Yesterday, California Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill into law mandating that “gay history” be included in the public school curriculum from grades K-12. Yes, you read that right: Grades K-12. This is surely a harbinger of things to come in other states, as California is such a large market for school textbooks that it tends to set the tone for the rest of the country.

What would a lesson plan look like for, say, the kindergarden level? Forget it, I don’t even want to know. I’m cringing just thinking about it.

Homeschooling never sounded so appealing.

Video via Townhall; hat tip: Chad the Elder.

One has to assume that gay icons like Harry Hay would be prominently featured in any new curriculum on gay history. Wouldn’t you think? And isn’t that just lovely. Watch this “Hannity” segment from October 2009, then imagine your child sitting in the classroom being conditioned to view Hay’s “alternate lifestyle” as perfectly normal and even liberating.

I guess any one who has a problem with it is just an intolerant homophobe, or something.




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AmericanborninCanada
AmericanborninCanada

It's not supposed to be fair? If government spent tax money on teaching the Historical aspects of Christianity in school- again, would you be OK with that? You claim the separation thing, but much of America's history- like and agree with it or not, is based on the Judeo/Christian Bible, and early text books were heavily influenced by the Bible.

KenInMontana
KenInMontana

So you would advocate mindless juvenile name calling over reasoned discourse/debate? You would have us lower ourselves to that level of school yard tirades? Econ's screen name tells me pretty much all I need to know about his politics, but lowering yourself to "bashing" only makes you look like an idiot.

AmericanborninCanada
AmericanborninCanada

The same thing happened to my ex husband Con. But he was only 9 when it happened to him, and he has had many emotional problems all of his adult life because of it. I'm sorry it happened to you- and glad you've got the Lord and your wife.

AmericanborninCanada
AmericanborninCanada

Maybe not all homosexuals- I know quite a few who are great folks. But I also know from past experiences that some do harm, as in molesting children as a way to recruit. There is also NAMBLA. Do you think these perverts are not harmful?

AmericanborninCanada
AmericanborninCanada

Jesus Christ I believe had a huge part of history, yet many people would scream if He was taught about in a state mandated class.

AmericanborninCanada
AmericanborninCanada

Wasn't one of the arguments from the gay community to "stay out of our bedrooms"? The main point being, the government has no right to tell concenting people what they can or can't do in the privacy of their own bedroom? As for keeping it in or out of the bedroom, how about keeping the disgusting displays which happen at gay pride parades out of our faces? I think that gay people want to be accepted as normal, so why do so many act abasolutely disgusting and perverted at these events?

Belial
Belial

Pride parades, for many people, are the only place they feel they can be themselves and in public at the same time. All that display is just excitement, not a representation of how gay people are day to day. Sure, it gets out of hand sometimes, but you don't have to go to the parade.

AmericanborninCanada
AmericanborninCanada

Wasn't one of the arguments from the gay community to "stay out of our bedrooms"? The main point being, the government has no right to tell concenting people what they can or can't do in the privacy of their own bedroom? As for keeping it in or out of the bedroom, how about keeping the disgusting displays which happen at gay pride parades out of our faces? I think that gay people want to be accepted as normal, so why do so many act abasolutely disgusting and perverted at these events?

Persephone
Persephone

If someone has made a noteworthy contribution to society or a historical event, why is it important what their sexual preference was?

Who cares?

Young children don't care.

Some things are age-appropriate...and some things are not.

What kind of parent are you that you do not understand this?

It is easy to see why telling little kids that a historical figure was Gay would be important to those who want to indoctrinate those little kids into the concept that 'being gay is normal'.

And your tortured logic to defend this indoctrination is only proving this point.

voted against carter
voted against carter

"Homosexuality has nothing to do with what goes on in someone bedroom, "

WHO do you think you are trying to fool with that statement???

Your comprehension ability is suspect so I try and keep it simple.

You are an idiot. STOP proving it with every statement you.

voted against carter
voted against carter

Your comprehension ability is suspect so I try and keep it simple.

You are an idiot. STOP proving it with every statement you.

voted against carter
voted against carter

Your comprehension ability is suspect so I try and keep it simple.

Homosexuals make up LESS than 2% of the ENTIRE U.S. population.

Look what YOU do in your bedroom is NOT something I want to hear about or witness,.. OR have MY kids hear about or witness.

NO matter HOW much YOU WANT us to hear about it or witness IT.

SORRY idiot.

And your continued attempt at "MAINSTREAMING" your sexually deviant behavior does not mean it is not sexually deviant behavior.

YOU ARE a SEXUAL DEVIANT. Get over it. Just stop trying to make ME accept your sexually deviant behavior.

NOT GOING TO HAPPEN

voted against carter
voted against carter

Made up stuff presented to be "FACTS" is not really a winning argument.

LOL!! must have gone to the school of Al Gore debating.

Homosexuals make up LESS than 2% of the ENTIRE U.S. population.

Look what YOU do in your bedroom is NOT something I want to hear about or witness,.. OR have MY kids hear about or witness.

NO matter HOW much YOU WANT us to hear about it or witness IT.

SORRY idiot.

And your continued attempt at "MAINSTREAMING" your sexually deviant behavior does not mean it is not sexually deviant behavior.

YOU ARE a SEXUAL DEVIANT. Get over it. Just stop trying to make ME accept your sexually deviant behavior.

NOT GOING TO HAPPEN

voted against carter
voted against carter

YOUR deas are worth less.

Homosexuals make up LESS than 2% of the ENTIRE U.S. population.

Look what YOU do in your bedroom is NOT something I want to hear about or witness,.. OR have MY kids hear about or witness.

NO matter HOW much YOU WANT us to hear about it or witness IT.

SORRY idiot.

And your continued attempt at "MAINSTREAMING" your sexually deviant behavior does not mean it is not sexually deviant behavior.

YOU ARE a SEXUAL DEVIANT. Get over it. Just stop trying to make ME accept your sexually deviant behavior.

NOT GOING TO HAPPEN

voted against carter
voted against carter

Homosexuals make up LESS than 2% of the ENTIRE U.S. population.

Look what YOU do in your bedroom is NOT something I want to hear about or witness,.. OR have MY kids hear about or witness.

NO matter HOW much YOU WANT us to hear about it or witness IT.

SORRY idiot.

And your continued attempt at "MAINSTREAMING" your sexually deviant behavior does not mean it is not sexually deviant behavior.

YOU ARE a SEXUAL DEVIANT. Get over it. Just stop trying to make ME accept your sexually deviant behavior.

NOT GOING TO HAPPEN

voted against carter
voted against carter

Homosexuals make up LESS than 2% of the ENTIRE U.S. population.

Look what YOU do in your bedroom is NOT something I want to hear about or witness,.. OR have MY kids hear about or witness.

NO matter HOW much YOU WANT us to hear about it or witness IT.

SORRY idiot.

And your continued attempt at "MAINSTREAMING" your sexually deviant behavior does not mean it is not sexually deviant behavior.

YOU ARE a SEXUAL DEVIANT. Get over it. Just stop trying to make ME accept your sexually deviant behavior.

NOT GOING TO HAPPEN

Persephone
Persephone

What a ridiculous statement.

This whole topic is about a new Law that has been passed to teach Gay history.

Not just 'history'...but gay history.

The term 'gay' does not refer to simple 'brotherly love', but taking that love to a sexual level and engaging in same-sex sex.

You cannot separate the topic of sex from an explanation of what being gay is.

It is preposterous for you to even attempt to.

Winston Blake
Winston Blake

So will they be teaching about gay clergy molesting boys???

Winston Blake
Winston Blake

So will they be teaching about gay clergy molesting boys???

Belial
Belial

I changed the name, but I'm not sure if it'll take for the rest of the forum. I appreciate your attempts at open mindedness. I hope that you will attempt to separate my words from a fake name I got from a comic book when I was 14.

edit: yeah, it won't change on here.

Belial
Belial

Yeah, I probably should. I'm a religious studies student, and the character intrigues me, is all.

Belial
Belial

Not for this forum, no. I chose this name years and years ago.

Belial
Belial

I'm glad you caught the reference to my name ;) It was a very long time ago that I named my account...the amusement was lost to me until a couple days ago.

I want to tell you that I'm extremely sorry that that happened to you. I can relate a similar experience. A man, while on a date, refused to take me home and then raped me in the cab of his pickup. In front of a Christian bookstore, I might add. I should also add that I'm a woman. It will have been seven years ago this year, and, similarly to you, I have been avoiding the subject for a long time and am finally dealing with it. Now, I do not blame every heterosexual for what happened to me, the way you are blaming every homosexual for what happened to you. Homosexuality didn't hurt you. The men who hurt you did.

Marc
Marc

We get the government we deserve, if we vote for / elect this jerks...

stang289
stang289

Still hoping it falls into the pacific , but all the conservatives escape unharmed .

KenInMontana
KenInMontana

What precisely is wrong with teaching American History, is there some implied context in the word American? Aside from the obvious, that it implies a nationality? Throughout my schooling American History was just that, we learned how people of many different ethnic groups all contributed to the formation and advancement of America as a nation. This "Diversity" movement is nothing more than a divisive movement designed to fan hatred and ethnic tensions and subvert the ideal of America as a "melting pot", a place that when a immigrant arrives that they become a part of, they leave behind where they came from and become an American and contribute to that mix. The melting pot analogy is that by coming here and joining in through that joining the best qualities fuse together creating a stronger society and a stronger nation, the bad qualities are "burned off" to fall away like slag. There is nothing wrong with honoring ethnic traditions and heritage. I descend from mainly a European heritage with North American Tribal and African heritage thrown in for good measure, but when asked, I proudly state that I am an American. I don't hyphenate it with another ethnicity or a sexual orientation or a religious denomination, ever.

wesley buel
wesley buel

real heart breaking,for those who know scripture,THE WORD OF GOD,you all know what this is all about.

wesley buel
wesley buel

real heart breaking.for those who know scripture,the WORD OF GOD,you all know what this is all about.

KenInMontana
KenInMontana

California's spending problems are directly related to catering to every special interest group that pops up. I did not mention any one topic or reason for it, you just assumed, never a good thing. As for someone's sexual orientation, I could care less, as long as they are not practicing it on children. If you want my opinion on what you refer to as "gay history", if you want a history class that specific teach it at the college level, as for relating a historical figure's sexual orientation, I see it as irrelevant to the subject of History at the K-12 level, I had no history teacher ever broach the subject of any historical figure's sexual orientation, straight, gay, lesbian or whatever, ever. Oh before I forget to mention it, Alexander and Augustus were actually Bi-sexual, however at that point in history attitudes toward sexuality were considerably different. It still does not have relevance in regards to their accomplishments. Teaching materials cost money, money that the taxpayers have to pay for, so yes it is relevant to their spending issues.

Cheryl Fallon
Cheryl Fallon

I have had 5 children...4 are now adults and the fifth is 10 years old/5th grade and none of my children EVER asked about such things in first grade...sounds like a plan to indoctrinate the little ones early on. My kids started out in public schools but they were all pulled out after a few short years. This was over 20 years ago and things were bad I can only imagine what they are like now.

Mike Florey
Mike Florey

Con_hippie,

With respect, that's 'Sir or Madam as the case may be'. Somebody made an arbitrary decision early in life.

Mike Florey
Mike Florey

ECON, whatever you do, don't lose that delightful sense of humor. In fact, keep it to yourself and keep it in Kalifornia. You know, there's a reason Jerry Brown is referred to as 'Moonbeam'.

Scott Benedict
Scott Benedict

Glad to know that we have our priorities straight (no pun) here in California. For heavan's sake ...we could do more productive things like making sure that our farmers in the San Juaquin valley don't have enough water to grow crops. (ooops..we already did that). Or we could heap more regulations on businesses to force them out of the State. (ooops we did that already too). Or, better yet, we could just give all of our precious tax money to the Unions and Illegals...(sh##...we've done that too). Well, nothing more left to do. Have fun California...I've just finished moving my two businesses out of state. Have fun.

voted against carter
voted against carter

Not true.

Homosexuals make up LESS than 2% of the ENTIRE U.S. population.

Look what YOU do in your bedroom is NOT something I want to hear about or witness,.. OR have MY kids hear about or witness.

NO matter HOW much YOU WANT us to hear about it or witness IT.

SORRY idiot.

And your continued attempt at "MAINSTREAMING" your sexually deviant behavior does not mean it is not sexually deviant behavior.

YOU ARE a SEXUAL DEVIANT. Get over it. Just stop trying to make ME accept your sexually deviant behavior.

NOT GOING TO HAPPEN

voted against carter
voted against carter

Not true.

Homosexuals make up LESS than 2% of the ENTIRE U.S. population.

Look what YOU do in your bedroom is NOT something I want to hear about or witness,.. OR have MY kids hear about or witness.

NO matter HOW much YOU WANT us to hear about it or witness IT.

SORRY idiot.

And your continued attempt at "MAINSTREAMING" your sexually deviant behavior does not mean it is not sexually deviant behavior.

YOU ARE a SEXUAL DEVIANT. Get over it. Just stop trying to make ME accept your sexually deviant behavior.

NOT GOING TO HAPPEN

voted against carter
voted against carter

AHahahhaahhahahhh Silly libratard.

Homosexuals make up LESS than 2% of the ENTIRE U.S. population.

Look what YOU do in your bedroom is NOT something I want to hear about or witness,.. OR have MY kids hear about or witness.

NO matter HOW much YOU WANT us to hear about it or witness IT.

SORRY idiot.

And your continued attempt at "MAINSTREAMING" your sexually deviant behavior does not mean it is not sexually deviant behavior.

YOU ARE a SEXUAL DEVIANT. Get over it. Just stop trying to make ME accept your sexually deviant behavior.

NOT GOING TO HAPPEN

voted against carter
voted against carter

Homosexuals make up LESS than 2% of the ENTIRE U.S. population.

Look what YOU do in your bedroom is NOT something I want to hear about or witness,.. OR have MY kids hear about or witness.

NO matter HOW much YOU WANT us to hear about it or witness IT.

SORRY idiot.

And your continued attempt at "MAINSTREAMING" your sexually deviant behavior does not mean it is not sexually deviant behavior.

YOU ARE a SEXUAL DEVIANT. Get over it. Just stop trying to make ME accept your sexually deviant behavior.

NOT GOING TO HAPPEN

voted against carter
voted against carter

AHAHAHAhahahahahaha I love IT!! Typical leftwing alinsky tactic.

Silly libratard.

You keep doing that.

Homosexuals make up LESS than 2% of the ENTIRE U.S. population.

Look what YOU do in your bedroom is NOT something I want to hear about or witness,.. OR have MY kids hear about or witness.

NO matter HOW much YOU WANT us to hear about it or witness IT.

SORRY idiot.

And your continued attempt at "MAINSTREAMING" your sexually deviant behavior does not mean it is not sexually deviant behavior.

YOU ARE a SEXUAL DEVIANT. Get over it. Just stop trying to make ME accept your sexually deviant behavior.

NOT GOING TO HAPPEN

KenInMontana
KenInMontana

Posting the same comment 9 times is excessive and considered spamming. You made your point the first time you posted it. I hope I have made mine.

voted against carter
voted against carter

Just because YOU post it on the web or "read about it" does NOT make it true.

Sorry. YOU do YOUR own research.

I'm pretty sure I have been walking AND chewing bubble gum WAY longer than you have.

Kids these days' THEY KNOW EVERYTHING.

voted against carter
voted against carter

You CAN read,...

Homosexuals make up LESS than 2% of the ENTIRE U.S. population.

Look what YOU do in your bedroom is NOT something I want to hear about or witness,.. OR have MY kids hear about or witness.

NO matter HOW much YOU WANT us to hear about it or witness IT.

SORRY idiot.

And your continued attempt at "MAINSTREAMING" your sexually deviant behavior does not mean it is not sexually deviant behavior.

YOU ARE a SEXUAL DEVIANT. Get over it. Just stop trying to make ME accept your sexually deviant behavior.

NOT GOING TO HAPPEN

voted against carter
voted against carter

Homosexuals make up LESS than 2% of the ENTIRE U.S. population.

Look what YOU do in your bedroom is NOT something I want to hear about or witness,.. OR have MY kids hear about or witness.

NO matter HOW much YOU WANT us to hear about it or witness IT.

SORRY idiot.

And your continued attempt at "MAINSTREAMING" your sexually deviant behavior does not mean it is not sexually deviant behavior.

YOU ARE a SEXUAL DEVIANT. Get over it. Just stop trying to make ME except your sexually deviant behavior.

NOT GOING TO HAPPEN.

voted against carter
voted against carter

Homosexuals make up LESS than 2% of the ENTIRE U.S. population.

Look what YOU do in your bedroom is NOT something I want to hear about or witness,.. OR have MY kids hear about or witness.

NO matter HOW much YOU WANT us to hear about it or witness IT.

SORRY idiot.

And your continued attempt at "MAINSTREAMING" your sexually deviant behavior does not mean it is not sexually deviant behavior.

YOU ARE a SEXUAL DEVIANT. Get over it. Just stop trying to make ME except your sexually deviant behavior.

NOT GOING TO HAPPEN.

voted against carter
voted against carter

Homosexuals make up LESS than 2% of the ENTIRE U.S. population.

What YOU do in your bedroom is NOT something I want to hear about or witness,.. OR have MY kids hear about or witness.

NO matter HOW much YOU WANT us to hear about it or witness IT.

SORRY idiot.

And your continued attempt at "MAINSTREAMING" your sexually deviant behavior does not mean it is not sexually deviant behavior.

YOU ARE a SEXUAL DEVIANT. Get over it. Just stop trying to make ME except your sexually deviant behavior.

NOT GOING TO HAPPEN.

Persephone
Persephone

This is why superimposing a sexual perspective onto History is a bad idea.

voted against carter
voted against carter

Stop trying to make ME except your sexually deviant behavior.

NOT GOING TO HAPPEN.

Belial
Belial

Stop using the same tired "homos can't procreate" excuse.

...I mean, when you come up with another reason, we'll still fight it, but I think we're beating the dead horse on this one.