Editor,
Last Wednesday, when every other Don Ross student was wearing purple for gay pride, I was one of those "no fun freddies" who wasn't ["Students rally to fight bullying," The Chief, Oct. 22].
However, I was also one of the only students who didn't toss around any gay slang that day, or any other day for that matter.
I find it very irritating that, in a setting where the right answer is implied, such as when asked by a teacher, or a reporter, my peers will always talk about how anti-homophobic they are, but as soon as the judges turn around, their reputations are stabilized, and the purple shirts come off they're all "homo" this and "that's so gay" and what have you.
I would just like to know why this homophobic-free world dream can't be more than purple-shirt deep.
When are my peers going to get it in their heads that being anti-homophobic is not just a public image?
Paige Mader
Squamish
