Legal briefs a pair of s to be argued at the Supreme Court raise such issu as schools' treatment of same-sex parents and gay stunts and the possible impact on curriculum.
Contents:
- NEW ADS: GAY MARRIAGE WILL BE TGHT SCHOOLS
- AD NCERNG SCHOOLS TEACHG ABOUT GAY MARRIAGE ONLY HALF TE
- TEACHERS NNOT OPT OUT OF TEACHG GAY ‘MARRIAGE’ SCHOOL SEX-ED CLASS: STTISH NHS
- GUI SHOWS TEACHERS HOW TO TALK WH KIDS ABOUT GAY MARRIAGE
NEW ADS: GAY MARRIAGE WILL BE TGHT SCHOOLS
* gay marriage being taught in schools *
Even as gay and lbian issu have slipped om natnal headl, public attus on LGBTQ issu ntue to evolve. Other polls have shown there is even stronger support for gay and lbian people teachg elementary schools. In 2019, a Gallup poll showed overwhelmg support for gay and lbian people beg hired as elementary school teachers—81 percent said gay and lbian people should be hired to teach elementary schools.
Support for hirg gay and lbian people as teachers has not been ntroversial for some time; even as far back as 2005, nearly two-thirds (64 percent) of Amerins said gay and lbian people should be hired as elementary school teachers. But spe feelg fortable wh gay, lbian, and transgenr teachers, Amerins are ls nvced that LGBTQ inty and experience nstut an important subject for stunts to learn about. At the same time, most Amerins believe that high school social studi and history textbooks should clu referenc to the gay rights movement.
AD NCERNG SCHOOLS TEACHG ABOUT GAY MARRIAGE ONLY HALF TE
In California schools, teachers do and mt say the word "gay" as well as lbian and transgenr lsons about nonnformg exprsns of genr. * gay marriage being taught in schools *
Dpe reports of angry parents prottg LGBTQ books classrooms, a majory (54 percent) of Amerins say they are not bothered by the cln of gay and lbian characters and stori elementary school library books. Notably, ls than half of fathers (46 percent) say they would feel fortable wh their lol library cludg tl that featured gay and lbian characters.
Public opn appears to be headg towards greater support for gay, lbian and transgenr people, and fort wh stunts learng about LGBTQ issu and experienc. " It stat that "the teachg of history the Uned Stat shall clu a study of the rol and ntributns of lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr people the history of this untry. Dpe this new wave of efforts to tegrate LGBT ntent to the classroom, six stat – Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Carola and Texas – still have laws prohibg the "promotn of homosexualy.
" The laws, also known as "no pro homo" laws, prohib schools om teachg lbian, gay or bisexual people or topics a posive light health or sexual tn class. Alabama law, for example, stat that when discsg sexual health tn, "class mt emphasize, a factual manner and om a health perspective, that homosexualy is not a liftyle acceptable to the general public and that homosexual nduct is a crimal offense unr the laws of the state.
TEACHERS NNOT OPT OUT OF TEACHG GAY ‘MARRIAGE’ SCHOOL SEX-ED CLASS: STTISH NHS
6 reasons why “don’t say gay” bills are wrong. * gay marriage being taught in schools *
“On a uple of ocsns, I n remember a child would say a homophobic thg to one of our kids, and the teacher would e that as a teachable moment, ” she add. The issu clu schools’ treatment of same-sex parents and their children, the impact of the bate on gay stunts and on those who object to same-sex marriage on relig grounds, and the fluence of the trend on the short, as wh many other divisive social issu, the natn’s schools are part of the battleground over same-sex marriage. … Te, the mpaign argued that Proposn 8 would ‘protect our children, ’ but explaed that would do so by protectg the tradnal fn of marriage, not by protectg children om gays and lbians.
Stier were joed their lawsu by a gay male uple, Jeff Zarillo, 39, and Pl Katami, 40, of the Los Angel area. The urt noted that the school district was seekg to “te s stunts to unrstand and rpect gays, lbians, and the fai they sometim form Massachetts, which regniz same-sex marriage. ”Meanwhile, the Becket Fund for Relig Liberty, a Washgton-based group that often fends relig speech by stunts public schools, filed a brief on the si of same-sex-marriage opponents that exprs ncern for stunts who might object to gay marriage on relig grounds.
”Edutn groups that have filed briefs on the si of supporters of same-sex marriage say their ncern is for how the bate will affect gay stunts and the children of same-sex upl.
GUI SHOWS TEACHERS HOW TO TALK WH KIDS ABOUT GAY MARRIAGE
Legalizg gay marriage will lead to beg tght as normative elementary schools, acrdg to new TV ads three stat where the issue is on the ballot. * gay marriage being taught in schools *
A brief om the California Teachers Associatn and s parent, the Natnal Edutn Associatn, argu that Proposn 8 has unrmed the California tn ’s requirement that schools teach tolerance and rpect for gay and lbian stunts. Meanwhile, a brief filed by the Washgton-based Fay Equaly Council, the New York Cy-based Gay, Lbian, and Straight Edutn Network, and other groups argu that both Proposn 8 and DOMA stigmatize gay stunts and fai head by same-sex upl.
“The ia of what a fay is has evolved enormoly over the past several s this untry, ” said Ey Hecht-McGowan, the public-policy director of the Fay Equaly Council, which advot for gay parents. This project challenged homophobia and genr norms, and ed the Different Fai approach for regnisg LGBT+ relatnships. Gay pri vios shown a Glendale third-gra classroom have fueled a bate over how and when lsons on genr inty should be broached public recent Glendale Unified School District board meetgs, some parents and activists have asserted a right to parental ntrol over tn, particularly when relat to topics they nsir sensive.