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Revealed: 'Gay' plans to target 2-year-olds
5th-grade students could be handed 'Coping With Sexual Orientation'
December 17, 2007
Children as young as two years of age are in the bull's-eye of coming
changes in California's school curriculum, which "gay rights" advocates now
admit will alter the very foundation of information presented to public
school classrooms.
A list of school resources, sponsored by a homosexual-advocacy group called
Safe Schools Coalition, suggests that for those who are only two years old,
there's "Felicia's Favorite Story," which tells how she was "adopted by her
two mothers."
The list also promotes a book called "Are You a Girl or a Boy?" by Karleen
Jiminez, a resource for children ages 4-8 when advocating homosexuality,
bisexuality, transgenderism and other alternative lifestyle choices.
It's described as "A sweet book about a gender-different kid."
Other resources being promoted in light of California's adoption of SB 777
as state law include books authored by officials for Planned Parenthood and
the Gay Lesbian Straight Education Network.
One book, called "Tackling Gay Issues in School," is for kindergarten
through grade 12, and offers a "rationale (for the inclusion of
les/bi/gay/trans issues in school)." It features recommended
"extracurricular" activities for classes.
The promotion of such materials has coincided with the recent admission by
Equality California, a homosexual advocacy group that worked to have SB 777
passed by lawmakers and signed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, that the bill
really does edit all school curricula in California.
For months while California lawmakers discussed Senate Bill 777, opponents
worried about its usefulness in censoring public school curricula to include
a pro-homosexual bias. Supporters, however, steadfastly maintained that it
only clarified anti-discrimination laws already on the books. They still
hold that stance, with statements this week from both Schwarzenegger's
office and Equality California.
Sabrina Lockhart, a spokeswoman for the governor, insisted it is a
"technical bill" intended to clarify anti-discriminations laws.
"It simply takes anti-discrimination language used in other areas of [state
law] such as employment and puts that in the education code," she said.
And Ali Bay of Equality California told WND the new law "doesn't require
that any specific curriculum be included in California's classrooms."
Technically it is correct that the law doesn't "require inclusion." But
opponents say it does now ban anything that can be "perceived" as being
discriminatory, up to and including references to "mom" and "dad" or
"husband" and "wife."
"The terms 'mom and dad' or 'husband and wife' could promote discrimination
against homosexuals if a same-sex couple is not also featured," said
Meredith Turney, the legislative liaison for Capitol Resource Institute.
"Parents want the assurance that when their children go to school they will
learn the fundamentals of reading, writing and arithmetic - not social
indoctrination regarding alternative sexual lifestyles. Now that SB 777 is
law, schools will in fact become indoctrination centers for sexual
experimentation," she said.
The new law demands, "No teacher shall give instruction nor shall any school
district sponsor any activity that promotes a discriminatory bias because of
a characteristic [including perceived gender.]"
And Karen England, a spokeswoman for Capital Resource who is a primary
organizer behind the Save Our Kids plan to put the issue before voters and
ask them to reject it, noted that even Equality California's own materials
are assuring constituents the law will ban curriculum that fails to meet the
pro-homosexual standard cited.
"All along, Capitol Resource Family Impact has maintained that the true
agenda behind SB 777 is to infuse school curriculum with pro-homosexual, and
other controversial lifestyles, propaganda. The proponents of the bill
countered that this was not true and the law would merely 'streamline'
anti-discrimination laws for schools. Based on our 20-year experience with
the homosexual lobby, we know that a common tactic is to maintain innocence
and then utilize vague language to push a radical agenda. We expected the
same of SB 777 and we are already witnessing the same pattern," England
said.
"Last week the sponsor of SB 777, homosexual rights group Equality
California, released their 2007 legislative scorecard. The scorecard
featured a description of the each of the bills the group sponsored or
considered homosexual-friendly," she said.
"For the first time, the group admitted that SB 777 'prohibits curriculum
that is discriminatorily biased against LGBT people.' Understand that the
entire time the group was pushing this bill through the legislature, they
vehemently denied that it would affect curriculum. After the bill had
passed, they now reveal their true agenda," England said.
The report card specifically said SB 777 "prohibits curriculum that is
discriminatorily biased against LGBT people and other protected groups."
"In fact, SB 777 will affect curriculum and public education programs. The
proponents lied to lawmakers and to the public," England said.
"One website features curriculum programs for teachers to use in introducing
'homosexual history' to their students as young as 5," she said.
Among titles now being recommended for use in public schools is "A Family
Counting Book," intended specifically for those students in pre-kindergarten
who are yet learning to count, she noted.
The recommended resources address "lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender
issues that schools are encouraged to have in their collection. All of these
are suitable for classroom and library use to address the prescribed
learning outcomes . or any effort to make your school a (sic) affirming
space for all students, staff, and families," according to the website.
Another "resource" is about "A 10-year-old [who] asks her lesbian
grandmother a heartwarming question," "What's a lesbian?"
Others feature stories about a boy who makes a card for his mother "and her
partner" for Mother's Day, and another for "pre-kindergarten" is a coloring
book called "Beach Party with Alexis" which is described as "a super story
with people of color and gay/lesbian parents."
For older children, such as those in fifth grade, there's a book called
"Coping With . Your Sexual Orientation" and it is "especially designed for
the public school system."
For those as young as age 3, there's "The Different Dragon," which "shows
how the wonderful curiosity and care of a little boy, along with some help
from one of his moms, leads to magical and unexpected places ."
There also are offered several elementary school
"lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender" lesson plans, produced by the Buena Vista
Lesbian and Gay Parents Group, among others.
Rounding out the multimedia offerings are videos such as "Different and the
Same," a series of nine videos which is described as good, but not great
because none of the videos specifically condemns "homophobia."
GLSEN also has produced another resource, "Tackling Gay Issues in Schools,"
substantiating the "rationale" for including such teachings in California
classrooms.
WND already has reported how the Gay Straight Alliance has forwarded
instructions to its California chapters with information on how to make sure
homosexuality is taught in public schools, and its warning having students
and parents simply "tolerate" homosexuality is not enough.
"Tolerance education is an important first step, but we need to push
further," the instructions said. "Infuse LGBTQ curriculum into history,
social science, and literature classes," is the organization's plan.
WND also has reported how thousands of requests for information about
homeschooling and Christian school are bombarding organizations that support
those efforts.
A spokeswoman for a ministry called Considering Homeschooling said she
already has seen an overwhelming increase in requests for information about
homeschooling.
As a result, spokeswoman Denise Kanter told WND that her group is sending
out 5,000 DVD packages to churches around the state that include basic
"how-to" information to provide parents a direction to turn when they choose
to protect their children from the new school agenda.
Another group's website, Discover Christian Schools, has been getting almost
4,000 visits per day as parents seek alternatives, co-founder Harold Naylor
Jr. said.
Besides the referendum being pursued by England's organization, WND also has
reported on work by the non-profit Advocates for Faith and Freedom to file a
lawsuit challenging a SB 777.
Revealed: 'Gay' plans to target 2-year-olds
5th-grade students could be handed 'Coping With Sexual Orientation'
December 17, 2007
Children as young as two years of age are in the bull's-eye of coming
changes in California's school curriculum, which "gay rights" advocates now
admit will alter the very foundation of information presented to public
school classrooms.
A list of school resources, sponsored by a homosexual-advocacy group called
Safe Schools Coalition, suggests that for those who are only two years old,
there's "Felicia's Favorite Story," which tells how she was "adopted by her
two mothers."
The list also promotes a book called "Are You a Girl or a Boy?" by Karleen
Jiminez, a resource for children ages 4-8 when advocating homosexuality,
bisexuality, transgenderism and other alternative lifestyle choices.
It's described as "A sweet book about a gender-different kid."
Other resources being promoted in light of California's adoption of SB 777
as state law include books authored by officials for Planned Parenthood and
the Gay Lesbian Straight Education Network.
One book, called "Tackling Gay Issues in School," is for kindergarten
through grade 12, and offers a "rationale (for the inclusion of
les/bi/gay/trans issues in school)." It features recommended
"extracurricular" activities for classes.
The promotion of such materials has coincided with the recent admission by
Equality California, a homosexual advocacy group that worked to have SB 777
passed by lawmakers and signed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, that the bill
really does edit all school curricula in California.
For months while California lawmakers discussed Senate Bill 777, opponents
worried about its usefulness in censoring public school curricula to include
a pro-homosexual bias. Supporters, however, steadfastly maintained that it
only clarified anti-discrimination laws already on the books. They still
hold that stance, with statements this week from both Schwarzenegger's
office and Equality California.
Sabrina Lockhart, a spokeswoman for the governor, insisted it is a
"technical bill" intended to clarify anti-discriminations laws.
"It simply takes anti-discrimination language used in other areas of [state
law] such as employment and puts that in the education code," she said.
And Ali Bay of Equality California told WND the new law "doesn't require
that any specific curriculum be included in California's classrooms."
Technically it is correct that the law doesn't "require inclusion." But
opponents say it does now ban anything that can be "perceived" as being
discriminatory, up to and including references to "mom" and "dad" or
"husband" and "wife."
"The terms 'mom and dad' or 'husband and wife' could promote discrimination
against homosexuals if a same-sex couple is not also featured," said
Meredith Turney, the legislative liaison for Capitol Resource Institute.
"Parents want the assurance that when their children go to school they will
learn the fundamentals of reading, writing and arithmetic - not social
indoctrination regarding alternative sexual lifestyles. Now that SB 777 is
law, schools will in fact become indoctrination centers for sexual
experimentation," she said.
The new law demands, "No teacher shall give instruction nor shall any school
district sponsor any activity that promotes a discriminatory bias because of
a characteristic [including perceived gender.]"
And Karen England, a spokeswoman for Capital Resource who is a primary
organizer behind the Save Our Kids plan to put the issue before voters and
ask them to reject it, noted that even Equality California's own materials
are assuring constituents the law will ban curriculum that fails to meet the
pro-homosexual standard cited.
"All along, Capitol Resource Family Impact has maintained that the true
agenda behind SB 777 is to infuse school curriculum with pro-homosexual, and
other controversial lifestyles, propaganda. The proponents of the bill
countered that this was not true and the law would merely 'streamline'
anti-discrimination laws for schools. Based on our 20-year experience with
the homosexual lobby, we know that a common tactic is to maintain innocence
and then utilize vague language to push a radical agenda. We expected the
same of SB 777 and we are already witnessing the same pattern," England
said.
"Last week the sponsor of SB 777, homosexual rights group Equality
California, released their 2007 legislative scorecard. The scorecard
featured a description of the each of the bills the group sponsored or
considered homosexual-friendly," she said.
"For the first time, the group admitted that SB 777 'prohibits curriculum
that is discriminatorily biased against LGBT people.' Understand that the
entire time the group was pushing this bill through the legislature, they
vehemently denied that it would affect curriculum. After the bill had
passed, they now reveal their true agenda," England said.
The report card specifically said SB 777 "prohibits curriculum that is
discriminatorily biased against LGBT people and other protected groups."
"In fact, SB 777 will affect curriculum and public education programs. The
proponents lied to lawmakers and to the public," England said.
"One website features curriculum programs for teachers to use in introducing
'homosexual history' to their students as young as 5," she said.
Among titles now being recommended for use in public schools is "A Family
Counting Book," intended specifically for those students in pre-kindergarten
who are yet learning to count, she noted.
The recommended resources address "lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender
issues that schools are encouraged to have in their collection. All of these
are suitable for classroom and library use to address the prescribed
learning outcomes . or any effort to make your school a (sic) affirming
space for all students, staff, and families," according to the website.
Another "resource" is about "A 10-year-old [who] asks her lesbian
grandmother a heartwarming question," "What's a lesbian?"
Others feature stories about a boy who makes a card for his mother "and her
partner" for Mother's Day, and another for "pre-kindergarten" is a coloring
book called "Beach Party with Alexis" which is described as "a super story
with people of color and gay/lesbian parents."
For older children, such as those in fifth grade, there's a book called
"Coping With . Your Sexual Orientation" and it is "especially designed for
the public school system."
For those as young as age 3, there's "The Different Dragon," which "shows
how the wonderful curiosity and care of a little boy, along with some help
from one of his moms, leads to magical and unexpected places ."
There also are offered several elementary school
"lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender" lesson plans, produced by the Buena Vista
Lesbian and Gay Parents Group, among others.
Rounding out the multimedia offerings are videos such as "Different and the
Same," a series of nine videos which is described as good, but not great
because none of the videos specifically condemns "homophobia."
GLSEN also has produced another resource, "Tackling Gay Issues in Schools,"
substantiating the "rationale" for including such teachings in California
classrooms.
WND already has reported how the Gay Straight Alliance has forwarded
instructions to its California chapters with information on how to make sure
homosexuality is taught in public schools, and its warning having students
and parents simply "tolerate" homosexuality is not enough.
"Tolerance education is an important first step, but we need to push
further," the instructions said. "Infuse LGBTQ curriculum into history,
social science, and literature classes," is the organization's plan.
WND also has reported how thousands of requests for information about
homeschooling and Christian school are bombarding organizations that support
those efforts.
A spokeswoman for a ministry called Considering Homeschooling said she
already has seen an overwhelming increase in requests for information about
homeschooling.
As a result, spokeswoman Denise Kanter told WND that her group is sending
out 5,000 DVD packages to churches around the state that include basic
"how-to" information to provide parents a direction to turn when they choose
to protect their children from the new school agenda.
Another group's website, Discover Christian Schools, has been getting almost
4,000 visits per day as parents seek alternatives, co-founder Harold Naylor
Jr. said.
Besides the referendum being pursued by England's organization, WND also has
reported on work by the non-profit Advocates for Faith and Freedom to file a
lawsuit challenging a SB 777.