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from Gay Activism in the Schools
NPR Hosts Discussion Of Homosexuality In Public Schools
February 20, 2006 -
National Public Radio host Neal Conan hosted a program on February 16,
2006 to discuss the issue of teaching homosexuality to public school
children.
Conan invited several guests on the program, including Massachusetts
Representative Alice Wolf and John Garza, president of Citizens for a
Responsible Curriculum in Maryland.
Rep. Wolf is sponsoring legislation to require the teaching of
homosexuality to students by the fifth grade. According to Wolf, the
teaching of homosexuality is "part of a comprehensive health curriculum"
and is designed to help children make healthy choices. Wolf asserts that
the curriculum will be balanced and says the parents "should be involved
in the development of these curricula." She also claims that there is an
opt out provision for parents who do not wish their children to receive
this education.
Rep. Wolf discounted the concern of one Massachusetts parent who
protested his child being required to read a textbook that described
various kinds of families, including gay families.
John Garza described his experience in Montgomery County when the
education establishment began forcing students to sit through
gay-affirmative teachings, including a condom video that recommended
condoms for oral and anal sex. Garza said his group pointed out that the
condom manufacturers themselves say that condom use isn't safe for anal
sex. According to Garza, "And homosexual sex, especially anal sex
amongst men, is highly dangerous. When I came in here, I saw a sign that
said NPR is a smoke-free environment. Anal sex is actually much more
dangerous than smoking for your health."
Conan cautioned Garza against continuing to discuss anal sex. "Well,
let's not get into that today, right now."
Garza said his group had approached five or six law firms to help them
in their case against the Montgomery County school district. The Liberty
Counsel volunteered to help them at no cost.
The Liberty Counsel sued the school district over its unbalanced
presentation of the facts about homosexuality and won the case. A
federal judge ruled that the district had engaged in viewpoint
discrimination by refusing to allow alternative points of view to be
expressed about homosexuality.
Additional Reading: Gay Activism in the Schools
Updated: 8 February 2008
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