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California Dept. of Education adds dozens of gay, transgender titles to recommended reading list

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SACRAMENTO, March 22, 2013 ( LifeSiteNews.com ) – The California Department of Education has revised the statewide recommended  reading list  for its 6.3 million K-12 students, adding roughly 40 titles focused on homosexuality or gender confusion. The list, which was last revised in 2008, contains more than 7,800 books categorized by grades K-2, 3-5, middle school (6-8), and high school (9-12). This is the first time the state has included books that won the Stonewall Book Awards , a gay-centered award for literature celebrating the homosexual lifestyle. “We have titles in the list for the LGBT community for multiple recommended grade levels,” Roxane Fidler, the CDE’s education programs consultant, told the  San Jose Mercury News . “There are books from the Stonewall Book Awards, which has not previously been on the list.” Fidler told the  Mercury News  that there were “no controversial books” on the list. But the database itself would seem to disagree. Browsing thro

California passes bill mandating pro-gay teaching in schools, no parent opt-out

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Image via Wikipedia A bill requiring public schools to teach the “historical contributions” of homosexual Americans was approved by the California legislature on Tuesday, July 5.  The bill also prohibits any school material or instruction that reflects adversely on homosexuality, bisexuality or transgenderism, and prohibits parents from removing children from classes over offensive material. Bill SB 48 was sponsored by openly homosexual state senator Mark Leno (D-San Francisco) and passed in the Democrat-controlled Assembly by 49-25, with all Democrats voting for the bill and Republicans opposing it. The legislation passed the state Senate in April. If signed into law by Gov. Jerry Brown , schools would have to introduce the homosexual curriculum after the bill becomes law in January. “This bill will require California schools to present a more accurate and nuanced view of American history in our social science curriculum by recognizing the accomplishments of groups that are no