'I felt like crying': Anti-gay commencement speech at Ohio high school sparks outrage

There was public outrage after a Friday graduation ceremony in Ohio where an alumni speaker condemned gay relationships.

The graduates of River Valley High School were encouraged to follow theblical principles of only romantic relationships between men and women.

After encouraging the graduates of the public school in Ohio'sMarion County to spend time learning God's word, McGuire made a comment about relationships.

I think you should choose a spouse. He said to make sure to choose the biblical principles of a male with a female and a male.

Although the video of the graduation ceremony is private, the district made public a full transcript of the speech as well as an official statement from the administration.

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The district says that McGuire was speaking on his own and not for the district. The speech was not pre- approved by the administration.

The statement said that he was not an official representative of the school. The process for future ceremonies will be reviewed by the board and administrative team.

In 1955, she began college. She graduated at 84 years old.

How community responded to speech

The community ofMarion has responded to the speech with public outrage.

A River Valley graduate who was at the ceremony to support her sister who was getting her degree.

I thought I was hearing it wrong when he said that marriage should only be between a man and a woman.

I had to look around and see if other people were reacting the same way as I was. When I heard people clapping, I cried. I was angry and so was my family.

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Osipow has been speaking out about the disrespect she saw in McGuire's speech and made a Facebook post Saturday addressing the River Valley graduates and asking the district to respond to the incident.

The district's next board meeting will be attended by other angry members of the community.

Multiple attempts were made to contact him, but he didn't reply.

The anti-gay speech at the high school caused outrage.