Gay History Month Angers Philadelphia Parents

[davidinalameda]

http://www.365gay.com/Newscon06/09/092606philly.htm

October is LGBT History month but noting it on the Philadelphia school district's calendar has irked some parents. The district sends copies of the calendar to the homes of students and some parents say the reference is promoting sex.

"Gay and Lesbian Month? That's sexuality - that's a preference," Nicola Rucker, 41, a mother of two students, ages 9 and 11, told the Philadelphia News..

"In elementary school, most 8- and 9-year-olds don't understand that," she said. "Everybody raises their kids differently. I don't want my 9-year-old son learning about this stuff unless he's old enough to come to me and ask."

The calendar also angered Addie Williams, the vice president of the Philadelphia Home and School Council.

[JustFiveMoreMinutes]

1. Learning about this stuff

"Everybody raises their kids differently. I don't want my 9-year-old son learning about this stuff unless he's old enough to come to me and ask."

OH so THATS where 8 & 9 year olds learn the terms 'faggots & fairies'. I always wondered. (TIC)

[RedXIII]

4. ,,

Suffice to say that they would have to ban Shakespeare and avoid any mention of the Sistine chapel because both Shakespeare and Michelangelo were gay or Bi.

[xchrom]

2. i always knew i was gay.

and by the time i was nine -- i knew what sex was.

these people live in a fantasy world of paranoia and hate.

[sui generis]

3. "promotes sex" --

no, just promotes discussion. If the parents don't want to discuss it then they can tell their kids they're not old enough to discuss it, yet, instead of telling everyone else NOT to discuss it. How hard is that?

What a bunch of ninnies.

[NMMNG]

5. Arrrgh. This calendar mentions Valentine's Day.

Everyone knows Valentine's Day is about giving chocolates, having a nice date and--ultimately--having sex. How can they put that on an elementary school calendar? :grr: