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Tenn. Senate OKs ban on teaching of homosexuality

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110520/ap_on_re_us/us_xgr_tennessee_schools_sexuality said:
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – A bill passed Friday by the Tennessee Senate would forbid public school teachers and students in grades kindergarten through eight from discussing the fact that some people are gay.

Opponents deride the measure as the "don't say gay bill." They say it's unfair to the children of gay parents and could lead to more bullying. Supporters say it is intended to give teachers clear guidance for dealing with younger children on a potentially explosive topic.

Unbelievable. Well at least it wasn't my home state that did it. :roll:

I guess don't talk about being gay and maybe less people will turn out gay, is the idea?
 
Didn't you know? It's contagious. (JK)
 
I heard gay people play with themeselves
 
Unbelievable. Well at least it wasn't my home state that did it. :roll:

I guess don't talk about being gay and maybe less people will turn out gay, is the idea?

I don't see the need to thrust sex-ed in the faces of kindergarteners. This universal objection includes the chapter on homosexuality.

Nothing to see here.
 
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Seriously what are they going to do if some kid says s/he they have two daddies or mommies? Suspend 'em? Detention? Paddle 'em?
 
wait. are you saying if someone is playing solitaire......


Now you know why microsoft put solitaire on almost every single computer in the world!
 
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I don't really see why homosexuality needs to be talked about in school. It's more of a life lesson, not an academic one.
 
Oh my god! If Tennessee passes this bill I will cease to exist! I only exist because people acknowledge and talk about my existence.
 
Oh my god! If Tennessee passes this bill I will cease to exist! I only exist because people acknowledge and talk about my existence.

You are a libertarian... how can you support said bill?

You know what I have to say to the bill

 
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I hope by "teaching homosexuality" they mean "teaching someone how to be fabulous."
 
I hope by "teaching homosexuality" they mean "teaching someone how to be fabulous."

You can't even acknowledge its existence in the school through this law. This also bans Straight and Gay Alliance clubs.

Watch the video though, its a great rebuttal.
 
*putting my serious hat on*

I think it can be debated whether or not homosexuality, homosexual behavior, and the origins of sexual orientation need to be taught in school. However, why completely ban it?
 
You can't even acknowledge its existence in the school through this law. This also bans Straight and Gay Alliance clubs.

Watch the video though, its a great rebuttal.

okay now that's just stupid
 
Gays shouldn't care about this, I agree.

They don't teach about homosexuality in Tennessee schools right now. If anything, I could see more teachers who are advocating against homosexuality being dismissed as a result of this bill than teachers who are taking an accepting stance towards it. And the people who are most likely to talk about sexual related issues with children, social workers and counselors, are not affected by the bill. Heck, Tennessee couldn't make a bill to affect them since what occurs in a counseling session is confidential between the student and the therapist. Most of the time, if a student wanted to talk about a sexuality related issue, the teacher would simply refer them to the school social worker or counselor who would then provide them with whatever information they were seeking.
 
They don't teach about homosexuality in Tennessee schools right now. If anything, I could see more teachers who are advocating against homosexuality being dismissed as a result of this bill than teachers who are taking an accepting stance towards it. And the people who are most likely to talk about sexual related issues with children, social workers and counselors, are not affected by the bill. Heck, Tennessee couldn't make a bill to affect them since what occurs in a counseling session is confidential between the student and the therapist. Most of the time, if a student wanted to talk about a sexuality related issue, the teacher would simply refer them to the school social worker or counselor who would then provide them with whatever information they were seeking.

Or to a social worker to investigate abuse.
 
Or to a social worker to investigate abuse.

Indeed. We are talking about kindergarten through 8th grade here. While I could perhaps see a 7th or 8th grader wanting to talk to a counselor about sexual issues, I could not imagine children much younger than that unless they were sexually abused or highly sexualized. I just don't see the bill having a significant effect on the state.
 
I think the bill protects both sides. What I think it does is ban the teaching of homosexuality is an academic setting, both positive and negative. A teacher can't teach that homosexuality isn't immoral, all natural, and state why gay marriage should be legal. Likewise, a teacher can't teach that homosexuality is immoral, unnatural, and that it shouldn't be recognized as marriage.
 
I think the bill protects both sides. What I think it does is ban the teaching of homosexuality is an academic setting, both positive and negative. A teacher can't teach that homosexuality isn't immoral, all natural, and state why gay marriage should be legal. Likewise, a teacher can't teach that homosexuality is immoral, unnatural, and that it shouldn't be recognized as marriage.

The bill doesn't do that. It prevents anyone from talking about it existence period. This includes students.
 
The bill doesn't do that. It prevents anyone from talking about it existence period. This includes students.

I'll have to read up on it more, but it seems more geared towards class discussions.
 
The bill doesn't do that. It prevents anyone from talking about it existence period. This includes students.

Exactly. If you can't say anything about it, then you can't say anything good or bad about it.
 
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