This Week Inside the Capitol
October 17, 2011
Today’s Lesson Is Homosexual Heroes
by Rebecca Burgoyne,
CFC Research Analyst
In the California capital, fall is nipping the air and leaves are tinged with the reds and oranges of autumn. School children are coloring pictures of pumpkins and leaves, and planning their costumes for harvest festivals later this month. But some schools have a decidedly different focus this month – promoting a one-sided LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) viewpoint. October on the LGBT calendar means gay history month, and this week is “ally week,” during which students are encouraged to become advocates for their LGBT classmates. This year there is a heightened emphasis on educating peers, teachers – and even school boards – about recently passed legislation (SB 48) that requires public schools to include the positive contributions of homosexuals, bisexuals, and transgendered people in social-science lessons.
Activist groups have joined together to provide students and teachers with curriculum, action ideas, and information for teaching about LGBT history. The Gay Student Alliance (GSA), a network of student clubs (with 850 chapters in California) that promotes activism to improve “school climate” for LGBT students, has joined together with Equality Forum to present 31 “icons” – one icon for each day of the month. These icons – homosexuals and people who have made a difference in the LGBT community – range from Lady Gaga to tennis star Amélie Mauresmo, and composer Aaron Copeland. In the past, icons have included George Washington Carver, Eleanor Roosevelt, and composer Pyotr Tchaikovsky – all of whom are designated as gay or bisexual in these resources.
Malcom Lazin, executive director of Equality Forum, which has been presenting these icons along with daily videos, biographies, and activities since 2006, says, “The LGBT community is the only minority community worldwide with a history that is not taught at home, in the schools, and in religious institutions. It is the reason why, without having the resources of role models and community history, homophobia has toxic impact, especially on gay youth.”
During Ally Week, a promotion of the GSA Network and GLSEN (the Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network) that falls this week, student leaders plan rallies, discussions, exhibits, and encourage peers and teachers to sign a pledge signifying their support of efforts to protect all students – despite “sexual orientation or gender identity/expression” – from bullying or harassment. Therein lies the rub. While none of us desires to see anyone bullied or harassed for any reason, activities such as Ally Week and LGBT History Month are designed to promote the unquestioned acceptance of a lifestyle without any mention of its risks and drawbacks.
Two decades ago, pro-homosexual teachers and organizations determined the need for a LGBT history month, similar to African American or Hispanic history months. They chose October because school was back in session, and it coincided with key traditions like National Coming Out Day. But is this is not legitimate history. Instead, it is a propaganda tool to indoctrinate impressionable children with an alternative, pro-homosexual worldview, diametrically opposed to what is taught in the home.
With the passage of SB 48, which becomes law on January 1, 2012, GSA says the organization is hearing from teachers and school officials daily – asking where they can find instructional materials. And the LGBT activist community is ready, gearing up with pro-homosexual curriculum and supplemental materials that include homosexual figures in history. In addition to providing teaching helps, they ask students to inform teachers and report back on schools that are not including LGBT lessons and activities.
Parents often view their children as too young or isolated to be affected by messages about “grown-up” issues like homosexuality, but it’s a new world – one where the digital world reaches into most homes. And this issue is trespassing into their local schools, so parents must be vigilant and proactive or their children will fall victim to the lies and propaganda of a segment of society that believes preserving the innocence of children is “an outdated and false notion.”
What You Can Do:
Today’s Lesson Is Homosexual Heroes
by Rebecca Burgoyne,
CFC Research Analyst
In the California capital, fall is nipping the air and leaves are tinged with the reds and oranges of autumn. School children are coloring pictures of pumpkins and leaves, and planning their costumes for harvest festivals later this month. But some schools have a decidedly different focus this month – promoting a one-sided LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) viewpoint. October on the LGBT calendar means gay history month, and this week is “ally week,” during which students are encouraged to become advocates for their LGBT classmates. This year there is a heightened emphasis on educating peers, teachers – and even school boards – about recently passed legislation (SB 48) that requires public schools to include the positive contributions of homosexuals, bisexuals, and transgendered people in social-science lessons.
Activist groups have joined together to provide students and teachers with curriculum, action ideas, and information for teaching about LGBT history. The Gay Student Alliance (GSA), a network of student clubs (with 850 chapters in California) that promotes activism to improve “school climate” for LGBT students, has joined together with Equality Forum to present 31 “icons” – one icon for each day of the month. These icons – homosexuals and people who have made a difference in the LGBT community – range from Lady Gaga to tennis star Amélie Mauresmo, and composer Aaron Copeland. In the past, icons have included George Washington Carver, Eleanor Roosevelt, and composer Pyotr Tchaikovsky – all of whom are designated as gay or bisexual in these resources.
Malcom Lazin, executive director of Equality Forum, which has been presenting these icons along with daily videos, biographies, and activities since 2006, says, “The LGBT community is the only minority community worldwide with a history that is not taught at home, in the schools, and in religious institutions. It is the reason why, without having the resources of role models and community history, homophobia has toxic impact, especially on gay youth.”
During Ally Week, a promotion of the GSA Network and GLSEN (the Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network) that falls this week, student leaders plan rallies, discussions, exhibits, and encourage peers and teachers to sign a pledge signifying their support of efforts to protect all students – despite “sexual orientation or gender identity/expression” – from bullying or harassment. Therein lies the rub. While none of us desires to see anyone bullied or harassed for any reason, activities such as Ally Week and LGBT History Month are designed to promote the unquestioned acceptance of a lifestyle without any mention of its risks and drawbacks.
Two decades ago, pro-homosexual teachers and organizations determined the need for a LGBT history month, similar to African American or Hispanic history months. They chose October because school was back in session, and it coincided with key traditions like National Coming Out Day. But is this is not legitimate history. Instead, it is a propaganda tool to indoctrinate impressionable children with an alternative, pro-homosexual worldview, diametrically opposed to what is taught in the home.
With the passage of SB 48, which becomes law on January 1, 2012, GSA says the organization is hearing from teachers and school officials daily – asking where they can find instructional materials. And the LGBT activist community is ready, gearing up with pro-homosexual curriculum and supplemental materials that include homosexual figures in history. In addition to providing teaching helps, they ask students to inform teachers and report back on schools that are not including LGBT lessons and activities.
Parents often view their children as too young or isolated to be affected by messages about “grown-up” issues like homosexuality, but it’s a new world – one where the digital world reaches into most homes. And this issue is trespassing into their local schools, so parents must be vigilant and proactive or their children will fall victim to the lies and propaganda of a segment of society that believes preserving the innocence of children is “an outdated and false notion.”
What You Can Do:
- Pray for your children and their school.
- Be proactive; become involved. Attend school-board meetings, and volunteer to serve on school-site councils and curricula committees.
- Visit www.truetolerance.org to educate yourself and learn how to express your views to school authorities.
- Read Parents Beware, a 2010 Citizenlink article
- Find out what is happening at your school for LGBT history month, Ally Week, and plans for incorporating SB 48 into lessons. (Last month, Los Angeles Unified School District approved a resolution that will include “age-appropriate” curriculum and faculty sensitivity training. (OneNewsNow.com, September 20, 2011; KTLA.com, September 14, 2011)
- Find out what videos your child’s school might be showing under the guise of tolerance. GSA and GLSEN market many to schools, and they can be shown without your knowledge or consent.
- Mobilize with other parents and concerned citizens.
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