Posted on 02/23/2007 12:38:55 PM PST by dcnd9
PARENT GROUPS ASK MARYLAND TO STOP NEW SEX ED LESSONS Neutral Unisex Bathroom Created for Cross-dressing Student
Montgomery County, Maryland – Three parent organizations are asking the Maryland State Board of Education to halt the new sex ed curriculum approved by the Montgomery County, Maryland Board of Education (BOE). Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays & Gays (PFOX), Citizens for a Responsible Curriculum (CRC), and Family Leader Network have filed an appeal requesting Maryland to stay Montgomery County Public School’s sex ed plans.
The newly approved curriculum, entitled "Respect for Differences in Human Sexuality," promotes cross-dressers, homosexuals, transgenders, bisexuals, the intersexed, and other non-heterosexuals. It teaches children about “coming out” as gay, “gender identity” for men who think they’re women and vice-versa, and “homophobia” as a label for anyone who disagrees.
In one lesson, a boy begins to wear dresses to school, calls himself “Portia,” and wants to be known as a girl. The principal gives him a key to a private restroom and a new student ID identifying him as a girl. “Although transgenderism is considered a gender identity disorder by the American Psychiatric Association, the lesson plan fails to recommend counseling for students with gender confusion,” said Regina Griggs, PFOX Executive Director. “Instead, it implies that schools should create new unisex bathrooms for cross-dressing students.”
The lesson also refers to “Portia” as a ‘she’ when the law and biology classify ‘her’ as a “he.” “This gender bending forces students to acknowledge ‘Portia’ as a female when he is not and creates gender confusion for children,” said Griggs. “This flawed educational policy is not based on medical or scientific facts.”
Despite repeated appearances by former homosexuals and a former transgender before the BOE, the Board voted to exclude ex-gays from the lesson plans although gays, transgenders, and the intersexed are included and taught to students. “Why do the lesson plans censor ex-gays when every other sexual orientation is discussed and supported?” asked Griggs. “The BOE violates its own sexual orientation non-discrimination policy by choosing which sexual orientations it favors based on politics and not science. Its discriminatory actions contribute to the intolerance and open hostility faced by the ex-gay community.”
PFOX was a member of the curriculum committee representing the ex-gay community, yet the BOE voted to teach students that it is normal to change your sex (transgender) but not normal to change your unwanted same-sex attractions (former homosexual). “The lesson plans instruct students that homosexual orientation is innate and inborn, despite testimony by former homosexuals before the BOE and all contrary scientific research,” explained Griggs.
“The lesson plans are entitled “Respect for Differences in Human Sexuality,” yet the ex-gay community receives no respect and is deliberately left out of the curriculum,” Griggs said. “The actions of the Montgomery County Board of Education are discriminatory, endanger children, and are politically motivated.”
“What happens in Montgomery County will happen to the rest of Maryland, so it is imperative to stop this ‘sex ed’ program now before it is fully implemented,” said Griggs. Concerned Maryland residents can take action at http://www.mcpscurriculum.org/take_action.shtml
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A copy of this news advisory is available online at: http://pfox.org/phpbb/viewtopic.php?p=155#155
Your crediblity here is non-existent.
What is this scientific knowledge of which you speak?
It is always intriguing to hear it pronounced as proven that homosexuals are "born that way." But there does not seem to be much actual evidence; it seems to be more of a perverted faith based on one single very dubious study done by homosexuals which has not been duplicated. Why is "faith" in the ineluctable nature of perversion better than faith in the Word?
Well, at least they're not promoting something taboo, like abstinence. The ACLU would be all over them for that.
That'll teach me to post when I'm rushed. That should say:
You have shown your morals through-out this thread. Your credibility here is non-existent.
Your opinion!
No, fact. People who doubt the theory of evolution may be spirutual masters, but they're not in the know when it comes to science.
Thus, it is demonstrated that you did not read my posts.
I disagree.
It's Maryland. The nearest thing the US has to a communist paradise. One of their goals is to eliminate the influence of parents over their children's actions.
My friend, it's not a matter of opinion, it's a matter of fact. Some people might well believe in the beliefs of the Flat Earth Society, but that doesn't make their beliefs equal to scientific truth.
How is it that "gays are born that way and can never change" but "transgenders" who are not born the way they want to be, must force everyone else to "accept" their change?
Every pro-homo I ask this question to 1) says "transgender and homosexuality are two different issues" 2) call me a bigot.
Google it yourself, n00b.
If these parents love their children they will get them out of the governemnt schools tomorrow.
Since you are inclined to dismiss programs that are geared toward altering sexual orientation because of their religious affiliations, I suggest that you visit your local library and spend some time researching articles from scientific journals that are say, 40 or 50 years old on the subject. What you'll find is that, before homosexuality became politicized and was being considered objectively, the same types of therapies used by these "religious" groups were being utilized decades ago in a wholly secular manner, with very comparable results.
The reason the therapies are now found largely within the context of "religious" institutions is because, from their sense of moral obligation to attempt to bring people to wholeness, such organizations are the only ones still willing to regard homosexuality as a dysfunction, unlike the professional psychological organizations that were long ago bullied into silence and submission by the political activists.
I feel no obligation to prove known facts to you. Evidence you have provided on this thread suggests it would be a wasted effort, anyway.
Good day. If you must have the last word (which, as a re-tread, you will invariably demand--we've seen you before) then fine. Anyone who reads the thread will know you for who you are.
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