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from Gay Activism in the Schools
Gay Straight Alliance (GSA) High School Leader Threatens To Sue School Over Homophobia
June 14, 2005 - Justin Haley, head of the Gay Straight Alliance (GSA)
club on the campus of West High School in Tracy, California, is threatening to
sue the school over homophobia. Gay Straight Alliance clubs are sponsored by the
national Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN).
According to a report in the Tracy Press (June 13, 2005), Haley is talking to
the American Civil Liberties Union about pursuing a law suit against the school
unless all teachers are required to go through anti-homophobia training. "I'm
giving them time to redeem themselves," Daley. "If the problems are fixed, then
I won't move any further with it."
Daley is a junior in the Institute for Global Commerce and Government program at
the high school.
An ACLU spokesman has noted: "We help school districts comply with
anti-harassment laws both by referring them to trainers and doing training
ourselves. We also do the same thing of protecting students when school
districts fall down on the job, and when a lawsuit is the only approach to
ensure that students are not harassed on campus."
Once Again In the News
Justin Daley gained regional notoriety in April, 2005 when his GSA club was
involved in pressuring West High School to punish math teacher Richard Thompson
for telling his students that homosexuality is unnatural. Thompson indicated he
was resigning at the end of the school session. When his resignation was
announced, Daley told a local newspaper: "That is so pleasant, but I'm scared
for the students in which he teaches in the future. Mr. Thompson is a big part
of the problem. There are still issues."
The ACLU has a long history of promoting the gay agenda on high school campuses
in California and elsewhere throughout the country. In 2004, for example, it
won a major lawsuit against the Morgan Hill school district in California over
the gay agenda. It not only won a cash settlement but the right to force
teachers, students, and administrators to take a gay-affirmative sensitivity
training program.
Counter Offensive
In an effort to counter the political agenda of Gay Straight Alliance clubs on
high school campuses, the Pro-Family Law Center has published a 15-page legal
brief on the liability of hosting such clubs.
The report, "The Legal Liability Associated With Homosexuality Education In
California Public Schools," notes that one of the key arguments against imposing
pro-homosexual education upon students is that it amounts to religious
discrimination. Most of the world's religions condemn homosexuality. "In light
of this fact, the adoption by schools of any policy which defines opposition to
homosexuality as wrong, harmful, immoral or 'homophobic' directly attacks the
religious beliefs and values of many students."
The report also notes that pro-homosexual education violates parental rights;
creates a hostile academic environment; endangers the physical health of
children; violates freedom of speech; and more.
Pro-Homosexual Programs Impact Brain Maturation
Dr. Sander Breiner, Professor of Psychiatry at Michigan State University, and a
member of NARTH's Scientific Advisory Committee, presented a compelling paper at
the November, 2004 NARTH conference on the impact that pro-homosexual teachings
can have on the maturing adolescent brain.
According to Dr. Breiner, research indicates that the adolescent brain is still
maturing and can be impacted by experiences and stresses. Sexually questioning
teens can be derailed in their normal development if they are exposed to
confusing sexual messages in junior high or high school. Dr. Breiner notes that
pro-gay teachings won't "make someone homosexual, but certainly will contribute
to problems in their development. Adolescents have enough problems in
establishing gender roles and this will increase these problems."
Dr. Breiner observes: "I am convinced that gay affirming materials are injurious
to children and will add to the psychological problems they already have as a
normal part of development. It is wrong to say that homosexuality is a viable
alternative to heterosexuality. If teens are to be protected, they must be given
the facts about homosexual behavior, not fantasies from the gay community."
Updated: 8 February 2008
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