I am 77 and a lesbian. There was almost no mention of homosexuality at my Chicago public high school, except I do remember reading in an honors English class the short story "In Greenwich, There are Many Gravelled Walks", and how no one in the class picked up on the fact that the male protagonist was gay, which made our female English te…
I am 77 and a lesbian. There was almost no mention of homosexuality at my Chicago public high school, except I do remember reading in an honors English class the short story "In Greenwich, There are Many Gravelled Walks", and how no one in the class picked up on the fact that the male protagonist was gay, which made our female English teacher express gentle (kind!) amusement at how sheltered we all were. Everyone did realize that two of the women PE teachers were gay, and that was just accepted. Nowadays virtually all high school kids have some idea that homosexuality exists, and are aware that some of their classmates are or likely are homosexual.
I am 77 and a lesbian. There was almost no mention of homosexuality at my Chicago public high school, except I do remember reading in an honors English class the short story "In Greenwich, There are Many Gravelled Walks", and how no one in the class picked up on the fact that the male protagonist was gay, which made our female English teacher express gentle (kind!) amusement at how sheltered we all were. Everyone did realize that two of the women PE teachers were gay, and that was just accepted. Nowadays virtually all high school kids have some idea that homosexuality exists, and are aware that some of their classmates are or likely are homosexual.