Homosexual Watch 03.24.11

In California (where else), the Senate Education Comittee has approved a bill which dictates the positive imaging of homosexuality in public school textbooks. Embedded in language that blatantly twists histories of certain groups into positive-only stories, the groups addressed by the bills author, Sen. Mark Leno, a Democrat homosexual, include Lesbians, Gays, and Transgenders as well as "members of other ethnic and cultural groups". Although not mentioned specifically, this presumably would include Tea Party members, Catholics, Neo-Nazis, Clansmen, Chinese mafia, Hell's Angels, alcoholics, ex-convicts, prison inmates, prostitutes, and Drug Cartels, although those groups apparently do not have members as state senators to represent their grievances, as do the Lesbians, Gays and Transgenders.

Here is part of California's Senate Bill, SB48:

legislative counsel’s digest

SB 48, as introduced, Leno. Instruction: prohibition of discriminatory
content.

Existing law requires instruction in social sciences to include a study of the role and contributions of both men and women to the development of California and the United States.

This bill would require instruction in social sciences to also include a study of the role and contributions of Native Americans, African Americans, Mexican Americans, Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders, European Americans, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Americans, and other ethnic and cultural groups, to the development of California and the United States.

Existing law prohibits instruction or school sponsored activities that reflect adversely upon persons because of their race, sex, color, creed, handicap, national origin, or ancestry. Existing law prohibits the State Board of Education and the governing board of any school district from adopting textbooks or other instructional materials that contain any matter that reflects adversely upon persons because of their race, sex, color, creed, handicap, national origin, or ancestry.

This bill would revise the list of characteristics included in these provisions to include race or ethnicity, gender, religion, disability, nationality, and sexual orientation, or other characteristic listed as specified.

Existing law prohibits a governing board from adopting instructional materials that contain any matter reflecting adversely upon persons because of their race, color, creed, national origin, ancestry, sex, handicap, or occupation, or that contain any sectarian or denominational doctrine or propaganda contrary to law.

This bill would revise the list of characteristics included in this provision to include race or ethnicity, gender, religion, disability, nationality, and sexual orientation, or other characteristic listed as specified.

Existing law requires that when adopting instructional materials for use in the schools, governing boards shall include materials that accurately portray the role and contribution of culturally and racially diverse groups including Native Americans, African Americans,
Mexican Americans, Asian Americans, and European Americans to the total development of California and the United States.

This bill would revise the list of culturally and racially diverse groups to also include Pacific Islanders, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Americans, and other ethnic and cultural groups.

51501. No textbook, or other instructional materials shall be adopted by the The state board or by any governing board shall not adopt any textbook or other instructional materials for use in the public schools which that contains any matter reflecting adversely upon persons because of their race, sex, color, creed, handicap, national origin, or ancestry on the basis of race or ethnicity, gender, religion, disability, nationality, sexual orientation, or because of a characteristic listed in Section 220.


60040. When adopting instructional materials for use in the schools, governing boards shall include only instructional materials which, in their determination, accurately portray the cultural and racial diversity of our society, including:
(a) The contributions of both men and women in all types of roles, including professional, vocational, and executive roles.
(b) The role and contributions of Native Americans, African Americans, Mexican Americans, Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders, European Americans, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Americans, and members of other ethnic and cultural groups to the total development of California and the United States.


60044. No instructional materials shall be adopted by any A governing board shall not adopt any instructional materials for use in the schools which that, in its determination, contains:
(a) Any matter reflecting adversely upon persons because of their race, color, creed, national origin, ancestry, sex, handicap, or occupation on the basis of race or ethnicity, gender, religion, disability, nationality, sexual orientation, or because of a characteristic listed in Section 220.