I was looking at GLSEN's website and came across something bittersweet

http://www.glsen.org/cgi-bin/iowa/all/library/record/25...

Some Risk

·\tAttend LGBT film series or lectures. ·\tAttend a meeting of an LGBT organization. ·\tAttend an "allies" meeting (for example, P-FLAG). ·\tHave conversations with openly LGBT people.

Greater Risk

·\tEngage heterosexual people, including your family and friends, in discussing issues concerning LGBT people.

2. Create a safe and equitable classroom.

Low Risk

·\tChange your assumption that everyone is heterosexual unless they tell you otherwise. ·\tUse inclusive language that implicitly allows for LGBT possibilities (for example, "parent" rather than "mother" or "father"; "spouse" rather than "wife" or "husband"; "date" rather than "boyfriend" or "girlfriend").

Some Risk

·\tChallenge anti-LGBT language and name-calling. ·\tPut up LGBT friendly posters, pictures or signs. ·\tIf you are heterosexual, don't be quick to inform others of your heterosexuality. Ask what they might think if you told them you were LGBT.

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I find it hard to believe that in this day and age it is risky to challenge name calling. I hope GLSEN just is being overly cautious but this strikes me as bittersweet. Sweet that the organization exists but not in my state but bitter that they think such a decent and yes simple thing carries risk.