In May the Tennessee Senate passed a bill that would make it illegal for teachers to even mention homosexuality in any context before 9 grade. That bill is expected to go to the Tennessee House in 2012.
Tuesday the California Assembly passed a bill that requires schools to include the accomplishments of LGBT people in their history lessons at all grade levels. The Democrat-controlled Assembly voted 49 to 25 for the FAIR Education Act. The Senate approved the measure in April. It now goes to Governor Jerry Brown for his signature. Brown is expected to sign it. Assembly Speaker John Perez, a Democrat from LA, the first openly gay Speaker of the California State Assembly, had urged lawmakers to approve a measure. The bill's sponsor, Sate Senator Mark Leno, Democrat from San Francisco:
Tuesday the California Assembly passed a bill that requires schools to include the accomplishments of LGBT people in their history lessons at all grade levels. The Democrat-controlled Assembly voted 49 to 25 for the FAIR Education Act. The Senate approved the measure in April. It now goes to Governor Jerry Brown for his signature. Brown is expected to sign it. Assembly Speaker John Perez, a Democrat from LA, the first openly gay Speaker of the California State Assembly, had urged lawmakers to approve a measure. The bill's sponsor, Sate Senator Mark Leno, Democrat from San Francisco:
"It’s no different than instructing students about the historical role of an African-American man by the name of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., fighting for civil rights & being assassinated for his efforts than teaching students about a gay American man by the name of Harvey Milk fighting for every man’s civil rights & being assassinated for his efforts. Why deny all students the benefit of that knowledge?"
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