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Uh, my father is Kirk Taylor; he's a teacher at Heartland...
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...and he tells me about things that go on in this area, and it seems...
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...like a nice community.
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I, myself, am gay, and I'm a young person, and that can cause lots of trouble.
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And when you hear of things like Dr. King's speech: that one day he wanted...
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...his grandchildren, his posterity, to not be judged upon the color of their skin...
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...but by the content of their character, I hope that one day, we too can be...
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...judged on the content of our character, and not who we love.
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How old is the Headquarters for the Klu Klux Klan?
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Does that really sound great on your racism record?
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The fact that they chose this city to come into...
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And you probably want to get rid of them, and so how would you like more headlines...
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...of 'Howell Denies Gays' or 'Howell Doesn't Protect Them?'
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This teacher, whom I fully support, finally stood up and said something.
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I have been in rooms, in classrooms, where children have said the worst kinds of things.
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The kinds of things that helped drive me to a suicide attempt when I was only...
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...nine years old.
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These are things that hurt a lot.
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There's a silent holocaust out there, in which an estimated six million gay people...
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...every year kill themselves.
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Is this really the environment we want for our school?
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Do we really want this on our record?
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Now, I'm saying that the best thing you can do right now...
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...is just, give him his pay for that day, and just reverse the disciplinary actions.
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He did an amazing thing. He did something that's inspired a lot of people.
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And whenever, EVER, I have a teacher stand up for me like that...
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...they change, in my eyes.
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I support Jay McDowell, and I hope you do, too.
