New bill requires gay history in textbooks to fight bullying

SacBee: Capital Alert ^ | 12/13/10 | Susan Ferriss

[SmithL]

Openly gay state Sen. Mark Leno, D-San Francisco, introduced a bill today that would require public school materials to include the historical contributions of gay people as a way to fight bullying.

Leno's Senate Bill 48 is similar to a proposal that was approved by the Legislature in 2006 but vetoed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.

"Most textbooks don't include any historical information about the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) movement, which has great significance to both California and U.S. history," Leno said in a press release. Leno was recently named to prominent leadership as chairman of the Senate Budget Committee.

Leno added: "Our collective silence on this issue perpetuates negative stereotypes of LGBT people and leads to increased bullying . . .

[SmithL]

Your public-education tax dollars at work.

[Smokin' Joe]

Well, they got Sodom and Gomorrah wiped off the face of the earth. I guess that’s something.

[Wile E Coyote Genius]

why yes! lets start with the “gay history” in the Bible starting in Sodom and Gomorrah!

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

If they teach that as well as they do everything else then gays are going to be more messed up in the future.

[FlingWingFlyer]

"Most textbooks don't include any historical information about the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) movement..."

Funny but they don't include any "historical information" about the straight movement either. I really don't see why the kids need to have homosexuality pounded into their heads. That is just stupid.

[EQAndyBuzz]

What I do not understand is gays support an ideology that over the course of history killed gays.

[anniegetyourgun]

Beyond wanting to gain universal acceptance for what they know is sin, it’s necessary to recruit more from among the young.

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Leno added: "Our collective silence on this issue perpetuates negative stereotypes of LGBT people and leads to increased bullying . . .

SF gay pride parades perpetuate negative LGBT stereotypes too.

[tractorman]

Since “gays” don’t reproduce they need to recruit and cultivate.

If homosexuality was normal, none of us would be here.

[RingerSIX]

History... like how they’re hundreds of times more likely to acquire STD’s than a normal person? Or their preponderance for selling out their country to keep their faggotyness secret? Or how they prey on children out of all proportion? Maybe how their life expectancy is 20 years shorter? There’s such a rich history there...

I’m sure the textbooks will be strictly factual! /s

[Martel1971]

The leadership of Hitler’s Brown Shirts was mostly gay or bisexual. Can I include that? A very high percentage of serial kills engage in homosexual behavior. Shall we discuss this in class? Shorter life span, greater unhappiness (probably our fault), massive drug culture and of course all the STD’s that go with the “lifestyle”.

[Mr Ramsbotham]

... historical contributions of gay people ....

The Anals of Sex, as it were.

[reg45]

“In 1980, gays brought AIDS/HIV to America.”

[Rebelbase]

John Wayne Gacy should be good for a chapter.

[Clintonfatigued]

I don’t condone bullying of any students, but I can’t help but suspect that the supporters of this bill have ulterior motives.

[Chode]

delenda est...

[Vision]

Does homosexual history include the wildfire spread of AIDS?

[crazyhorse691]

Acne infested pencil necked geeks wearing coke bottles as glasses also get bullied and demand a rewrite of history books. No end in site to addressing all the perceived grievances that abound in life.

[crazyhorse691]

site=sight...danged keyboard spelled it wrong and spell check aided and abetted.

[The Comedian]

Gay contributions to history: A hold where Sodom used to be, present-day Islam, most of the Nazi SS, and AIDS.

Class dismissed.

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