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[quote=Anonymous]Not sure what you mean by teach/discuss?

Kids should come across same-sex couples regularly, from an early age, both in real life and in media (books, TV shows, etc.)  It's just a normal part of life.  If that's not happening naturally, take a hard look at why and how, and figure out how to course-correct.

Likewise, in school, any decent school is going to have books and other materials that include a variety of people of all races, religions, sexual orientations, etc... to do anything else would be exclusionary and unfairly favor some kids over others.  But that doesn't mean they're "teaching" anything about same-sex relationships in particular, other than that they exist, which again presumably most kids are already well aware of.

By "teach about it," do you mean when do schools explain the history of i.e. why LGBTQ people have been discriminated against in the past, when gay marriage became legal, etc?  I'm not sure.  As a parent, I have touched on this a little with my 8 year but not yet with my 4 year old.  [/quote]

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