One has to wonder what the Catholic schools are afraid of. Could it be that the participation in the survey might reveal the vile anti-gay mentality propagated by the Catholic Church? Or is it merely that the Catholic schools are trying to pretend that gays and anti-gay bullying do not exist? As a former Catholic, I unfortunately know all too well personally how badly the Catholic Church's anti-gay indoctrination screws one up emotionally and menatally if one happens to be gay. Here are some highlights from CBC News (http://www.cbc.ca/canada/toronto/story/2008/01/25/egale-survey.html):The survey is sponsored by Egale Canada, a national organization that promotes the rights of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered people. When the survey was launched in December, Egale approached school boards across the country to help distribute the survey to students from Grade 8 to Grade 12. Egale executive director Helen Kennedy said trustees from three Catholic boards in Toronto, Guelph, Ont., and Alberta, have all said no.
"The study is not about sexual behaviour, it is about social behaviour," said Kennedy. "It's about bullying, harassment and taunting in our schools." Egale has had some success with its campaign. Public boards in Thunder Bay and Vancouver are participating and Egale said other public boards are negotiating how they can take part. Social agencies are also helping to distribute the survey to students.
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