Senate bill mandates gay history in schools

[XemaSab]

Gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgender people would be added to the lengthy list of social and ethnic groups that public schools must include in social studies lessons under a landmark bill passed Thursday by the California Senate.

If the bill is adopted by the state Assembly and signed by Gov. Jerry Brown, California would become the first state to require the teaching of gay history.

Supporters say the move is needed to counter anti-gay stereotypes and beliefs that make children in those groups vulnerable to bullying and suicide.

Opponents counter that such instruction would further burden an already crowded curriculum and expose students to a subject that some parents find objectionable.

http://www.redding.com/news/2011/apr/14/senate-bill-mandates-gay-history-schools/

[sakabatou]

1. I can here the heads of right-wingers exploding

[Sirveri]

2. I heard one of those morons on the radio when I drove home today.

But the gays said they'd never try and teach gay in the school! (paraphrasing)

Except that it's not teaching people to be gay, just that they exist, and happen to have a civil rights history and were oppressed and stuff. You know, stuff that historically happened.

The thing I find odd is that they had to tell the school to teach history. Stonewall did in fact, happen, same with Harvey Milk, so why were these things not mentioned in school history classes...