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Title: States continue to mandate anti-LGBT curriculum in the classroom
Post by: Shana A on May 28, 2010, 08:35:47 AM
States continue to mandate anti-LGBT curriculum in the classroom
by Michelle  Parsons
EDGE Contributor
Friday May 28, 2010

http://www.edgeboston.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=106221 (http://www.edgeboston.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=106221)

Although California recently celebrated the inaugural Harvey Milk Day in honor of the murdered gay rights activist, very few states have successfully included an LGBT-sensitive curriculum into their schools.

In fact, only a handful reference homosexuality or another non-heterosexual sexual identity in a positive light in high school health classes, according to the Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States. These states are California, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and the District of Columbia.
Title: Re: States continue to mandate anti-LGBT curriculum in the classroom
Post by: juliekins on May 28, 2010, 10:59:30 AM
What the Texas School Board can't control, however, is the kids from watching shows like Glee on TV. In this world, being gay and in high school doesn't stop the world from turning like the phobic parents think it will... ;)
Title: Re: States continue to mandate anti-LGBT curriculum in the classroom
Post by: Sandy on May 28, 2010, 05:27:53 PM
Hmmm....

I just realized something.

I am the type of woman that my mother warned me about!

Well like Mae West said "Good girls go to heaven.  Bad girls go EVERYWHERE!"

-Sandy
Title: Re: States continue to mandate anti-LGBT curriculum in the classroom
Post by: kyril on May 28, 2010, 07:08:32 PM
QuoteThe most conservative state in this regard, Alabama, is required to reference state laws that ban sodomy, must refer to same sex activity as a public health risk and must state homosexuality is not acceptable to the general public, according to SIECUS.
If this is going to be the state law, then every Alabama classroom needs to have at least one kid in it who can cite Lawrence v. Texas. How could that be accomplished?