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California might honor gays in textbooks
This is from May of this year....
California might honor gays in textbooks
State Senate passes bill that would also bar negative portrayals
SACRAMENTO - California children would read about homosexuals' contributions to history under a bill approved by state senators who often drew on their own childhood experiences in supporting the measure.
The bill would require California's social science textbooks to include the contributions of gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgender people to the state and nation's history. California is the United States' largest buyer of textbooks, with annual spending topping $400 million.
The measure passed Thursday 22-15, with no Republican votes. It heads to the Assembly, where opponents vowed another fight.
The bill — introduced by Democratic Sen. Sheila Kuehl, the state's first openly gay legislator — also would bar textbooks and other instructional material that portrayed gays in a negative light.
Two of three gay students are verbally harassed and one of six is physically harassed, said Geoff Kors, executive director of Equality California, which sponsored the legislation. "The invisibility that currently exists (in textbooks) contributes to that," he added.
Other women senators drew parallels to the lack of female or minority role models they saw in history books as children.
Sen. Bill Morrow disputed the comparison. "If you are a black American, you can't help it, you were born that way," he said. "There is not one scintilla of credible scientific evidence that suggests that homosexuality is biological in origin..... It is behavioral; it is not racial."
Sen. Richard Alarcon disagreed. "This is the way ... God made people," said Alarcon. "Let's stop trying to hide this reality."
Republican Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has not taken a position on the bill.
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California might honor gays in textbooks
State Senate passes bill that would also bar negative portrayals
SACRAMENTO - California children would read about homosexuals' contributions to history under a bill approved by state senators who often drew on their own childhood experiences in supporting the measure.
The bill would require California's social science textbooks to include the contributions of gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgender people to the state and nation's history. California is the United States' largest buyer of textbooks, with annual spending topping $400 million.
The measure passed Thursday 22-15, with no Republican votes. It heads to the Assembly, where opponents vowed another fight.
The bill — introduced by Democratic Sen. Sheila Kuehl, the state's first openly gay legislator — also would bar textbooks and other instructional material that portrayed gays in a negative light.
Two of three gay students are verbally harassed and one of six is physically harassed, said Geoff Kors, executive director of Equality California, which sponsored the legislation. "The invisibility that currently exists (in textbooks) contributes to that," he added.
Other women senators drew parallels to the lack of female or minority role models they saw in history books as children.
Sen. Bill Morrow disputed the comparison. "If you are a black American, you can't help it, you were born that way," he said. "There is not one scintilla of credible scientific evidence that suggests that homosexuality is biological in origin..... It is behavioral; it is not racial."
Sen. Richard Alarcon disagreed. "This is the way ... God made people," said Alarcon. "Let's stop trying to hide this reality."
Republican Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has not taken a position on the bill.
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Is there a problem with people that live alternative lifestyles that have made positive contributions to society. I hope some of you are not homophobic. We have been livin the last days for a minute, and it has nothin to do with homosexuals. Being black in America is hard but being black and gay is worse, because you are now dealing with a variety of prejudices and prejudgmental people.
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well said Y.G....... but what makes me sick is how gays try to compare there plight to that of blacks. When you chose to be gay thats a lifestyle choice you make. My being black i had no choice. You can't compare the two.Y.G. wrote:I DON'T THINK STUFF LIKE THIS SHOULD BE IN TEXTBOOKS AND I FEEL LIKE GAYS ARE TRYING TO SHOVE THERE LIFESTYLE DOWN OUR THROATS LIKE HAVE TO EXCEPT AND WE DON'T.
SAINTJAYMES wrote:well said Y.G....... but what makes me sick is how gays try to compare there plight to that of blacks. When you chose to be gay thats a lifestyle choice you make. My being black i had no choice. You can't compare the two.Y.G. wrote:I DON'T THINK STUFF LIKE THIS SHOULD BE IN TEXTBOOKS AND I FEEL LIKE GAYS ARE TRYING TO SHOVE THERE LIFESTYLE DOWN OUR THROATS LIKE HAVE TO EXCEPT AND WE DON'T.
YEAH THATS TRUE I DON'T LIKE THAT AT ALL. THEY CAN BE GAY AND DO THERE THING BUT THEY SHOULD TRY TO MAKE FEEL LIKE WE HAVE TO EXCEPT IF WE DON'T WANT TO.
Y.G. wrote:I DON'T THINK STUFF LIKE THIS SHOULD BE IN TEXTBOOKS AND I FEEL LIKE GAYS ARE TRYING TO SHOVE THERE LIFESTYLE DOWN OUR THROATS LIKE HAVE TO EXCEPT AND WE DON'T.
It won't be long before your azz will be put in jail for just SAYING you don't agree with gay shyt(You better WATCH those hate crime laws). Some places in Europe already do this. You can TRUST it's coming HERE.
As a proud homosexual I would welcome such inclusion. Gays should also be included in criminological discussion, specifically on gangbanging (no pun intended). My gang the Du Roc Crips have always been on my side, and as such I have never been "in the closet." They always had my back. When I was beat-in, they gave me the option of beating them off instead of me being physically beaten so of course I jumped on that opportunity!
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lolDU_ROC wrote:As a proud homosexual I would welcome such inclusion. Gays should also be included in criminological discussion, specifically on gangbanging (no pun intended). My gang the Du Roc Crips have always been on my side, and as such I have never been "in the closet." They always had my back. When I was beat-in, they gave me the option of beating them off instead of me being physically beaten so of course I jumped on that opportunity!
shutup f4gboy
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DU_ROC wrote:As a proud homosexual I would welcome such inclusion. Gays should also be included in criminological discussion, specifically on gangbanging (no pun intended). My gang the Du Roc Crips have always been on my side, and as such I have never been "in the closet." They always had my back. When I was beat-in, they gave me the option of beating them off instead of me being physically beaten so of course I jumped on that opportunity!
I have no problem with someone being gay. But dude, keep the details to yourself please.
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shim sham shamamalayah i agreee completely i dont know exactly how big of or how many contributions have made but that sounds expensive like sum taxpayer type shitSAINTJAYMES wrote:well said Y.G....... but what makes me sick is how gays try to compare there plight to that of blacks. When you chose to be gay thats a lifestyle choice you make. My being black i had no choice. You can't compare the two.Y.G. wrote:I DON'T THINK STUFF LIKE THIS SHOULD BE IN TEXTBOOKS AND I FEEL LIKE GAYS ARE TRYING TO SHOVE THERE LIFESTYLE DOWN OUR THROATS LIKE HAVE TO EXCEPT AND WE DON'T.