California Gov. signs law mandating pro-gay curriculum
Image via Wikipedia In a move that could have ramifications for curriculum across America , California governor Jerry Brown has signed controversial legislation mandating that public schools teach children about “the role and contributions of” homosexual American historical figures. The law also forbids materials that “contain any matter reflecting adversely” upon gays on the basis of sexual identification. Brown on Thursday signed into law SB 48, which is designed to take effect in January of next year, although the San Francisco Gate notes that the state’s fiscal crisis is so deep it will be unable to purchase the new texts until 2015 at the earliest. Pushed as an antidote to gay bullying in schools, the measure mandates textbooks to highlight homosexual persons and their activities in American history. It simultaneously reinforces a gag on religious doctrine , noting that “any sectarian or denominational doctrine or propaganda contrary to law” is forbidden. The te...