6 reasons why “don’t say gay” bills are wrong.
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* teaching about gay in school *
In 1996, the film “It's Elementary: Talkg About Gay Issu School” was released, showg teachers krgarten through fifth gra leadg thoughtful and rigoro lsons about gay and lbian people and fai.
In light of recent data showg ntued hostily schools towards LGBTQ youth (GLSEN 2017 NSCS), and suicis by young children for beg gay, this ntu to feel like urgent and important work. The appendic clu specific law and policy rmatn for Canadian tors as well as rourc for GSAs (Genr and Sexualy Allianc/Gay-Straight Allianc) and other school-wi programmg ias.
In California schools, teachers do and mt say the word "gay" as well as lbian and transgenr lsons about nonnformg exprsns of genr. * teaching about gay in school *
Johnson and Sylvia Rivera [both gay liberatn and trans rights activists]. Florida recently (March 28, 2022) passed the famo “Don’t Say Gay” bill, which prohibs stctn about gay, lbian, bisexual, transgenr, and queer (GLBTQ) people until the fourth gra and other stat are followg su. Here are six reasons why “don’t say gay” bills are wrong and why we need LGBTQ-clive tn at all gra levels.
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Some of the most mon sults elementary school are “gay, ” “lbo, ” and “fag. " 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.
The new guidance as Florida's ntroversial Parental Rights Edutn Act, dubbed the "Don't Say Gay" law by crics, go to effect. * teaching about gay in school *
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.
Specifilly, the rtrictns foc on discsns around alternative sexual liftyl, transgenrism, and homosexualy. Also vered by The Daily Cizen, a particular school district add more than 100 books to classrooms that feature pictns and scriptns of homosexualy and transgenrism.
” Supported by the Genrs and Sexuali Alliance Network (GSAs), LGBT History Month often tablish learng opportuni, lson plans, and tnal materials foced on teachg children about homosexualy and genr inty.