Highschoolers horrified at gay male kiss in school play, while officials praise exposure
Image via Wikipedia HARTFORD, - Several students at a Hartford high school expressed horror and left the auditorium when two male members of a city-funded school play shared a passionate kiss onstage on Friday. School officials said they opted against informing parents about the event ahead of time, saying that the students needed exposure to homosexuality , and hailed the “chaotic” reaction as a victory for raising the gay issue. The kiss occurred during Hartford Public High School ’s production of “ Zanna, Don’t !,” a play depicting a world in which homosexuality is normative and heterosexuals take up the role of “outcasts.” The Hartford Courant reported that “screams and loud voices” and sounds of disgust came from the audience during the display of aff Image via Wikipedia ection, while “dozens” of mostly male students left the auditorium. While some trickled back in, officials had to prevent many from leaving the school building. School officials had told stude...