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Behind the Aegis

(53,833 posts)
Fri Feb 14, 2020, 05:34 AM Feb 2020

Iowa bill would ban teachers from saying that Pete Buttigieg is gay without notifying parents

A proposed law that would ban discussions of LGBTQ people in Iowa school could also prevent teachers from telling students that out Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg is gay.

The bill would make it illegal for educators to teach about any topics related to sexual orientation or gender identity without parental notification.

The bill applies to “any program, curriculum, material, test, survey, questionnaire, activity, announcement, promotion or instruction of any kind.” Current law allows parents to opt-out of sex education but is limited to health class discussions of human development.

Buttigieg, who won the Iowa caucuses in his race for the presidency, has kissed his husband on stage and regularly fields questions about being the first viable gay candidate for president. His sexuality has made him a target of the religious right and right-wing pundits like Rush Limbaugh.

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Straight privilege (heterosexism) in action!

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Iowa bill would ban teachers from saying that Pete Buttigieg is gay without notifying parents (Original Post) Behind the Aegis Feb 2020 OP
This enrages me. Celerity Feb 2020 #1
Wish I could live in Sweden, but too old to learn the language. sinkingfeeling Feb 2020 #6
most everyone here under 60 speaks English, most better than more than half the US Celerity Feb 2020 #8
Good to know. sinkingfeeling Feb 2020 #9
The tough part is getting a residency permit, Sweden is still one of the easier EU nations to do so, Celerity Feb 2020 #10
didn't realize they taught politics in schools. patricia92243 Feb 2020 #2
"Get a life" DFW Feb 2020 #3
Thats pretty fu.ked up. CentralMass Feb 2020 #4
What is wrong with people! madaboutharry Feb 2020 #5
More proof that we have too much freedom rownesheck Feb 2020 #7

Celerity

(42,666 posts)
1. This enrages me.
Fri Feb 14, 2020, 05:52 AM
Feb 2020

Each day, week, month, now year that passes I have less and less desire to ever move back to the US. Sickening to see this RW shite on full parade.

Words escape me how angry I am.

Celerity

(42,666 posts)
8. most everyone here under 60 speaks English, most better than more than half the US
Fri Feb 14, 2020, 10:40 AM
Feb 2020

unless you run into 1st gen older refugees, but even most of them speak some English, or totally correct English, depending where they are from

Celerity

(42,666 posts)
10. The tough part is getting a residency permit, Sweden is still one of the easier EU nations to do so,
Fri Feb 14, 2020, 11:36 AM
Feb 2020

but it still is quite hard unless you have an in-demand skill or have family ties.

DFW

(54,056 posts)
3. "Get a life"
Fri Feb 14, 2020, 06:33 AM
Feb 2020

It must be prohibited in the Iowa State Constitution.

Do they REALLY have nothing better to do? No wonder they are represented by Senators like Joni Ernst and Chuck Grassley.

madaboutharry

(40,153 posts)
5. What is wrong with people!
Fri Feb 14, 2020, 08:07 AM
Feb 2020

It is so amazing how many people who claim to be godly are obsessed with thinking about the sex lives of other people. It’s a weirdness I don’t understand.

rownesheck

(2,343 posts)
7. More proof that we have too much freedom
Fri Feb 14, 2020, 10:37 AM
Feb 2020

in this country. Actively working to keep people from being educated or working to keep facts from people because of your belief in an invisible old man who floats around the sky ( and obviously hasn't done shit ever, although he is described as being all powerful), should be a crime punishable by extensive prison time. Man, I wish I was dictator.

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