OT: Gay History in California Public Schools

[gandalf]

[quote=paramount]Homosexuality is a behavior, not an eye or hair color.[/quote]

Are you sure, paramount? When did you decide to be straight? Nothing genetic about it? Seems to me, homosexuality is a part of the human condition. I think the figure is statistically about 10%, about 1 out of 10 kids sitting in that history class.

Setting personal journeys aside, is it really that offensive to add a couple of paragraphs about the gay rights movement to an American History textbook? The struggle for gay rights is part of our country’s history. Personally, I don’t have any problem with it.

[NotCranky]

[quote=paramount]Teaching tolerance is good.

Teaching either directly or indirectly that homosexuality is ‘normal’ – I want to opt out. And ultimately I think that is exactly what this bill is all about.[/quote]

I do perceive that there are some similarities in in this agenda, with the push to have intelligent design to be taught. It is more about a political will for social engineering than real substantive content for students.

[NotCranky]

[quote=paramount]Teaching tolerance is good.

Teaching either directly or indirectly that homosexuality is ‘normal’ – I want to opt out. And ultimately I think that is exactly what this bill is all about.[/quote]

I do perceive that there are some similarities in in this agenda, with the push to have intelligent design to be taught. It is more about a political will for social engineering than real substantive content for students.

[NotCranky]

[quote=paramount]Teaching tolerance is good.

Teaching either directly or indirectly that homosexuality is ‘normal’ – I want to opt out. And ultimately I think that is exactly what this bill is all about.[/quote]

I do perceive that there are some similarities in in this agenda, with the push to have intelligent design to be taught. It is more about a political will for social engineering than real substantive content for students.

[NotCranky]

[quote=paramount]Teaching tolerance is good.

Teaching either directly or indirectly that homosexuality is ‘normal’ – I want to opt out. And ultimately I think that is exactly what this bill is all about.[/quote]

I do perceive that there are some similarities in in this agenda, with the push to have intelligent design to be taught. It is more about a political will for social engineering than real substantive content for students.

[NotCranky]

[quote=paramount]Teaching tolerance is good.

Teaching either directly or indirectly that homosexuality is ‘normal’ – I want to opt out. And ultimately I think that is exactly what this bill is all about.[/quote]

I do perceive that there are some similarities in in this agenda, with the push to have intelligent design to be taught. It is more about a political will for social engineering than real substantive content for students.

[scaredyclassic]

it’s definitely interesting that homosexuality was a mental illness, then it wasn’t. and that people used to get arrested all the time for consensually having sex. it’s at least as interesting as the cherry tree story with geo washington we spent a day on in 1971.

[scaredyclassic]

it’s definitely interesting that homosexuality was a mental illness, then it wasn’t. and that people used to get arrested all the time for consensually having sex. it’s at least as interesting as the cherry tree story with geo washington we spent a day on in 1971.

[scaredyclassic]

it’s definitely interesting that homosexuality was a mental illness, then it wasn’t. and that people used to get arrested all the time for consensually having sex. it’s at least as interesting as the cherry tree story with geo washington we spent a day on in 1971.

[scaredyclassic]

it’s definitely interesting that homosexuality was a mental illness, then it wasn’t. and that people used to get arrested all the time for consensually having sex. it’s at least as interesting as the cherry tree story with geo washington we spent a day on in 1971.

[scaredyclassic]

it’s definitely interesting that homosexuality was a mental illness, then it wasn’t. and that people used to get arrested all the time for consensually having sex. it’s at least as interesting as the cherry tree story with geo washington we spent a day on in 1971.

[zk]

[quote=paramount]Homosexuality is a behavior, not an eye or hair color.[/quote]

So any behavior exhibited by less than 10% of the population is not normal? And you don’t want your kids being taught that such behaviors are normal?

So do you not want to teach your kids that it’s normal to:

Have 4 or more children?
Join the clergy?
Fight for their country?

[zk]

[quote=paramount]Homosexuality is a behavior, not an eye or hair color.[/quote]

So any behavior exhibited by less than 10% of the population is not normal? And you don’t want your kids being taught that such behaviors are normal?

So do you not want to teach your kids that it’s normal to:

Have 4 or more children?
Join the clergy?
Fight for their country?

[zk]

[quote=paramount]Homosexuality is a behavior, not an eye or hair color.[/quote]

So any behavior exhibited by less than 10% of the population is not normal? And you don’t want your kids being taught that such behaviors are normal?

So do you not want to teach your kids that it’s normal to:

Have 4 or more children?
Join the clergy?
Fight for their country?

[zk]

[quote=paramount]Homosexuality is a behavior, not an eye or hair color.[/quote]

So any behavior exhibited by less than 10% of the population is not normal? And you don’t want your kids being taught that such behaviors are normal?

So do you not want to teach your kids that it’s normal to:

Have 4 or more children?
Join the clergy?
Fight for their country?

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