All around the world the LGBTQ+ community has been discriminated against. No matter where you go you will always find a homophobic person or persons. What most people don’t realize is the suffix “phobia” or “phobic” comes from the greek word “phobos” which is an irrational fear of something. So if you consider yourself homophobic, you’re saying you are scared of a whole community of people.

LGBTQ+ laws vary from state to state. Before June 26 of 2015 when the US Supreme Court legalized gay marrage in all 50 states sexual activities and showing pride was legal but marriage was not in the state of Kansas. It is still to be determined if the LGBTQ+ community will be covered by statewide anti-discrimination laws. With that said let’s go see what the people of McPherson High School has to say about this topic.