What (if anything) is your DC's private school doing to celebrating LGBT History Month?

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Anonymous wrote:OMG seriously?? You need a man and a woman to literally make a child..now whether to devalue their role is another thing. This is what concerns me about the whole gay thing-is the thought that is being bandied about that two men are just the same in family as a man and a women and that is just not true. Can it be a fine alternative..sure but it's not the same and shouldn't be trumpted as such. I think there is a place for discussion in later years. I think high school but maybe middle school when the hormones start to rage. Not in K and early elementary. That is just wrong. It is confusing and children shouldn't be made to feel the pressure of political agendas.

This 1000%

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Anonymous wrote:If any LGBT people are reading these comments and feeling discouraged, keep in mind that attitudes about LGBT people break down by age more than political affiliation or even religion. Younger people tend not to be bigots. We just need to wait awhile and the Neanderthals will die off.

In the meantime, all you bigots, please do send your kids to religious schools because the rest of us don't want you around our children. And yes, at non-religious schools, you will be ostracized for your offensive attitudes.

Please remember that the Episcopal Church supports same-sex marriage. Not all "religious schools" share the same attitudes.

Oh, yeah, that was a real smart on behalf of the dying Episcopal Church. Real smart. All the active members have left and ECUSA membership dipped below only 2 million nationwide this year . . . the lowest ever since 1976. Bishop Schiori has ordered that all small parishes be sold to pay off the legal debts incurred suing the churches that wanted to break away. Real smart.

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Anonymous wrote:When it comes to a same gender couple, we just tell our kids that so-and-so has a roommate.

And won't your kids be confused when they go on their college tours.

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Anonymous wrote:We didn't send a child to the P school in Virginia because their GL club had a yearbook page in the lower school.

21 year old gay people....are Gay, and that's fine. But in 2nd grade, its not a choice that should be glorified as an easy path. Its a hard path, and if it is who they are, celebrate it, but its so hard a path, encouraging it in children is just wrong.

I'm sorry, I don't understand this perspective. Do you think that by acknowledging the existence of gay people and supporting students who are gay, straight kids are going to decide, "that looks awesome! I think I'll go he gay now!"? You can't turn gay, just as you can't turn straight. The only thing these organizations do is offer support (not "glorifying") for kids who, yes, have it tough.

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I don't believe this. I actually think kids can be influenced and pressured to be gay just like they can be pressured to act straight. This would be more of a concern when the gay talk comes up when kids are so little and have no clue. I am sticking with these are not conversations for K and early elementary years. If and when I am asked why Johnny has two dads I will be honest..they choose to live together and take care of kids. Johnny does have a mom but clearly she isn't in the picture.

You haven't talked to many people who are gay, have you?

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Anonymous wrote:OMG seriously?? You need a man and a woman to literally make a child..now whether to devalue their role is another thing. This is what concerns me about the whole gay thing-is the thought that is being bandied about that two men are just the same in family as a man and a women and that is just not true. Can it be a fine alternative..sure but it's not the same and shouldn't be trumpted as such. I think there is a place for discussion in later years. I think high school but maybe middle school when the hormones start to rage. Not in K and early elementary. That is just wrong. It is confusing and children shouldn't be made to feel the pressure of political agendas.

Well, no. You need a sperm and an egg to literally make a child.

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Anonymous wrote:OMG seriously?? You need a man and a woman to literally make a child..now whether to devalue their role is another thing. This is what concerns me about the whole gay thing-is the thought that is being bandied about that two men are just the same in family as a man and a women and that is just not true. Can it be a fine alternative..sure but it's not the same and shouldn't be trumpted as such. I think there is a place for discussion in later years. I think high school but maybe middle school when the hormones start to rage. Not in K and early elementary. That is just wrong. It is confusing and children shouldn't be made to feel the pressure of political agendas.

Well, no. You need a sperm and an egg to literally make a child.

And the sperm and egg come from whom exactly?

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Anonymous wrote:We didn't send a child to the P school in Virginia because their GL club had a yearbook page in the lower school.

21 year old gay people....are Gay, and that's fine. But in 2nd grade, its not a choice that should be glorified as an easy path. Its a hard path, and if it is who they are, celebrate it, but its so hard a path, encouraging it in children is just wrong.

I'm sorry, I don't understand this perspective. Do you think that by acknowledging the existence of gay people and supporting students who are gay, straight kids are going to decide, "that looks awesome! I think I'll go he gay now!"? You can't turn gay, just as you can't turn straight. The only thing these organizations do is offer support (not "glorifying") for kids who, yes, have it tough.

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I don't believe this. I actually think kids can be influenced and pressured to be gay just like they can be pressured to act straight. This would be more of a concern when the gay talk comes up when kids are so little and have no clue. I am sticking with these are not conversations for K and early elementary years. If and when I am asked why Johnny has two dads I will be honest..they choose to live together and take care of kids. Johnny does have a mom but clearly she isn't in the picture.

I'm assuming that you don't let your child visit the homes of "the gays," but if you do, make sure you tell him that "the roommates" are so poor that we can only afford one bedroom with one big bed, and those pictures of our wedding are from a theatrical production we were in together (you know the gays love the theatre).

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Anonymous wrote:OMG seriously?? You need a man and a woman to literally make a child..now whether to devalue their role is another thing. This is what concerns me about the whole gay thing-is the thought that is being bandied about that two men are just the same in family as a man and a women and that is just not true. Can it be a fine alternative..sure but it's not the same and shouldn't be trumpted as such. I think there is a place for discussion in later years. I think high school but maybe middle school when the hormones start to rage. Not in K and early elementary. That is just wrong. It is confusing and children shouldn't be made to feel the pressure of political agendas.

Well, no. You need a sperm and an egg to literally make a child.

And the sperm and egg come from whom exactly?

They can come from the sperm bank and the egg bank, respectively. If you want to call sperm donors and egg donors parents, please do; but my definition of "parents" involves more than contribution of gametes.

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Doug Gansler is being targeted for his leadership on gay marriage by the same type of no nothing's posting to this thread.

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Anonymous wrote:Doug Gansler is being targeted for his leadership on gay marriage by the same type of no nothing's posting to this thread.

The criticism of DG gas nothing to do with his leadership on gay marriage.

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Anonymous wrote:We didn't send a child to the P school in Virginia because their GL club had a yearbook page in the lower school.

21 year old gay people....are Gay, and that's fine. But in 2nd grade, its not a choice that should be glorified as an easy path. Its a hard path, and if it is who they are, celebrate it, but its so hard a path, encouraging it in children is just wrong.

I'm sorry, I don't understand this perspective. Do you think that by acknowledging the existence of gay people and supporting students who are gay, straight kids are going to decide, "that looks awesome! I think I'll go he gay now!"? You can't turn gay, just as you can't turn straight. The only thing these organizations do is offer support (not "glorifying") for kids who, yes, have it tough.

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I don't believe this. I actually think kids can be influenced and pressured to be gay just like they can be pressured to act straight. This would be more of a concern when the gay talk comes up when kids are so little and have no clue. I am sticking with these are not conversations for K and early elementary years. If and when I am asked why Johnny has two dads I will be honest..they choose to live together and take care of kids. Johnny does have a mom but clearly she isn't in the picture.

I'm assuming that you don't let your child visit the homes of "the gays," but if you do, make sure you tell him that "the roommates" are so poor that we can only afford one bedroom with one big bed, and those pictures of our wedding are from a theatrical production we were in together (you know the gays love the theatre).

I am not sure in the you gets..this is just too confusing. When we feel our kids are old enough to process then I won't have a problem. Gay marriage is just not the norm and I don't want our kids thinking it is the same as a mom and a dad. The casual comment about picking up sperm and eggs reinforce to me how tone deaf this group is.

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Typing too quick anyway this is all confusing stuff and I am just not comfortable saying this lifestyle is what we agree is the best choice for kids. I have no problem with someone being gay but am not comfortable taking out the equally important roles of a mom and a dad.

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Anonymous wrote:Typing too quick anyway this is all confusing stuff and I am just not comfortable saying this lifestyle is what we agree is the best choice for kids. I have no problem with someone being gay but am not comfortable taking out the equally important roles of a mom and a dad.

So you are fine with somebody being gay, as long as they don't have children?

The fact is that what you are comfortable with, or not comfortable with, is not really relevant. Gay couples exist. Gay parents exist. Legally-married gay couples exist. Single parents exist.

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Anonymous wrote:This is the most disturbing thread I've ever read on DCUM. I cannot believe how intolerant and bigoted so many people are. I am sure there's not a single independent school out there "promoting" the "gay agenda" or talking about people's sex lives. What they are trying to do is teach your children acceptance, understanding, compassion, and kindness, which they clearly will not learn from their parents based on the comments I have just read. At what age do you people think it is appropriate to discuss being LGBT? We discussed this with our children very young because we have LGBT relatives, neighbors, and friends. If you haven't had that discussion with your school-aged kids, you must be living very sheltered life, so it's a good thing your kids' school is acting responsible since you certainly are not.

It's not up to a school to decide how I introduce my child to sexual things. I don't want a nanny state. If my child is curious why Johnny has two dads..I am allowed to decide to answer.

No one is suggesting instruction on "gay sex" (or "hetero sex" or other sexual things), so chill out. Understanding the struggle of a minority that has been discriminated against in recent times is important.

Actually, you might be surprised by what your school actually is teaching during sex education classes that start in 4th grade. Burgundy Farm uses the book "It's Perfectly Normal" which includes cartoon depictions of kids in bed together, a small section about anal sex, and several pages on abortion. Makes the discussion about choosing to commit oneself to someone of the same gender as fairly tame. And the topics that came up for discussion introduced items I would have preferred to have child learn about later than 4th grade. Sometimes the issue is not whether children should be exposed to various viewpoints and information, but WHEN ... it depends quite a bit on the child's personal development path. I know many parents that wish to have some of these discussions personally with their kids at a time of their choosing, and the school lesson plans may be moving that time table up quite a bit in some cases.

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My DC's sex ed class in fifth grade covered all of that and more. At an MCPS elementary.