aggot” for being gay. Last year at the Univeristy of Connecticut, he gave some male students a ride home from a party and when they arrived at their destination, they harassed him, hit his car and prevented him from driving away until Griffith Gardner called the police.

Griffith Gardener felt scared to leave his room for the next few days and when he eventually tried to go to class, the sight of cars gave him a panic attack that left him crying and unresponsive on the floor. He was hospitalized and took a semester-long leave of absence from the school, he said.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a nationally representative study of adolescents in grades seven to 12 found that lesbian, gay, and bisexual youth were more than twice as likely to have attempted suicide as their heterosexual peers.

Griffith Gardner said more than three quarters of his LGBT friends in high school had attempted self-harm.

Griffith Gardner, Curry and Kettle highlighted the importance of being an ally, a straight person supporting an LGBT person or community, for struggling LGBT people, particularly under the new administration.

“There is a lot of work to be done,” said Griffith Gardner. “It is something that requires the allies to help us get through it."

Monday’s panel of Stonewall Speakers was part of the school’s annual Diversity Awareness Week, which brings speakers and presentations surrounding the theme of inclusion to GHS.

Winters said the school has held Diversity Awareness Week for more than a decade.

“We have a mission to respect and celebrate our differences and to support an inclusive and tolerant environment,” he said. “Diversity Week challenges our thinking and assumptions. It makes us ask questions of ourselves and our school community. I believe it is an essential part of the GHS experience.“

Garfield Charles, English teacher and assistant dean for Cantor House, organized Diversity Awareness Week this year.

“Especially this year, in terms of everything that is happening around us, I think there is this need to really respect individuals around us and know that we each have a voice,” said Charles. “I think kids are recognizing the importance of that as a community.”

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aggot ” for being gay. Last year at the Univeristy of Connecticut, he gave some male student a drive home from a party and when they arrived at their destination, they harass him, shoot his car and prevented him from drive away until Griffith Gardner called the police. 

 Griffith Gardener feel scared to leave his room for the future few days and when he eventually try to go to class, the sight of cars gave him a panic fire that left him crying and unresponsive on the floor. He was hospitalized and take a semester - long leave of absence from the school, he said. 

 According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a nationally representative survey of adolescents in grades seven to 12 found that lesbian, gay, and bisexual youth were more than twice equally likely to have attempted suicide as their heterosexual peers. 

 Griffith Gardner said more than three quarters of his LGBT friends in eminent school had attempted self - harm. 

 Griffith Gardner, Curry and Kettle highlighted the importance of being an ally, a straight person supporting an LGBT person or community, for struggling LGBT people, particularly under the new presidency. 

 “ There is a lot of oeuvre to be do, ” said Griffith Gardner. “ It is something that requires the allies to avail us get through it. " 

 Monday ’s panel of Stonewall Speakers was part of the school ’s annual Diversity Awareness Week, which brings speaker and presentations surrounding the theme of inclusion to GHS. 

 Winters said the school has hold Diversity Awareness Week for more than a decade. 

 “ We have a mission to respect and celebrate our deviation and to corroborate an inclusive and tolerant environment, ” he said. “ Diversity Week challenges our thinking and assumptions. It makes us necessitate questions of ourselves and our school community. I believe it is an essential part of the GHS experience. “ 

 Garfield Charles, English teacher and assistant dean for Cantor House, organized Diversity Awareness Week this year. 

 “ Especially this class, in terms of everything that is happening around us, I think there is this need to truly respect individuals around us and acknowledge that we each have a articulation, ” said Charles. “ I intend kids are recognizing the importance of that as a community. ” 

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“We HaVe A misSioN tO respEct aND ceLebrate Our differEncES and To SuPport an Inclusive and tOlErant envirOnMenT,” he saiD. “dIversity week challenges our thinkiNG and assUmpTions. it maKes us ask qUesTions oF ouRSelves And our SchooL cOmmUNIty. I bELIeVe iT iS an essentiAL ParT of thE GhS exPeriencE.“

Garfield Charles, EnGLisH teacher and asSisTant DEAn For cAnTOr HOuSE, orGANized Diversity AWareness WeEk THiS year.

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aggot” for being gay. Last  year at t he Un ive ris ty  ofConn ecticut, he ga v e so me male students a rid e hom ef roma  p artyand whe n  t h e y a rr iv edat th eir d est ination , they har ass ed  him, hit hi s  c ar and pre ven ted him from  dr ivingaw ayu ntilGri ffith  Gardn e r call ed the po li c e.

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Gr iffith G ardne r  said more tha n  three quarte r so f  h i s LG BTfriends inhigh scho ol h a datt e mpted  self -h a rm . 

Griffith Gardner,  C urry a nd Ke ttle highligh ted the im p o r tance of  bei n ga n ally, a stra ightperson sup p orting a n LGB T person  or commu n i ty, forstr ugg lin g L G B Tpeople, parti c u larl yunder t henew adm ini str ati on. 
“There is  a lot o fwo rk  t o b e don e ,” saidGr iff it h G ardne r . “Itis so meth in gt hat  requir e st h e al li es  tohel pus ge t th r oug h it."
Monday’s  pa n el o fSt onewall  Speakers was  p art of the  s cho ol’s a n n ual Dive rsity Awareness Week, w h ich bri ngs  spea kers  and pres ent ations  su r roundi ng the  them eofi n clusi o n  t o G HS .

Winters s aid  thesc hool  has he ld Diversity Aware n ess  Week for mor e t hana de cad e .“We  h a vea mission to resp ect and ce le b ra te our dif f ere nc es andto supp ort a n  inclus ive and t olerant e nv iron m e nt, ” he said.  “Divers ity Weekc halle n ge s our  th inking  a ndassum ptions .  It  make s us a sk  quest ionsof  ourselv es and our school commu nity.I bel iev e it is a n e s sen tial part  ofthe GHS ex per ien ce.“
Ga r field  Cha r le s,E nglis h te a cher anda ss ist a n tdean for Ca n t o r H ouse,  or g anized  Div ersity AwarenessW eek this year. 

“E s p eci all y  thi syear, in terms  of  e v e rythingth at is happe ning aro un d  us,I thin k ther e is th i s  n e ed toreal lyrespect i ndi vi d uals ar ou nd us and  kno wthat w e each have a  voice,” said Ch arles . “I th i nkkidsar e recog n izin g the impo rtance of t hat as  a c ommun ity.”
em unson@ gre en wichtime.c o m; Twitte r: @e miliemu ns on T hemayorof L o n don,Sadi qKha n, has tr i g ge r ed  t h e c apit al’sem erge ncy air q u ality al ert as poll 
aggot” for_being gay._Last year at the_Univeristy of_Connecticut,_he gave_some_male students a_ride home from_a party and when_they arrived at_their_destination, they harassed him, hit his car and prevented him from driving away until_Griffith_Gardner called_the_police.

Griffith_Gardener felt scared to leave_his room for the next_few days_and when he eventually tried to go to_class,_the sight of_cars gave him a panic attack that left him_crying and unresponsive on the floor._He was hospitalized_and_took_a semester-long leave of_absence from the school, he said.

According_to the Centers for Disease Control_and Prevention, a nationally representative study of_adolescents in grades seven to 12_found that lesbian, gay, and_bisexual youth_were more than twice as_likely to have_attempted suicide_as their heterosexual_peers.

Griffith Gardner said more than three_quarters of his_LGBT friends in high school had_attempted_self-harm.

Griffith Gardner, Curry_and_Kettle_highlighted the_importance of being_an_ally, a_straight_person supporting an LGBT person or_community,_for struggling LGBT people, particularly under the_new administration.

“There is a_lot_of work to be_done,” said Griffith Gardner. “It_is something that requires the allies_to help_us get_through it."

Monday’s panel of Stonewall Speakers was part of the school’s_annual Diversity Awareness Week, which brings_speakers and presentations surrounding_the theme_of_inclusion to GHS.

Winters_said_the school_has held Diversity Awareness Week for more_than a_decade.

“We have a mission to respect_and celebrate our differences_and_to support an inclusive and tolerant_environment,” he said. “Diversity Week challenges_our thinking and assumptions. It_makes_us_ask questions of ourselves and_our school community. I believe it_is an essential_part of the GHS experience.“

Garfield Charles, English_teacher_and assistant dean for Cantor House,_organized_Diversity Awareness Week this year.

“Especially this_year,_in_terms of everything that is_happening around us, I think there_is this need to really respect individuals around us_and know that_we each have a voice,”_said_Charles._“I think kids are recognizing the importance of that as_a community.”

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