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In 1995, the NC Legislature passed a law requiring that sex education classes promote abstinence. Teachers may discuss sexual intercourse only in the context of marriage - a clause in the law also states that if students pose any questions about homosexual relations, teachers are required to say that those acts are a felony. Something In Common captures East Chapel Hill High School students in an open and honest round table discussion about homosexuality - away from the eyes of parents and teachers.
From the Program
African American female student
"I knew someone that was gay but he was afraid to come out because people had already stereotyped him as gay. And so he dropped out of school because he felt being gay was bad-which I think is really unfair."
African American male student
"People who practice homosexuality, I think, personally, I think that's gross. I go to church every Sunday and I've been brought up that-my parents feel the same way and everybody in my family feels the same way."
Nora
"I think of it just like a race or something. If you were black, would you?-I mean saying something about like gay people should not show affection in public. If you were black, would you wear a bag over your head so people wouldn't know you were black?"
White female student
"I don't understand how Christianity can preach to hate gays and to, like, damn them to hell when you are supposed to love your fellow man. I think it's so hypocritical, like, to be homophobic."
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