LGBT Lessons in Primary Schools

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Speaking as a former LGBT+ kid who didn’t know I was LGBT+ because I had never even heard any of the terms associated with that acronym, the disconnect was absolutely catastrophic to my mental health as a child, and very nearly drove me to suicide at a very early age. I couldn’t even ask anyone around me for help because I didn’t know what words to use. If my school had included LGBT+ issues in the curriculum, I would have wept for joy just to know I was not alone. You don’t have to like it, but school programs like this quite literally save lives.
 
I don’t know what the LGBT lessons involve but I think the fear is that the lessons go beyond being civil and enter into acceptance and normalization of LGBT relationships.

However, the so-called indoctrination or brainwashing at an early age may wear off later in life. I think of my childhood in U.S. public schools in the 1950’s in which the teachers tried to instill in us children values such as patriotism and respect for authority and government. But when we became high school and college students, we rebelled against all of that. So who knows?
 
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Parents are the primary educators of their children,particularly re matters of faith and morals. A small child need not be exposed to information that is beyond their ability to process. The confusion that comes es with this LBGTQ isn’t something I want my grandkids exposed to while so young.
 
I hear you, and believe that, in certain ways, the good old days of the past were not so good for those who felt like outsiders. Much more attention is paid to minority groups of all kinds today, and I think that is a good thing. Here in the United States, our country was founded based on protecting the rights of the individual and those who were persecuted because of their religious and political beliefs. It is good to see we are finally trying to live up to the vision of our Founding Fathers with respect to racial and religious minorities, women, people with disabilities, and people who are LGBT. Of course, the majority will protest, believing their rights are being infringed, and perhaps they are in some ways. That is why there needs to be a balance between protecting the rights of the minority and protecting the values of the majority, which is a daunting challenge to this very day.
 
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This is no surprise. The LGB agenda is so absurd and ridiculous they have to force their views on children. Public schools are a disgrace.
 
There doesn’t need to be a grand plan. One of the defining features of the LGBT+ movement is that it lacks any sort of plan or vision. They want what they want.

Certain legislations can be passed that on the surface are about protecting sexual minorities, but depending on how they’re enforced, they just end up being used as a weapon to silence and suppress. i.e. if a teacher was complaining about vestiges of Christian tradition in the curriculum it is very, very doubtful she would ever be fired. But now that LGBT+ has gained power in government and institutions the lobby and its strongest supporters are very territorial.
 
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As you know, in the US schools are administrated at the State and Local District level.

We would teach against bullying anyone, and LGBT people and disabled are very often bullied throughout their lives. Instilling anty bullying in children is a noble thing.

None of the 5 districts I work with have “full on pride” weeks, this again is determined district by district. Same for speakers, hired by the district.

If such anti religion talk is happening at your school district this is a violation of federal law and needs to be addressed!
 
That is incorrect. In Ireland at least, state schools can be referred to as public/state schools. Private schools are private/fee-paying.
 
amt1985 said:
Speaking as a former LGBT+ kid
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What do you mean “former”?
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I couldn’t even ask anyone around me for help because I didn’t know what words to use. If my school had included LGBT+ issues in the curriculum, I would have wept for joy just to know I was not alone. You don’t have to like it, but school programs like this quite literally save lives.
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The problem is, it’s not just about being in touch with feelings of attraction, it’s about convincing people that sexual promiscuity and immorality are not just good, but are essential to living a full and happy life. Another huge issue with the idea of an LGBT “community” is that the whole concept goes against reality and promotes a wrong view of the human person. Sin cannot lead to fulfilment and happiness.
 
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If my school had included LGBT+ issues in the curriculum, I would have wept for joy just to know I was not alone.
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That’s understandable. But aspects of what it means to be LGBT etc are all deemed neutral or good and natural by my much of society, but not under Christian principles. So while a state school might want to teach it’s fine and natural to be gay, to form gay intimate (sexual) relationships and perhaps to marry - that’s not ok for many others - who perhaps would only go so far as acknowledging the realities of persons who experience same sex attraction. Treating this topic in schools is not straightforward.
 
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amt1985:
Speaking as a former LGBT+ kid
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What do you mean “former”?
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I mean I am a former child. I am in my mid-thirties now.
 
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