HMB High’s Gay-Straight Alliance featured in County Times

Half Moon Bay High School’s Gay-Straight Alliance has had its share of problems getting established, reports Julia Scott in the County Times, but it is also changing some minds.  The Alliance was mentioned in a recent response by the student body when HMB boosters were accused of using anti-gay slurs against a rival team.

"This is still a small agricultural community, and a lot of people are religious," said Ratti.

Becoming a visible student group with regular meeting times has meant weathering a lot of abuse. Four out of five handmade club posters Ratti puts up every week are defaced with lewd pictures of genitalia or scrawled words, such as "F— the fags."
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There have been some notes of progress. One male student who used to be derisive of the gay lifestyle started coming to GSA meetings after getting to know Ratti as a person as well as a teacher. And Ratti thinks the student body would be receptive if the GSA were to sponsor a dance later this year.