California lawmakers fight over bill to teach students about gay people's contributions

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Source: Los Angeles Times
By Patrick McGreevy, Los Angeles Times

A measure proposed by state Sen. Mark D. Leno of San Francisco would require new social science textbooks to include 'a study of the role and contributions of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Americans.'

Reporting from Sacramento -- As the battle over same-sex marriage makes its way through California's courts, another gay rights fight is smoldering in the Legislature.

Democratic lawmakers have revived a plan to require state schools to teach about the contributions of gay, lesbian and transgender Americans. They are reigniting a movement that halted five years ago when legislators approved such a requirement only to run into opposition from then-Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Now, with a Democrat in the governor's office, the lawmakers and gay rights activists are more hopeful that school curricula will be revised.

Read more at: http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-gay-rights-textbooks-20110402,0,1951209.story

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1. if honest history were taught

and we truly wanted to educate our kids... this wouldn't be an issue


the opponents are fearful and ignorant
"Meanwhile, several Republicans are aggressively fighting the proposal. State Sen. Bob Huff (R-Diamond Bar) charged at a recent education committee hearing that it would "sexualize the training of our children at an early age."

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2. Seriously, why should it matter