FWIW, I think this was an open minded exposition of where you stand. It seems to fall into the “live and let live” even if I don’t approve of it camp. There are elements of both the homosexual community and the heterosexual community that I don’t particularly like to see displayed, but that isn’t really what this educational initialive is all about (from what I can tell). If you can abide with including them as a part of history, then we are on the same page.
But there does have to be some message that you can’t harass a kid because he identifies with a sexual preference, a race, a religion, etc. different from the majority. I don’t want to see muslim kids harassed by a predominantly christian (and, by those acts, predominantly hypocritical) majority. Same application to “gay kids.”
I would add that at a minimum until jr high school, most kids shouldn’t be and many can’t legitimately identify one way or the other… So the sexuality issue shouldn’t be part of the curriculum, aside from sex ed. Yes, this should be taught in school (as well as at home) because many parents can’t seem to find the time or the courage to talk to their kids about it. And knowledge keeps kids from doing something stupid…we hope.
