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Major ‘anti-gay bullying’ group tied to Obama admin awarded five-year government grant

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Image via Wikipedia A top anti “gay bullying” organization has been awarded a long-term grant to to establish “safe spaces” in public schools across America days after the group’s founder left the Obama administration. The Division of Adolescent and School Health of the U.S. government’s Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has awarded a five-year, $285,000 a year grant to the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network ( GLSEN ), the gay rights group  announced  in June as reported by World Net Daily . GLSEN’s founder is former Obama administration “Safe Schools” Czar Kevin Jennings , who resigned only days before the announced grant to head Be the Change, another national gay rights initiative. Jennings came under major fire from conservative groups and lawmakers for his  participation  in GLSEN’s lewd youth programs, including explanations of dangerous homosexual sex acts such as “fisting.” GLSEN in April was involved in a Facebook scandal involving its homosexual school clubs,

65% of Americans reject gay-affirmative lessons in elementary school: poll

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Image via Wikipedia A recent poll released by Wenzel Strategies and World Net Daily indicates that a large majority of Americans – 65 percent – do not approve of gay-affirmative lessons in grade schools . The poll was conducted for World Net Daily by the public-opinion and media consulting company Wenzel Strategies.   The telephone survey conducted April 19-21 asked the question: “Do you believe elementary school children should be taught that homosexuality is a normal alternative lifestyle?” Only 22 percent of respondents said they believe such teaching would be right, while another 13 percent said they were unsure.  The vast majority – 65 percent – said they do not approve of such teaching. “Whether they object on moral grounds or simply out of concern that many U.S. schools are failing in their core missions of teaching basics doesn’t really matter – the vast majority of American adults want this type of curriculum kept out of the classroom,” Wenzel chief Fritz Wenzel said. “