The Adventures Of Queer High School Student: Tea Parties

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 Greetings earthlings!
I can quite honestly say that this article today is coming from the same place all those failed high school essays did- I'm writing this at 6.30am on a Friday morning, dreading school (my first class is film. I fell asleep on my documentary script instead of writing it last night. It's due today.) and trying to work out how to fit everything in.

So what does a Queer High School Student do?
She writes. Something completely different, but she writes.

Picture this; Queer High School Student, backflipping off school structures and stopping injustice when she sees it.
Dressing in skin-tight lycra and her old Converse that she wears with everything.
(But no capes!)

Yes, I am pretending to be a superhero instead of doing productive stuff. I don't even think this qualifies as an article, but we'll see.

Marvel's next big step

I feel like lately, the issue of gay marriage has been subject to discussion a lot more than in the past. Several big (and for conservative people very controversial) revelations have taken place lately, most notably Obama announcing his support for gay marriage on national TV (thanks Obama). But there have also been people who used other media to show their support. Seventy three year old comic book publisher Marvel Comics for example, has announced that Northstar, one of the superhero’s that appear in their X-Men comics, is going to be marrying his boyfriend in an upcoming issue. “This is not as important as Obama announcing his support for gay marriage!” might be what you are thinking right now. I do not agree. I think making an advance like this in a mainstream comic book that is popular with the youth could have a big impact within the youth and may not be overlooked.