Susan Sarandon Blasts Anti-Gay Comments Made by Her Nephew’s Former Teacher  “A

Susan Sarandon Blasts Anti-Gay Comments Made by Her Nephew’s Former Teacher  “After Sarandon’s nephew Scott Lyons wrote an impassioned plea asking his former high school teacher to stop posting anti-gay comments on her public Facebook page, the Academy Award-winner was among the first to voice her support of Lyons’s message of acceptance.“So proud of my nephew Scott and the dialogue he started,” Sarandon, 68, posted on her Facebook page on March 11. “He was responding to a teacher he had at his high school who still believes that homosexuality is a learned behavior. High school is a tough time anyway … students don’t need teachers making it even more difficult.”Lyons says that it is Jannuzzi’s position as an educator that made him particularly sensitive to her comments. “I believe that everyone is entitled to their own views but when you are in a position where you have an influence on children, you have to be careful with your words. They can be very damaging,” he says. “I just hope that the kids who had access to that Facebook page – not just the gay kids but any kid who struggles with their identity or is being bullied – can walk through those halls with their head held higher knowing that her language and message is not acceptable in that kind of place,” he says. And Lyons – who married his husband Jason in October and will celebrate their adopted son’s first birthday in June – couldn’t be more grateful for the support of his aunt.“From as early as I can remember, she has been one of my biggest supporters,” he says. “I think she knew from very early on that I was different and she kept me safe and feeling that I was great just the way I was. She is just the coolest person and it means a lot.”  Read the full piece herePhoto 1: VINCE BUCCI/APPhoto 2: Scott Lyons (left) and his husband Jason, courtesy of Scott Lyons    -- source link

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