Education - Homosexuality & Schools
by: Jerry Price - Aug 1, 2005 - comment
“In some areas of the country where homosexual activists have had free reign for years, the indoctrination of children starts as early as kindergarten. At a Massachusetts Gay, Lesbian Straight Education Network (GLSEN) conference, there was a specific workshop on how to ‘incorporate gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender issues into the early elementary years.’ On the GLSEN website, there are elementary school lesson plans featuring the themes ‘What is Boy/Girl?’ along with books with titles such as Queering Elementary Education.
“GLSEN is one of the most vocal pro-homosexual groups. Its efforts to indoctrinate children are relentless. On April 9, 2003, GLSEN staged its second annual ‘Day of Silence.’ Students were encouraged to remain silent throughout the day and not respond to their teachers or administrators. Organizers of the event told children that they should ‘brainstorm’ a list of people ‘who stand in your way.’ Those people included teachers, counselors, and administrators who have ‘denied you their support in the past and who’ve expressed bias against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered people.’ It also suggested that the list include other children, school board members, people in the community, and relatives ‘who have shown intolerance’ of homosexuality. The organizing manual notes that ‘people who oppose you on your issue are known as, you guessed it, your opponents.’
“So, GLSEN is telling little children that their relatives are the ‘enemy’ if they oppose homosexual behavior. Our question (and we are afraid of the answer): Does ‘relatives’ include Mom and Dad? Indeed, we will see that this is exactly what GLSEN means. It does mean mom and dad.
‘Stupid’ Parents, ‘Enlightened’ Kids, (Alliance Defense Fund) [Accessed April 13, 2005]
The National Education Association considered the following resolution at its 2001 convention: “The National Education Association recognizes the complex and diverse needs of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and questioning students; and gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender families and their children require the development of programs to promote a safe and inclusive environment:
- Development of curriculum and instructional materials and programs designed to meet the needs of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender students.
- Involvement of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender characters in developing educational material used in classroom instructions.
- Dissemination of programs that support gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and questioning students and address the high dropout rate, suicide rate, and health risk behaviors.
- Recognition of the importance of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender education employees as role models.
- Accurate portrayal of the roles and contributions of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender education employees as role models.
- Dissemination of programs and information that include the contributions, heritage, culture, and history of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people.
- Coordination with gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender organizations and concerned agencies that promote the contributions, heritage, history, health, and care of gays, lesbians, bisexuals, and transgender people.”
‘Stupid’ Parents, ‘Enlightened’ Kids, (Alliance Defense Fund) [Accessed April 13, 2005]
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