“I was home schooled full time in eighth grade, and part time in ninth and tenth. Up until that time, I had been enrolled in our local public schools, where my dad was a teacher. I’d been having problems with bullying at my middle school (both by my peers and by teachers, WTF?!), and when my mother asked me if I wanted to try home schooling, I jumped at the chance. It sounded almost too good to be true.”
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“Almost a decade before Michael Farris tried to bully and threaten Queer PHC with a frivolous lawsuit because he didn’t like what they were doing, Farris also threatened a Christian homeschool kid with civil and criminal action — even going so far as to invoke the FBI.”
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“The promise my parents were given that homeschooling would create close and blissful sibling relationships—and also would mean that none of us would face bullying—turned out to be false and grossly misleading. And yet, homeschool speakers and organizations are still out there making this same promise to unsuspecting homeschool parents today.”
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“Why is Butler proposing that Pastor J.D. Hall do a ‘beatdown’ of a group of kids who are really struggling with life right now (some even having attempted suicide) and trying to come to grips with some real abuses? You tell me, but it sure doesn’t sound appropriate for a Bible teacher and popular Christian blogger to treat hurting people in such a manner.”
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“I want to cry when I hear from adults who were homeschooled that they never learned proper math or that their parents refused to teach them about human sexuality. I want to punch something when I see some of the crap that passes for science. The fact that a web site like Homeschoolers Anonymous even exists–out of necessity–cuts me deeply.”
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The best advice I can give parents struggling to come to terms with their child’s differentness is to listen without condemning.
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“I am so glad that I have met so many vibrant LGBT homeschooled young people who got out. We are okay just the way we are. Growing up homeschooled we had every reason to hide our identity but now that we are adults, we can be ourselves finally. I am the happiest I’ve ever been. I love being me. I no longer feel like an actor in my own life.”
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“This week, Homeschoolers Anonymous honors the voices of our LGBT friends and peers. We are giving a platform to the stories of those homeschoolers who weathered the storm. This week is for everyone that has felt different. The L’s, B’s, G’s, T’s, A’s, Q’s — ah hell, this week is for the whole alphabet of humanity!”
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“Their ideologies are reinforced in state and local support groups, where parents that don’t follow the line get ostracized, just like HSLDA has long ostracized the secular homeschooling movement. It’s really, honestly, a type of bullying. My parents experienced this from the beginning.”
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The neglected homeschool kids and the neglected public school kids are both neglected kids. They are ultimately the same group.
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