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Anti-LGBTQ curriculum laws are laws approved by various U.S. states that limit the discussion of sexuality and gender identity in public schools. [1]In theory, these laws mainly apply to sex ed courses, but they can also be applied to other parts of the school curriculum as well as to extracurricular activities such as sports and organizations such as gay–straight alliances. [2]
A restorative response that helped educate students and school staff included a Lesbian and Gay Pride week at an elementary school in Canada in the late 1990s. A student-planned unit on Lesbian and Gay Pride week was composed of a series of events dedicated to educate on LGBT history, diverse family structures, and included guest speakers.
LGBTQ sex education is currently not covered in many schools. [3] Research has also posited that students often do not find existing LGBTQ sex education programs to be effective, [4] although research suggests that states with LGBTQ-inclusive sex education have reduced rates of bullying, better mental health, and reduced risk of suicide in young people. [1]
Section 28 was a law passed in 1988 by a Conservative government that stopped councils and schools “promoting the teaching of the acceptability of homosexuality as a pretended family ...
In the 21st century in the United States, Republican lawmakers have proposed or enacted legislation to censor school curricula that taught about comprehensive sex education, [20] LGBTQ people, [21] higher-order thinking skills, [22] social justice, [23] sexism and racism, [24] and various left-wing political philosophies.
The Government will bring forward a review of how Relationships and Sex Education is being taught in schools, following concerns that children are being exposed to “inappropriate” content ...
A Chilean sex abuse survivor says Pope Francis, in a private meeting, told him his homosexuality was part of God's love. Here's how that single phrase could reshape the future of Catholic education.
The American Family Association responded to the film with one of their own, titled Suffer the Children: Answering the Homosexual Agenda in Public Schools. Author Jamie Campbell Naidoo said that the AFA's film takes quotes from It's Elementary out of context and makes it seem that the children are being "taught to be homosexual in the classroom ...