Should Gay History Be Taught in Public Schools?

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Groups in California are already starting to organize against an initiative that would lead to a significant milestone in the battle for recognition and rights within the gay community. Groups in California have begun working together to create the Stop SB48 campaign – which represents Senate Bill 48. The law has been approved by the California Legislature and signed by Gov. Jerry Brown.

The law would require public schools to include prominent gay people and gay rights’ milestones in public school lessons. Groups who oppose the law argue that it would expose young children to sex and infringe on parental rights. So far, the Mormon and Catholic groups that led the effort to stop same sex marriage have not joined this fight.

Those who support the effort to get the initiative on the ballot have until October 12 to get 504,760 signatures from registered voters, which is required by state law. Experts don’t expect them to be successful. If a large donor steps up and gives money to the effort, this may change the chances of the repeal being successful. If not, then it is likely going to fail.

“On an issue like this one, sometimes an abundance of passion, on both sides, can make up for a lack of money,” Dan Schnur, director of the Jesse M. Unruh Institute of Politics at the University of Southern California told the Associated Press. “A well-organized and very emotionally committed grassroots base may be able to get this on the ballot even without significant funding.”

The new law is set to take effect on January 1, but state officials don’t expect it to be implemented until the 2015 – 16 school year. It is going to add gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people, in addition to those with disabilities, to the list of groups whose “roles and contributions” must be included in U.S. history lessons.

The law also forbids materials that “reflect adversely” on gays or certain religions. The main group leading the opposition effort is the Capitol Resource Institute, a group that has fought against gay rights in the past.

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http://pulse.yahoo.com/_LQ7OBETGTK23LFZN4J2K4FT3JQ Marvelous Marvin

The hell with gay rights Only ! The school system needs to teach this younger generation of rude and violent godless children how to respect all living things on this planet. the children of this generation to have gone literally crazy and have shown the lack of care Even in their own homes.

Mercury Rising

All of your fore mentioned morals should be taught at home by parents. However, the primary purpose of school is education which incudes history. Gay rights is a part of American History if you like it or not.

http://goodgiant-mikeharris.blogspot.com goodgiant

The truth of the matter from a historical point of view is: Slavery far out weighs the subject at hand. All of the criminal acts rendered on our ancestors reveals to much truth in terms of the very principals this country was founded on, therefore they prefer to overlook it as if it never occurred. It’s as if Black ppl were put on this earth to be “used and abused,” which is a lie! They’ve always conjured up distractions to steer ppl from fully understanding the true history about the US. So this subject is really another example of a distraction from the ‘truth!’

Cookie1

The results of “gay education” will be nothing but a “sex education” process. Kids do ask questions and one of the questions will be,,, “How do gays have sex with each other” ?

I say this because kids are being taught sex education in school and I am not so sure I want my child and grandchildren to know the sexual behavior and performance between gay men.

In other words, it not the gay person, it’s the act they will question and the act that’s frown upon.

I was once told by a gay male that he preferred men because women smell like fish and he could not stand having sex with them.

My response was,,,”So you rather insert your penis into a man’s sewage canal then into a woman’s vagina,,,I sure there’s no fishy smell in there”.

He never spoke to me again.

Mercury Rising

This article is about the gay rights struggle being taught in schools. Gay rights and sex education are totally different. I would assume they would like to add history about the Stonewall riots, Harvey Milk, Romer v. Evans, same-sex marriage, Don’t ask don’t tell, and the such.

Brook

I wonder if we can conclude that gay rights are the same as black civil rights. The comparison makes people uncomfortable.

Cookie1

Comparing gay rights as the same as black civil rights makes me very uncomfortable because sexual preference has nothing to do with race. Due to the color of their skin, black Americans have been fighting for over two hundred years to be treated equal and excepted in this American society. So if gays are in the same category as blacks, they should prepare themselves for a long fight.

For gays to even suggest that they are in comparison to blacks is totally wrong. Color and race verses sexual preference is a no brainer in my opinion and no comparison what-so-ever ! !

Plus, most people would not know that a person is gay if they didn’t choose to say so. Blacks are known the moment they are born.

Comparing themselves to the black race gives gays a longer struggle on their hands then they are prepared for. After all, blacks have been struggling since slavery to be treated equal and respected as human beings and continue to have a long ways to go.

The constitution and equal rights was not written for blacks and minorities. It was written to give whites a more advantage and opportunity for advancement, not for blacks. How do I know this, because after 200 years of struggle, they are still saying the first black to do this or the first Mexican to do that and let’s not forget, the first gay for this and that.

So gays should be careful who they compare themselves with. Because let’s face it, if a gay is white and decided to stay in the closet, he or she would be treated with more respect and receive the equal writes the constitution was written for. A black gay would not.

http://goodgiant-mikeharris.blogspot.com goodgiant

Good point Cookie1…
For them to try to put themselves in the same category of a race of ppl whom were victimized by the Trans Atlantic slave trade and all the criminal acts our ancestors were subjected to during the “enslavement process,” etc. only confirms without any doubt whatsoever that they are “thoroughly, clinically confused!” As you so clearly pointed out “ethnicity and sexual preference” are two separate realities and for anyone to say that the two are combined are literally “mentally disturbed!” For this system to start throwing such a “wicked, schizophrenic, satanic barbaric” way of life on children is yet another wake up call for Black ppl to focus their attention on total separation from this racist, Babylonian cultured society!

PEACE

Cookie1

I totally agree. It should not be forced upon children or anyone else for that matter. They want to be gay that’s their business, just leave blacks out of their struggle because blacks have enough to deal with. Why do they have to announce all over the world that they are gay ? Who cares.

The battle is between them and God,,,, AND,,,’”He” has made it clear in the Bible what he thinks about it !

http://goodgiant-mikeharris.blogspot.com goodgiant

I agree wholeheartedly with you Cookie1… There’s no religion on earth that condones such abnormal, freakish behavior!

Mercury Rising

History is history. Of course Gay history should be taught in schools as well as all history of the people’s struggles against the government. I think that is important for children to learn that one person can not only change the world but one person can also open millions of closed minds.
Ms Mocha1819

This form of education should be optional/decision based among parents. I am not fond of such said alternative lifestyles and realize that I must respect that it is apart of american history, however, I would be more than elated if the school systems COULD rectify their education of black history/civil rights FIRST. I am studiously diligent about educating/thoroughly informing my son about all things in life in general, especially since many educators depict such a farce of slavery by omitting several acts that transpired during those times. When educating others or divulging a story, people must realize that the omission of pertinent facts/supporting details is still an untruth. It is unfeasible for anyone to understand/implement a sense of direction when they have been fed lies regarding where they came from.
Ms Mocha1819

This form of education should be optional/decision based among parents. I am not fond of such said alternative lifestyles and realize that I must respect that it is apart of american history, however, I would be more than elated if the school systems COULD rectify their education of black history/civil rights FIRST. I am studiously diligent about educating/thoroughly informing my son about all things in life in general, especially since many educators depict such a farce of slavery by omitting several acts that transpired during those times. When educating others or divulging a story, people must realize that the omission of pertinent facts/supporting details is still an untruth. It is unfeasible for anyone to understand/implement a sense of direction when they have been fed lies regarding where they came from.
DaddyAr

This topic is very touchy, I am for gay rights because a person have a right to love whom they want. With that said teaching gay history in school should be optional, everyone does not agree with the lifestyle and others feel the lifestyle is being forced upon the masses. I understand teaching kids tolerance towards gays, but anything else in my opinion does not belong in school. Where I reside now one of the high schools is having a problem with the gay students bullying the straight ones to the point, some kids are seeing a psychologist behind it. The approach the gay students are exhibiting can be liken to what happens in jail, young men are approached in the bathroom and when they fight back through violence they are charge with a hate crime, you have to ask Is this right? And so far the school have no ideal how to stop this behavior because they are scared the gay student will sue. Anyone with suggestions post and let me know, because I have already removed my godson from the school because he have had several altercations with these gay student and there behavior.

Cookie1

Has anyone there spoken to a lawyer ? Because what you have described in your write up is nothing less than bullying and it’s time for someone to start some legal actions. Has anyone spoken to a policeman about protection or is everyone too afraid of the “gay bullies” to do anything ?

An attorney should be brought to the school while school is in section and set up a school board meeting to discuss the fact that the school officials are not able to protect the children from the gays.If things continue as they are, security may be necessary to protect the children from bullying and being attacked by the gays.

This is so disturbing and what bothers more, the school officials are doing nothing to stop it.