Radical legislation aims to mainstream homosexuality, transgenderism in New York
Pro-abortion and LGBT activists are pushing New York City's
Department of Education to incorporate gender ideology and LGBT issues into
curricula for K-12 students. The proposed legislation also requires regular
accountability from the City's Education Department regarding school compliance
with the state on certain sex education programs for middle and high school
students.
"It's time we discuss sex education in an affirming way
that includes all the identities that our students may identify with and
continue to review and expand on the curriculum as the times
change," said transgender/bisexual-identified man Bryan Ellicott, a
former NYC public school student and current LGBTQ activist, in a report from The Brooklyn Reader. "I
want our New York City school children to be more knowledgeable and the ability
to make better choices than I was, more able to possibly live in their own skin
more comfortably."
New York City Council member Laurie Cumbo, along with abortion activists
with NARAL Pro-Choice New York, Planned Parenthood, and the New York Civil
Liberties Union, called Tuesday for New York's Department of Education to
"update" its sex education programming to include
"age-appropriate" curricula including sexual orientation and gender
identity, along with annual reporting on school compliance with state
regulations overseeing "comprehensive health education" and HIV/AIDS
education for students in sixth through twelfth grade.
Cumbo, chair of the City Council's Committee on Women's Issues,
was joined by fellow council members Daniel Dromm and Vanessa Gibson. The
threesome introduced three bills to advance the curriculum update.
"As chair of the Committee on Women's Issues, I am calling
on the New York City Department of Education to prioritize the health and
wellbeing of our children by implementing a comprehensive sex education program
for K-12 students citywide," Cumbo stated. "In order to curb teen
pregnancy and sexually-transmitted illnesses or diseases such as HIV/AIDS, we
must teach students about themselves, their options, and empower them to make
informed decisions and cultivate healthy relationships."
NYC Public Schools' sex education classes were initially put in
place to increase risk awareness for teens engaging in sexual activity,
focusing on such things as teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted illnesses.
The more "comprehensive" sex education program pushed
by the trio of city council members and supported by area pro-abortion
activists and LGBT activists covers "developing healthy relationships
across different sexual orientations" for K-12 students throughout the
city, The Brooklyn Reader report said, and also supports
inclusion of LGBT issues in the public school sex education curriculum so as
"to meet the physical and mental health needs of our LGBT young
people."
The NYC Department of Education last year implemented new
guidelines on transgender students that left the
door open to forcing
students to use locker and hotel rooms with students of the opposite sex.
