I also agree with what Fausta said about school needing to focus on academics rather than this PC junk. Tony raised many good points too. I just think that parents, not the school, should be the ones deciding when and how their children should hear about sexual behavior. It’s not about fear or willful blindness.

That’s why I asked my original question. I didn’t know and the linked article didn’t say. That’s poor reporting by the journalist because I didn’t want to rely on the differing opinions thrown around without supporting facts.

Perhaps surprisingly, I agree with La Shawn about the concept of teaching diversity. Kids instinctively don’t care about differences, in my experience. Focusing on it only encourages them to see differences where they normally wouldn’t. It would be far better to teach kids what it means to be American (”Out of many, one” is the way to go). Let them discover the other aspects of life in the normal course of their lives.

Yet, fearing their exposure to gay people seems excessive. It’s part of the world, so pretending it doesn’t exist isn’t helpful to kids. We work to protect our kids from material we find objectionable on television or wherever, but we know they’ll see it at some point. Better to deal with it honestly, rather than pretending it doesn’t exist.

Regardless, the discussion is interesting. Thanks for being willing to allow differing opinions.

“Diversity” has become the bullies’ pulpit.

As I said in previous comments, I don’t need anyone preaching to me about the value of our differences. We come in all colors, shapes, sizes, subcultures – as a black woman who is also a Christian and independent conservative, I possess the kind of “differences” you white liberals just can’t appreciate. We are a melting pot, yes, but remember the motto “Out of many, one,” or is that null and void now?

I’m proud of the fact that people can legally immigrate to America and embrace the American dream. I am embarrassed, however, that we’re becoming a balkanized cesspool. Those differences, I HATE.

I’ll qualify that as saying I don’t think your post is wrong, even though you haven’t seen it. You made a statement based on the facts presented in the article and left it at that. The rest of your posts on the subject stand for themselves, as you said, so you didn’t go crazy with this example is a summation of everything wrong and liberal with America.

My main point is that I think the idea of a homosexual agenda is nonsense. There are certainly unhinged homosexual groups, but those groups should be smacked down whenever they promote the unhinged. To assume that all homosexuals are out of touch and wish to indoctrinate is incorrect, in my experience. Which is why I put “promotes” in quotes.