After suffering setbacks in the fight to legalize gay marriage, gay rights activists in California are moving closer to victory in the classroom, which, under pending legislation, would become "gender sensitive" zones, mandating history lessons about gays and transgender Americans.Leno has had an inferiority complex about his crotch since he took public office, and is so obsessed with it he can apparently think of nothing else.
The Fair Education Act passed out of the State Senate and is now headed to the State Assembly. Also known as SB 48, the bill was authored by state Sen. Mark Leno (D-San Francisco).
"It will require that roles and contributions of LGBT Americans, not unlike African-Americans, Mexican Americans, women, and other traditionally overlooked groups, be included in school curriculum."
If the measure passes, the state would draw up guidelines for the districts, and then educators would get to decide who deserves inclusion.
Supporters suggest slain San Francisco politician Harvey Milk would be an appropriate choice. Leno contends Milk's fight for civil rights is as worthy of class study as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s. He adds this kind of "inclusive curriculum" will help protect students who may look, or act, differently.
But critics don't buy the anti-bullying argument, and say SB 48 hijacks history class to promote a gay agenda.
"In the past, history taught about what people did, what they accomplished," says Brad Dacus, head of the Pacific Justice Institute. "It didn't focus on their sexuality and what they did in the bedroom. Yet that is what this legislation will impose on every public school in the state of California dealing with heterosexuality, homosexual role models, transgender role models, all the way down to the kindergarten level."
Friday, July 01, 2011
California Wants to Teach Kids To be Obsessed With Their Crotch
And to lead them, Sen. Mark Leno, who has spent his career in Sacramento pushing legislation that will make him feel better about his crotch:
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