Sentence examples for straight student from inspiring English sources

The first such alliance was proposed by a straight student who wanted to curb bullying and harassment of fellow students who were gay.

The suburban high school that my niece attends is one of thousands across the country where gay and straight student alliances are growing.

As a young gay student, I feel that I should be entitled to every right that a young straight student is.

Student organizers say their goal is to promote tolerance among and for gay and straight students at the school.

Many outsiders condemned the class as "an overt attempt to recruit straight students to the gay lifestyle," Mr. Halperin writes.

He said several Catholic high schools and colleges had support programs for gay students and worked to help them form alliances with straight students.

James Fallarino, co-executive chairman of the Queer Student Union, who showed up at the weddings with gay and straight students, said: "We've always known that Jason West supported us.

But he railed against "love nests" when students asked to have overnight guests in dorm rooms, and he closed a student club that tried to bring gay and straight students together.

Many of Georgetown's straight students say they are proud of the university's work on behalf of gay students, largely because they see it as a civil rights issue.

Also, he says, "straight students who have gay family members want to find a campus that is welcoming," so, for example, two moms can show up for parents weekend without a ripple.

Students who are bisexual or transgender may feel a greater need than gay or straight students for mentoring since this group is the smallest represented and the least tolerated, according to Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) executive director Eliza Byard.