Should LGBT themes be discused in sexual education class for children?

Why can't you let this go? I don't know enough about the "struggle to unionize for migrant workers" to discuss it, so I don't know what to tell you.
If only it had been taught in school.
Would you kindly elaborate?
It should be obvious on its face that there is no problem with having a women's basketball team, but it seems like a good (or tough) question merely in light of your answers to my previous questions. You have become so invested in defending a line of thinking that you find it tough to concede a point of reasonable retreat from that line.
 
If only it had been taught in school.

The only time unions have been discussed so far during my education was when we were studying the Idustrial Revolution. I suppose you would also like to see this tought as a completely separate unit? What else would you like to see tought in schools? There's only so much time to give an education in school.
 
The only time unions have been discussed so far during my education was when we were studying the Idustrial Revolution. I suppose you would also like to see this tought as a completely separate unit? What else would you like to see tought in schools? There's only so much time to give an education in school.
Schools should learn and teach time management skills.
 
If only it had been taught in school.

It should be obvious on its face that there is no problem with having a women's basketball team, but it seems like a good (or tough) question merely in light of your answers to my previous questions. You have become so invested in defending a line of thinking that you find it tough to concede a point of reasonable retreat from that line.

Men cannot compete in women's basketball, so they shouldn't be able to compete for the corresponding scholarships. I don't write the rules on what gender is allowed to play what.
 
Men cannot compete in women's basketball, so they shouldn't be able to compete for the corresponding scholarships. I don't write the rules on what gender is allowed to play what.
Should a church be able to offer scholarships to only church members? How about a corporation offering scholarships to only employees and children of employees? Or should these scholarships be open to all?
 
It would seem to me that the mechanics of what happens between male-male and female-female partners are not all that different from what happens (often) between male-female partners.

There's obviously no male-to-female interaction happening, but there are other sorts of things heterosexuals do that are basically the same things that homosexuals do with each other.

Both groups need to be taught about safe sex. A condom is useful, it doesn't matter what gender your partner is.

Note that safe sex education isn't promoting everyone running out and engaging in orgies or experimenting with gay sex. It's simply saying that if you do choose to have sex (studies show that some people attempt this on occasion...) you should do it in such a way that limits the spread of disease, pregnancy, and limits the risk to yourself, your partner, and society in general.

Just because "gay" is a bad word in church, that doesn't mean that the state shouldn't instruct children how to protect themselves from unwanted pregnancy and disease. Last time I checked, this wasn't a theocracy. And last time I checked, people living in actual or virtual theocracies also engaged in straight or gay sex, and contracted diseases.

It seems they could have done better with some safe sex education instead of living in constant fear of adult themes. How else are children supposed to become adults when they are taught nothing about adulthood?
 
So Notre Dame can offer women's basketball scholarships but the University of Texas can't?

That's different, because there are seperate leagues, men's and women's. A man is not allowed to participate in women's basketball, so why would he be eligible for a scholarship for having played women's basketball when he is incapable of doing such?
 
That's different, because there are seperate leagues, men's and women's. A man is not allowed to participate in women's basketball, so why would he be eligible for a scholarship for having played women's basketball when he is incapable of doing such?
So Notre Dame should be able to offer scholarships limited to someone of Irish descent while the University of Texas must open all of its scholarships to all comers?

(Putting sports gender discrimination aside for the moment)
 
So Notre Dame should be able to offer scholarships limited to someone of Irish descent while the University of Texas must open all of its scholarships to all comers?

(Putting sports gender discrimination aside for the moment)

Yes, because they should be able to do that a private university. A public university must be fair to the public.
 
Sex as discussed in the classroom isn't more "vulgar" because it's between two individuals with the same bits. It's not like K-12 sex ed is Survey of Kama Sutra, and if it were it wouldn't be more naughty if it covered homosexual pairings. I don't think anyone is proposing screening hardcore gay porn in a classroom, I don't see how that's more objectionable than screening hardcore straight porn anyway. Calm down, that's not what this is.

Safer sex is an important element of sex ed. We don't want the kids getting sick. While I can't think of any how-to that needs to be specially tailored to same-sex couples, why would anyone object to more variety in the scare-stats? Are we worried that straight male teenagers will start fooling around with other males when some overzealous teacher reveals that they can't get anyone pregnant that way? A girl and a boy can do the bulk of what a girl and a girl or a boy and a boy can do, so as far as discussed safer-sex practices go, if we're being comprehensive already, we don't need to add anything new. We need to be comprehensive already if we're serious about the objective, kids are just as creative as adults.

Queer kids can have a hell of a time in school. Anyone that remembers being a teenager knows it isn't easy no matter who you are. Teenagers are vulnerable and they're jerks to each other over even trivial things. The extra stress of acknowledging a minority sexual identity is bad enough in an empathetic environment, in hostile environments it can be just plain unbearable. Most of these kids are already having some trouble, and we're not doing anyone any favors by pretending they don't exist. It doesn't take much to be inclusive.
 
I pay money to attend a school. I pay money to dine at a restaurant.

That doesn't make them same; I'm sorry can't elaborate further on how restaurants and private universities are different, because I don't know that much about the law and how it pertains to this situation.
 
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