Jerry Brown Signs California Gay History Bill - Christofascists Go Berzerk

California Governor Jerry Brown has signed the landmark Fair, Accurate, Inclusive and Respectful Education Act that mandates the contributions of LGBT people be included in school lesson plans. Its legislation that in my view is long overdue and will over time result in students learning that LGBT individuals have been around throughout history and that we've often accomplished amazing things. Moreover, since California is one of the largest purchasers of textbooks, there will be an indirect impact in other states as well. Not surprisingly, the usual hate groups are beside themselves and one needs foul weather gear not to be drenched by the spittle flying as the haters convulse. Here are highlights from The Advocate on the historic law:
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The Fair, Accurate, Inclusive and Respectful Education Act was introduced by gay state senator Mark Leno partly as a way to combat bullying of students who are gay or perceived to be. The FAIR Act passed the Senate in April and the Assembly earlier this month. Aside from ensuring that the contributions of gays and gay rights are included in textbooks, the legislation adds sexual orientation to the state's existing antidiscrimination protections that prohibit bias in school activities, instruction, and instructional materials.
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For the sane and rational, the law should be a non-issue. But to hate groups that seek to depict LGBT individuals as depraved alcoholics, drug users, and overall failures, the law strikes at the heart of their usually propaganda. Here's a sampling of the hysteria coming from the usual suspects via Joe.My.God:
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Catholics For The Common Good: Claims that this bill is needed to reduce bullying against children that are experiencing gender confusion or take on 'gay' or 'lesbian' identities are absurd. Children must be taught respect for all persons because of their intrinsic value, not because they agree with their behavior or like their characteristics. In fact, reducing people to merely a sexual identity obscures the fact that they are so much more than that.
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Traditional Values Coalition: SB 48 was priority number 1 for Traditional Values Coalition. We committed all the resources we had to try to make sure that SB 48 failed. We are talking about molesting the minds of young impressionable youth, as young as Kindergarten, with an agenda and message that is not age-appropriate and that is offensive to the values of a vast majority of California’s families. We have failed at our core educational mission and yet we are now going to inject gay studies into the classrooms. It’s absurd and offensive.
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Save California: It's ridiculous that Jerry Brown says he's making history 'honest'. The bill he signed prohibits teachers and textbooks from telling children the facts that homosexuality has the highest rate of HIV/AIDS and other STDs, higher cancer rates, and earlier deaths. These important facts about lifestyles children will being forced to admire will be omitted. And Brown calls this 'honest'? This revisionist history will actually make more children believe a lie -- that homosexuality is biological, which it's not, and healthy, which is isn't."
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Can't you just feel the Christian "love"?