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I don't think that this is such a great idea because it will shelter the kids and give them a false image of the world. Especially in a place like NYC which is in no way like the rest of the world. By going to a high school for their sexual orientations (trying to be PC here) it's not going to prepare these kids for what's going to happen to them when they get to college and have to come face-to-face with kids who don't support gay rights or who don't understand where they're coming from. Also, I think that by creating a high school based on sexual orientation of all things, the NYC Board of Ed is setting these kids up for trouble later on in life. Not all college admissions people are going to favor this and it might hurt the kids when they try to apply to schools. And I'm sorry, but let's face it, if I were a college admissions counselor, I would much rather read an essay about a gay kid who went to a regular high school and had to deal with the pressures involved and was able to come out of it on top and a stronger person for it than I would like to read an essay of a kid who couldn't deal or chose not to and took the easy way out by going to an all-gay high school. It shows that the kids who stuck around had more adversity and character.
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