I personally don't see anything wrong with mentioning the contributions of lgbtqs throughout history, especially in this environment when our gay youth don't have the sense of their own history. Lgbtq history goes way beyond the Stonewall riots. We built up kingdoms, we organized marches, and we saved the world on many occasions through our ingenuity. What's wrong with learning about these things?
But leave it to Fox News to basically lie about this bill:
Since April, Fox has had a field day misinforming viewers about California’s SB 48 -- also known as the FAIR Education Act -- a bill that would require public schools to teach students about the contributions of gay, lesbian, and transgender Americans. The bill is aimed at reducing anti-LGBT bullying and promoting respect for members of the LGBT community. Fox consistently misinformed viewers about the bill, calling it a “shocking lesson plan” that would present students with “propaganda” and force them to learn that people “can have more than one gender or no gender at all.” Brian Kilmeade, co-host of Fox News’ Fox & Friends, spoke volumes about Fox’s view of LGBT people when he wondered “should public school teachers be ordered to tell their students why it’s okay to be gay?
Typical Fox News crap. It's bad enough when folks think that your life consists of only empty sexual encounters, shame, and basic unhappiness. But it's even worse when they try to prevent education which would dispel these false notions.
Here is the real story about the bill, according to MSNBC:
The people who object to our having lives are the same ones objecting to our history. Too fucking bad FRC, AFA, CWA, and all the rest of the hate groups out there. We will continue to express ourselves under the First Amendment and we will have our lives and loves validated through our Constitution. Too bad you all are such antiAmerican pussies.
ReplyDeleteNot sure what the folks at Fox are smoking, but, uh, just what is the "problem" with teaching gay history?
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