Irmo resignation highlights rift in queer community

by Matt | May 23rd, 2008 |

The controversy of Irmo High School (Irmo, S.C.) principal Eddie Walker and his resignation (effective June 2009) over the formation of a gay-straight alliance has highlighted divergent opinions and points of views within the queer community.

The Rev. David Gillespie, a queer pastor who writes as “The Queer Heretic,” has come out disagreeing with activists who are calling for Walker’s immediate termination.

Read more at Q-Notes‘ InsideSource.

Posted in Anti-LGBT, Education, High School, LGBT, LGBT Youth, Media, North Carolina, South Carolina, United States |

MattAbout the Author: Matt
Matt, 22, is an LGBT journalist, activist and youth advocate currently living and working in Charlotte, N.C., where he serves as the Editor of Q-Notes, the Carolinas' LGBT news source. A native of Winston-Salem, N.C., Matt attended the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and is still continuing to pursue his bachelors degree. He is the Owner & Editor of InterstateQ.com and has been active in LGBT advocacy work since the age of 14.

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  1. One Response to “Irmo resignation highlights rift in queer community”

  2. Thanks Matt! I read your Q-Notes InsideSource comments and you were very correct. Sometimes, our community can be so bitchy for some of the wrong reasons. Thanks again for your reporting and writings.

    By juanito on May 27, 2008

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