Very confusing for those students who assumed it must be a secret. He taught a lot of the PSHE modules on Relationships to different classes and would out himself to each class in turn.
At Woodrow Wilson School one of the staff was not just Out but Out To The Kids. If you are going to ask a question that does go too far it is best to start by saying “Sir, can I ask you a question?” (Ignore the reply, as all sensible teachers will say “No” as any question that needs permission to be asked should never be asked.)Īpart from making very stereotypical assumptions about gay men, this approach is also completely hopeless against the openly gay teacher. But be careful, sometimes students will get so carried away with the investigation that they will accidentally ask something that isn’t very polite, like “Do you have any mates?”.Īt a bad school the questions “Do you like girls?”,“Are you gay?” and “Do you take it up the arse?” may also make it into the list. “What clothes do you wear when you aren’t in school?” “Does the person you live with have a girlfriend?”
The main method used to find out is to repeatedly ask personal questions. If you are a boy in year ten then (for reasons quite beyond me) it will be very important to you to find out if your male teachers are homosexual.
