May I ask, What is wrong with the left coast???

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Originally Posted by Blacklight

Times are different now. Back when I was in school, gay culture was seen as an underground and hidden kind of thing that was persecuted and spat on by 90% of the mainstream populous. I mean heck.. AIDS was blamed on them back then. Now, gays are out in the open. They're fighting the discrimination and they're out there. Kids are going to encounter gays and lesbians and often times, the biggotry that surrounds them. They're going to need the nescissary information in order to understand what's going on. They should NOT be shielded from this no more than they should be shielded from Black issues, or Muslem issues, etc..
It's much easier to teach tollerance at a young age rather than at an older age when they get more set in their ways.

I kind of understand what you are saying, and I will give props on that for what you are trying to convey, because there is way too much nonsense going on in this world, because I see this everyday. What I am pi$$ed off about is, a teacher had children, who still wet their beds on a nightly basis, sign their names to a card that they have no idea of what is on there. To pledge a good intentioned idea but, still has no foundation in law but will be the basis of them getting thrown out in third grade when they something, that might be offesive to someone. You want to bring up differences in people with their skin color, I AGREE WHOLE HEARTEDLY. Then bring it up that way. It is more of a tangible subject, then someones sexual preference, which is not so tangible to a 5 and/or 6 year old.