to speak to students about gender diversity and the difficulties lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) youth face as a result of discrimination, NBC affiliate WLBZ reports. During a question and answer session at the end of the presentation, however, the discussion turned to sex.
Some of the teachers reported the incident to the school's principal, Robert Riley, saying they felt uncomfortable with what was said during the presentation but didn't respond immediately because the comments were made so quickly....
