California Bill That Mandates Public Schools Teach Gay History Goes to Governor
- Posted on July 6, 2011 at 7:55am by
Billy Hallowell
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (The Blaze/AP) — California lawmakers on Tuesday sent the governor a bill that would make the state the first requiring public schools to include the contributions of gays and lesbians in social studies curriculum.
Back in April, The Blaze covered the state Senate’s passing of this proposed legislation. Below, watch a report from that same month that explains exactly what the proposal entails:
The bill, passed on a party-line vote, adds lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people as well as people with disabilities to the list of groups that schools must include in the lessons. It also would prohibit material that reflects adversely on gays.
Democratic Assemblyman Tom Ammiano of San Francisco says SB48 is crucial because of the bullying that happens to gay students. Republicans called it a well-intentioned but ill-conceived bill and raised concerns that it would indoctrinate children to accept homosexuality.
“This bill will require California schools to present a more accurate and nuanced view of American history in our social science curriculum by recognizing the accomplishments of groups that are not often recognized,” said Assembly Speaker John Perez, the first openly gay speaker of the California Assembly.
The bill now goes to Gov. Jerry Brown, a Democrat, who has not said whether he would sign it. Former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed a similar bill in 2006. Bloomberg has more about Brown and the possible impact this decision could have on the state’s — and the nation’s – textbook production and sales:
Brown, a 73-year-old Democrat, has 12 days to sign or veto the measure. His decision will affect not only the state’s 6.2 million students in public school. California is the largest textbook buyer in the U.S., representing almost 13 percent of the $3.4 billion market in 2009, according to the Association of American Publishers. School publishers typically try to sell California-approved texts to other states.
Assemblyman Tim Donnelly, a Republican from Twin Peaks, said he was offended as a Christian that the bill was being used to promote a “homosexual agenda” in public schools.
“I think it’s one thing to say that we should be tolerant,” Donnelly said. “It is something else altogether to say that my children are going to be taught that this lifestyle is good.”
California law already requires schools to teach about women, African Americans, Mexican Americans, entrepreneurs, Asian Americans, European Americans, American Indians and labor. The Legislature over the years also has prescribed specific lessons about the Irish potato famine and the Holocaust, among other topics.
SB48 would require, as soon as the 2013-2014 school year, the California Board of Education and local school districts to adopt textbooks and other teaching materials that cover the contributions and roles of sexual minorities.
The legislation leaves it to local school boards to decide how to implement the requirement. It does not specify a grade level for the instruction to begin.
Opponents argued that such instruction would further burden an already crowded curriculum and expose students to a subject that some parents find objectionable. Assemblyman Chris Norby, R-Fullerton, said the bill micromanages the classroom.
“Our founding fathers are turning over in their graves,” Donnelly said.
The bill’s author, Sen. Mark Leno, D-San Francisco, said he hopes Brown will sign his bill. He dismissed arguments that the bill promotes certain sexual behaviors and said it removes censorship in textbooks.
“Bottom line, it’s only beneficial to share with students the broad diversity of the human experience and that our democracy protects everyone,” he said.
Before the Assembly vote, Perez pointed to a few contributions of gay people, including Friedrich von Steuben, one of George Washington’s military advisers who fled Prussia after he was hounded as a homosexual.
Von Steuben is credited with being one of the fathers of the Continental Army and teaching essential military drills.
He also cited Alan Turing, a mathematician who helped crack Nazi Germany’s secret codes by creating the “Turing bombe,” a forerunner of modern computers.
Some churches and conservative family groups warned the bill will drive more parents to take their children out of public schools.
“This sexual brainwashing bill would mandate that children as young as 6 years old be told falsehoods – that homosexuality is biological, when it isn’t, or healthy, when it’s not,” said Randy Thomasson, president of SaveCalifornia.com.
The Assembly passed the bill on a 49-25 vote.
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Comments (223)
kickagrandma
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 8:36amThere is no “gay history”. There IS disobedience to GOD history, if California wants to be accurate. But that’s a no-go.
Report Post »TheBeatGoesOn
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 8:35amThis constant push just becomes tiresome. How do “regular people” address the serious issues when they progressives are chipping away at such a determined pace. If every difference is to be lauded as “special”, then there is no special. So being queer, being unnatural and prone to risky- NO, dangerous, sexual perversions which bring on deadly acquired immune deficiency, is something to give a special historical standing in the public schools?! Well, this is just another of the “in your face” attacks on normal. Should “we” just pour a tepid glass of Harvey Milk and swallow the big blue cookie of progressive ideals? OR, better yet, get the word out, don’t accept the swill, boycott the business’ which promote that which is “wrong”, avoid tattoos and piercings, attend council meetings, write letters to newspapers, representatives, be close & involved with your children, their friends and interact with like-minded neighbors to protect what is right. I admit that I am quite tired of the way things are headed at such a fast pace and just want to withdraw from the world at large. But then I am not doing anything to make a difference or take a stand so….let’s all just do our best against the anti USA, trash talking America haters and those who see art as an image of Christ in a jar of urine but actually hate the work of Norman Rockwell. A simple ID check but shows to be true. “I know not what course others may take, but as for me, give me liberty or….
Report Post »ILRobb
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 8:33amIf this passes and similar measures continue to be pushed, you are going to see a separation of those who still believe in God and those who espouse this garbage. Hmmm, what book details this separation before predicting the destruction of the non-believers?
Report Post »Islesfordian
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 8:32amThe entire existence of the “subject” of Social Studies should be eliminated. It is nothing bad a grabbag of propaganda and social engeneering.
Report Post »anigmanm
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 8:32amso what happens now, people need a racial approval prior to doing anything worthwhile. Is there going to be score keepers to insure that good deeds are equally accomplished by straights and those other people. Will someone explain how this bit of crazyfornia stupidity can work. Is someone going to go back in time and question the sexuality of our past heroes or will the gay community just decide that since their outfits look gay they must be.
Report Post »joe conservative
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 8:32amThere is no bigger group that opposes gay marriage than black Americans, yet they are die hard liberals. Makes no sense. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jn__rVWG65A
Report Post »OnToppaThat
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 2:01pmit’s like Jews supporting our Muslim sympathizer President….that makes no sense either
Report Post »Shellback
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 8:32amWill there be an international measurement on how well we are doing in gay/les classes. After all we stink on ice when compared to other countires in Math and Science.
Report Post »ares338
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 8:29amAnother stupid useless law from Mexifornia who will now try to shove it down everyone’s throat (pun intended)!
Report Post »Doc
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 8:26amSad.
Report Post »Gofish
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 8:25amSoooo….whats next pedophile history? Or mabee bestiality history?
Report Post »Its just sad,and sick, and maddening. Did I mention sick?
Pastor Ray
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 5:25pmThe BIG earthquake is coming California will slip into the ocean and Nevada will have beach front property!
Report Post »sister1_rm
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 8:22amNothing will ever be enough for these people. The gay and lesbian fascists fail to recognize or respect the morals or laws of the majority. They want to push their morals and values on the rest of humanity and are using the law as a toll to get their way. Stop letting them make new and special laws for themselves.
This constant whining, “ME! ME! ME! ME! ME!” needs to stop. They asked for tolerance and they got it, but they won’t shut up and leave well enough alone. Some one tell them to grow up already and keep it to themselves!
Report Post »Eh2Zed
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 8:20am4.5% of the population of Californication, is gay. Higher than the statistical norm of 2.3 – 2.4%. $430,000,000 for new text books, $200,000,000 for new class materials, disapproval of the general population, indoctrination of children to accept as normal which is not, to accommodate the needs of 1,680,837 gay people out of a total population of 37,351,947. And California can’t figure out how to fix their budget. Go figure.
Report Post »Bermuda Onion
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 8:17amAre muslim kids going to be excluded from these classes?
Report Post »flamegonesilver
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 10:47amBLAH-HA-HA!!!! LOLOLOLOLOL!!!!
Report Post »Mahalo for the GOOD laugh Onion!!!!
mohavegreen
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 10:56amIslamic home school. Virgin source code.
Report Post »okiemomo
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 5:56pmExcellent question.
Report Post »Bermuda Onion
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 8:16amGay History!? What the hell is that? California should secede from the rest of the country.
Report Post »mikenleeds
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 8:16amthey are no gay history , this is a recent thing formed and glamorized for a mental illness , they are also a fake black history being push on us children , public school books are filled with lies passed off as being the truth
Report Post »Rick54
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 8:14amwonder how far back in history they are going to go with this. oh wait a minute, history to them is yesterday.
Report Post »Susan09
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 8:14amTo Teach School Children about Homosexual and Lesbian Relationships Is not for Children BY TEACHERS in the CLASSROOM. It presents a Division and Creates Problems For the Child Whern The SCHOOLS ADVOCATE this lifestyle and then the Parents TEACH otherwise. MORAL CHOICES should Be left To the Parents NOT TEACHERS. In Schools Other then Teaching to Treat another with Respect and I AM SURE That NO TEACHER will TELL ANY CHIOLD what THUS THE LORD HATH SAID . HE HAS SAID SODOMY and SEXUAL INTERCOURSE BETWEEN MAN TO MAN and WOMAN TO WOMAN is an ABOMNIBLE SIN TO HIM. IF this Were an ACCEPTABLE ACT then How come they hid Behind Closed doors for Centuries? Because all that Knew the word of God Understood what THUS GOD HAS HAD written and said.
Report Post »Lost In Space
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 8:13amWTF,,,,, waiting for that state or at least large chunks of it to fall into the ocean.So many decent people having to put up with the crazys running the asylum. depressing,guess im going fishing,,,
Report Post »Harpotoo
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 8:11amThey can’t read or write but the kids will learn how to suck…
Report Post »tbl10
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 11:06pmlmfao
Report Post »SgtB
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 8:10amThe people of California voted to ban gay marriage, now to get back at them, the gay community is going to force schools to indoctrinate their children with homosexuality. Just flippin great. I really don’t care if people are gay, or what color they are. But we need to stop teaching history based on what type of person made the accomplishment. Why would you really need to teach about that person’s color or preferred sex partner to teach what they accomplished?
Report Post »kestrel27
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 8:07amYea for California. They know Spanish, they know high self esteem and low accomplishments, and now they will know homosexual pride and history. They can’t spell, they don’t know American History, they can’t do math or science, but boy are they steeped in all things that don’t matter a wit, unless you are a stupid Liberal. What can you expect from a populace that is dumb enough to re-elect Governor Moonbeam?
Report Post »F8THNJC
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 9:47amI could not have said it better myself!
Report Post »angelcat
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 8:05amWhere is the equality? Will there also be a mandate to teach heterosexual history? I’m sure the kids in California are doing so well academically that they can afford to take time to learn gay history, which effects very few of them and isn’t important? What, you say , scores in math and reading are pitiful? What a surprise!
Report Post »banjarmon
Posted on July 7, 2011 at 12:55pmDumb gay BILL…When will California be a part of the HUMAN RACE???
Report Post »BetsyRoss1513
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 8:05amAnd what, exactly, IS gay history? The same as straight history? Wait a minute, there IS NO straight history. History is HISTORY. Period. We don’t need GAY history. WTF?
HOMESCHOOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Report Post »salvawhoray
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 8:14amsoon they will be having Gay Black History Month.
Report Post »GayDem4Beck
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 9:29amYou know, I think we all saw this coming when they started splitting History into blocks and chunks like ‘Black History’ , ‘American Indian History’ , ‘Hispanic History’ , ‘Multicultural History (studies)’ , etc. If someone wants to specialize in a specific segment of history, I think that’s fine.
Otherwise history has no fences, walls or biases its just history.
Report Post »creptoin_1n
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 10:45amThey have to keep making minorities feel alone, that way they can blame someone(namely republicans) so that they can get elected! it’s just like the race issue…it would not be an issue if you would just STOP MAKING IT AN ISSUE!!!
I’m home-schooled and i am happy about it. I fear that i would have turned out much different(in a bad way) if i had not been!
for everyone that thinks that home-schooling takes away from being social. I have 3 words for you. YOU ARE WRONG!
Report Post »Bernard
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 4:02pmBetsyRoss1513:
Report Post »Exactly right this bull crap is utter left wing nonsense. Human sexuality is just that. Humans participate in a variety of sexual acts. To label them is asinine.
tjdaniels
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 6:18pmI am all for home schooling then I can educate my children on Sodom and Gomorrah…that is the only history I truely understand to have value!!!!!
Report Post »UPSETVET
Posted on July 7, 2011 at 10:17amI’m confused like BETSYROSS1513. Just exactly what is GAY HISTORY ? Does it mean according to the Bible and God’s condemnation of homosexuallity and homosexuals. In God’s eyes both are an abomination and perversions that in the Old Testament were punishable by death. What about the history of beastiality”, having sex with animals ? Is this going to be part of the curriculum as well for the little kids ? Or the history of pedophilia ? What a sick and very confused world we live in today.
Report Post »SpankDaMonkey
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 8:00am.
Report Post »WTF is wrong with you people? Their little children, or do you want to go down the PEDOFILE road? Come here Little Johnny, will have a whole new meaning……………
Thatsitivehadenough
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 8:41amPedofilia probably comes next on their agenda. Anything that destroys the family and our culture. Maybe they SHOULD give California back to Mexico?
Report Post »Tree
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 9:29amWhat ever happened to teaching children what they need to lead productive lives, like math, reading, science? History and social studies are good if it’s based on fact and not agenda driven. Leave morals and ethics to parents!!
Report Post »SpankDaMonkey
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 7:58am.
Report Post »Ok class today we will learn about the Hershey Highway……….
enduro
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 8:07amCalifornia keeps making its case to god to be the first to plop into the ocean come 2012. you go cali!
Report Post »mikem1969
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 8:20amAnd so the gay, lesbian, freak agenda is now going to be forced on school children (what these pedophiles wanted to begin with). It is time to just nuke commiefornia and be done with satan’s den.
Report Post »captaincrunch
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 8:41amCalifornia’s gotta be the most screwed up state in the union next to New York. A state thats populated by illegal aliens, drug addicts, and sodomites.
I know there’s some good peaple in California, I encourage them to leave. Move elsewhere where sodomites do not define laws and culture.
I think Gods gonna kick some California liberal asses. Just wait, an earthquake (maybe 9.0 to a 10.0) God destroyed Sodom and Gomora. I think if you piss God off too much he‘s gonna kick start the San Andrea’s fualt line.
Report Post »nysparkie
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 8:45amYou can’t be serious! LORD, Can ya hear me. It is time. Bring the COMET! We have mucked up things down here so bad that there is no hope. Bring it on and end it. Let some other species become dominate and take Humanoids out. Send it now. Send it marked “SPECIAL DELIVERY EARTH”! I am ready and waiting Lord. Let us have it……NOW!
Report Post »SnapTie
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 8:58am“They worship and praise Harvey Milk” The creep trolled for young boys and bragged about it. If a man sleeps with a 16 year old girl, he’s a rapist, but if a gay likes young boys (and they always do) and molests them, he’s just a harmless gay man.Statistics prove that male homosexuals are FORTY TIMES more likely to molest a child than are male heterosexuals, per capita. That’s a statistic that the liberals do their best to quash.
Report Post »loadingmyclips
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 9:03amFu^k harvey milk, fu^k sean penn also!
Report Post »Ebbertron
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 9:14amWill this course include the story of Soddom and Gammorrah? Seems relevant to Gay history
Report Post »sWampy
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 9:31amThis is like teaching Black history, make up a bunch of half truths and pass them as history. If we wanted to study black history we would study that they never learned to tan hides, and remained pretty much hunter gathers until the white man taught them better. If we wanted to study gay history, we would study what lead up to the dark ages, and what brought Hitler into power.
Report Post »Eraldo NY Tea Party
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 10:48amJust say NO to the gay agenda. just say NO.
Report Post »Sound The Trumpet In Zion
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 4:49pmI’m wondering, would California now be considered Sodom or Gomorrah? I guess that it would qualify as Sodom.
Report Post »Rightsofman
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 8:21pmYou can’t promote Christian morality but you can promote sodomy. Seems about right for a society headed for hell in a handbasket.
Report Post »Rowwdy
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 9:34pmROFLmbo
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