Safe Spaces- Extended Comments

While this reading was very engaging, I had trouble condensing it into one post because of the length, so I decided to extend on Derek's post. (Thank you Derek)
I want to extend on Derek's comment about how LGBT issues differ from school and home, because August also mentions how the topic differs between states.

"Utah, South Carolina, Mississippi, Arizona, and Oklahoma are among those states that strictly prohibit affirmation of same-sex relationships. Alabama goes even further: It mandates that students be apprised of the sodomy laws and told that homosexuality is a deviant lifestyle that poses a public health risk"(88).

If students don't feel safe in schools that simply ignore LGBT issues, imagine going to a school that demonizes it. 

I agree that different sexual orientations should be treated similar to different races, everyone is equal no matter what. In any discrimination against someone who is LGBT, replace that quality with their race, and people will notice and have a problem with it. Why are we allowing these individuals to remain invisible to outside protection. Connecting to the All Lives Matter article; if we can stand behind black lives matter and understand why it's such an important movement, why don't we realize the same issues with LGBT. Yes, black individuals are being shot by cops, and there are also gay men women being gunned down in night clubs.

"it’s no wonder why people don’t feel comfortable identifying their sexual orientation especially at younger ages where the concern of judgement from peers is highest"(Derek). 
We need to work hard to help LGBT individuals feel comfortable as themselves. It's not fair when you ask a lion to disguise itself as a sheep.