By Gregory Freeman The Diagnostic
At Benjamin Carson High School, along with a portion of the student body, health careers and forensic science teacher Curtis Valasek founded the school’s very own Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA), or Spectrum.
“This GSA allows student to speak about LGBT issues that cannot be easily spoken about at home or at church,” Valasek said. “It is a safe zone for students of the LGBT community.”
At one meeting, the discussion centered on how each member of the club can provide support for one another. Most of the students were brought together by Spectrum’s president, BCHS junior Daylon Shelton-Clark.
“We would like people who either support or are themselves in the LGBT community to be a part of the membership,” said Shelton-Clark. LGBT Spectrum designate leaders in the club to tackle specific issues in the LGBT community.
BCHS junior Nadia Dearing said she believes GSA can unite everyone so that bullying and hatred toward the LGBT community can stop.
Spectrum meets every Friday from 3:30 p.m. until 5 p.m.
