So I'm blogging from my new classroom at my new school. There's a little bit of cleaning up to do, but right away I'm faced with a dilemma.

On the outside of my room, there is a small plaque that just says my room number on one line, then "CLASSROOM" on the second line. (This is how everyone's doors look. No names on the plaques.) On this plaque are two stickers. One is an American Cancer Society sticker that has a drawing of a camel and says, "Real camels don't smoke". The other is an upside-down pink triangle, with the words "GLBT SAFE SPACE" around it.

I don't feel as though I can label my classroom as such. Not that any such students are "unsafe" in my classroom, just that... I don't feel qualified to counsel or advise students looking for answers to such questions, Christian or otherwise.

So do I remove the sticker? It's not all that much of a dilemma--I most likely will remove both stickers--but I'm still a little uncomfortable with the scenario I'm imagining... students and/or faculty saying to themselves (or each other), "Hey, didn't Mr. So-And-So have a "Safe Space" sticker on his door?" and therefore concluding that I must have removed it because I hate gays.

Honestly, over 50% of the classrooms on this floor have the same sticker, so... it's not like they're hurting for safe spaces.

Oh, and I tried to remove it just now--while no one's around--and it is not coming off easily. There will be residue left behind.

Ideas? Thoughts?