tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587902609826926070.post6364877618611343403..comments2024-03-05T23:31:44.106-08:00Comments on Gay Family Values: Be FAIR....GFVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02950236433262366445noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587902609826926070.post-70957714034449109722016-01-25T12:40:02.752-08:002016-01-25T12:40:02.752-08:00I agree with this post 100%. LGBT people exist in ...I agree with this post 100%. LGBT people exist in the world and hiding that from kids isn't doing them any favors. What will happen when they leave their oversheletered bubbles and go out into the real world?grammarexplainedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17321300567787853953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587902609826926070.post-55559106039305929582011-08-18T05:42:07.777-07:002011-08-18T05:42:07.777-07:00I don't mean to burst your bubble, but the mat...I don't mean to burst your bubble, but the material they're teaching on LGBT people is seriously lacking right now. I took AP US History last year at my high school and we used the two textbooks that are most widely used for AP US History and College-level history courses and both had LGBT history in them. I was initially very excited because I am a gay teen however I later found out that LGBT History meant small footnotes like "Sodomy laws were in place in the 1770's when the country was first started.", "President James Buchanan may have been gay.", "During the late 1960's the gay liberation movement started, inspired by the earlier homophile movement with organizations like the Mattachine Society." Education about LGBT people during the AIDS crisis is even worse, where gays are really only mentioned in footnotes, not even mentioning the huge stigma surrounding homosexuality at the time. It's really sad that they don't mention this, in addition to gays during the Civil War where many homosexual practices were tolerated despite bans put in place by the government, gays during WW2, the Stonewall Riots, the battle to change the DSM in the 70's, Harvey Milk, and the current gay rights movement. I assume gay education for younger students would be even worse, because many parents are hesitant about teaching children the more sexual events in history like AIDS, whether gay OR straight.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587902609826926070.post-70373977318518613352011-08-15T14:46:04.146-07:002011-08-15T14:46:04.146-07:00I completely agree...I am a straight teenaged girl...I completely agree...I am a straight teenaged girl, and interestingly most of my teachers speak freely about the sexuality of the people we study. We had a whole R.E. lesson about gay marriage, and I could tell that my teacher, who is also our R.E. teacher, was sympathetic to gay people. However, when I asked him about whether actually being gay was forbidden in the Bible, he replied "Being gay itself is not forbidden...it's whether you act on it." So basically gay people should lie to themselves about how they feel? It seems wrong to me. <br />Changing the subject a bit here, but many straight people find same-sex relationships between the opposite sex a turn on, but between their own sex disgusting...this is particularly common in male-ego-types. This seems strange to me. Although I must admit I'm guilty of the former...I especially love George and David from 'The War Boys' as a couple, amazing acting...again, I'm moving off the subject.<br />Anyway, just wanted to say I agree, and let you know how many young straight people support you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587902609826926070.post-36884012623891028182011-07-31T15:17:39.112-07:002011-07-31T15:17:39.112-07:00Since when were social conservatives remotely acad...Since when were social conservatives remotely academic? Of course they wouldn't care for a balanced dipiction of gays in history, because they like their history like they like their religion: picked and chosen and misinterpreted.Ted Rodrigueshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01444981787696788777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587902609826926070.post-55411333047061691612011-07-31T01:01:12.454-07:002011-07-31T01:01:12.454-07:00When I was young my one role model was Alexander t...When I was young my one role model was Alexander the Great. He seemed like the most upstanding, determined and intelligent person I'd ever heard of. When I got a little older, I discovered his sexuality at just about the same time I myself realized I was gay. It was an island, an oasis of pride in the parched sea of shame and a great comfort to know that in a very unique way he and I shared a not-so-common trait. It was solely because of my love of History that I even knew about him, his father, and countless other prominent men in the ancient world. Without a History, some type of lineage, we lack validity and appear as some weird new group of trouble makers. Forget about all this politics and let us simply present the truth. Let us teach the youth about the real Alexander, who led a relatively small army, conquered the known world with it and fell in love with one of his greatest generals and closest friend Hephaestion. Or about the Sacred Band of Thebes, an elite troop of soldiers composed entirely of gay men who bested even the war-like Spartans in combat. So few people know about the beautiful gay poetry of ancient Japan and the complicated relationships there and in ancient Greece. History ought no longer be just militaristic and cultural spoils of the 'stronger.'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587902609826926070.post-38589068388605806972011-07-30T22:18:16.531-07:002011-07-30T22:18:16.531-07:00It's important for kids to learn an accurate h...It's important for kids to learn an accurate history. They should know that gays and lesbians are fighting for their rights like practically everyone has had to do and it's an important part of our nation's history. As far as the sexuality of important historical figures I think it's important to identify that to an extent as well. It's not fair that it be glossed over in order to not convert their children or whatever their irrational fear may be. Certainly no important African-American historical figure was not identified as such and I think one day it'll be the same for homosexuals. If nothing else it shows that gay people have contributed equally to the history of our country and we aren't some phenomenon that came out of no where in the 1970s or something. Seeing things like that could also let kids know that they're not alone, that they're not less than people for being what they are, and that they can do anything they set their minds to. Everyone needs role models.HWCrooknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587902609826926070.post-40835484712427433892011-07-30T19:05:52.038-07:002011-07-30T19:05:52.038-07:00I had just turned 14 years old when Harvey Milk wa...I had just turned 14 years old when Harvey Milk was assassinated. <br /><br />But the fact that I then knew there were other gay people out there made it easier for me. I could finally put a name to what I was. <br /><br />And it wasn't until I got older and worked in state government that my political side started to come out. <br /><br />So law like that in CA encourages me that maybe it'll be easier for some other 14 year old knowing that gay people can have a positive effect on society.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587902609826926070.post-66903713030015602222011-07-30T17:51:47.420-07:002011-07-30T17:51:47.420-07:00I absolutely agree with you.
Just wanted to say ...I absolutely agree with you. <br /><br />Just wanted to say how much I enjoy reading your blog...<br /><br />My husband's mom and my mom are both married to women (basically, all our parents remarried women after their divorces).<br /><br />Your children are very lucky to have you.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13383296098215262765noreply@blogger.com