Creating inclusive schools for LGBTQ students
Khalid Sherrod was speaking about some of the complications of carrying his handbag through the halls of Brighton High School, and Tyree Haywood could not believe what he was hearing.
“What!?” Haywood said to nobody in particular.
Then the Another Course to College school student reached down, withdrew his own pink alligator purse, and plopped it on the table. The 18-year-old, who is gay, said he rarely has a problem expressing himself at school. Other students said they look up to him.
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