Schools in tennessee k-8 not allowed to discuss gays.

[SaintB]

I thought that the US constitution actually stood for something. This makes me really, really, really glad I don't live in Tennessee (or America at all).

It does stand for something, most of us have just forgotten what that is.

[Ovisterra]

I think they're just being stupid homophobes. If I lived in Tennessee, I would stand up in the middle of class and scream "Gay gay gay gay lesbian lesbian lesbian lesbian bisexual bisexual bisexual bisexual transgender transgender transgender transgender! SUE ME", then sit back down.

Wish they'd outlaw something stupid here, so I could loudly protest it.

[Samozaryadnyastan]

God is secretly a misanthrope. He's like a kid with a magnifying glass over the anthill of earth.

As George Carlin said, the Biblical god is either an incompetent or an asshole.

Religion is a series of flawed ideals. How can we tell? There's a lot of religions, all claiming to be correct.
The morals are good (usually) and pretty easy and fine to live by. Religious theory isn't.

[Marcheria]

I think they're just being stupid homophobes. If I lived in Tennessee, I would stand up in the middle of class and scream "Gay gay gay gay lesbian lesbian lesbian lesbian bisexual bisexual bisexual bisexual transgender transgender transgender transgender! SUE ME", then sit back down.

Wish they'd outlaw something stupid here, so I could loudly protest it.

I would stand right beside you bud. Solidarity for the smart!

[Ovisterra]

I think they're just being stupid homophobes. If I lived in Tennessee, I would stand up in the middle of class and scream "Gay gay gay gay lesbian lesbian lesbian lesbian bisexual bisexual bisexual bisexual transgender transgender transgender transgender! SUE ME", then sit back down.

Wish they'd outlaw something stupid here, so I could loudly protest it.

I would stand right beside you bud. Solidarity for the smart!

Nothing stupid is truly outlawed in my school system, but many things are strongly discouraged. These include friendships, communication between fellow students, opinions, brains, personal property and individuality.

[Marcheria]

I would stand right beside you bud. Solidarity for the smart!

Nothing stupid is truly outlawed in my school system, but many things are strongly discouraged. These include friendships, communication between fellow students, opinions, brains, personal property and individuality.

It's the same with the rest of the world. People believe that we all need to conform for some reason. This world is a load of bull.

[Ovisterra]

Nothing stupid is truly outlawed in my school system, but many things are strongly discouraged. These include friendships, communication between fellow students, opinions, brains, personal property and individuality.

It's the same with the rest of the world. People believe that we all need to conform for some reason. This world is a load of bull.

I realised last week how much the school system in Ireland resembles North Korea.

[Soviet Haaregrad]

As I said in my post, its sick. Humans weren't meant to have intimate feelings for the same gender.

Explain yourself.

He did, and was torn apart for it.

[Marcheria]

It's the same with the rest of the world. People believe that we all need to conform for some reason. This world is a load of bull.

I realised last week how much the school system in Ireland resembles North Korea.

If Ireland is NK, then New York is Stalinist Russia.

[Ovisterra]

I realised last week how much the school system in Ireland resembles North Korea.

If Ireland is NK, then New York is Stalinist Russia.

Quite possibly. I have never attended school there, so I don't know.

[Soviet Haaregrad]

I realised last week how much the school system in Ireland resembles North Korea.

If Ireland is NK, then New York is Stalinist Russia.

I guess that makes Ontario China?

[Ovisterra]

As I said in my post, its sick. Humans weren't meant to have intimate feelings for the same gender.

Explain yourself.

Terrasricas, think about what you've just said. "Humans weren't meant to have intimate feelings for the same gender". Humans probably weren't meant to build buildings, make nuclear weapons, visit the moon, extinct thousands of species, discover electricity, screw up the ozone layer, dump toxic waste in rivers, kill millions of each other, or genetically modify plants.

Many of the things humans "weren't meant to do" are extremely damaging to the earth and it's inhabitents, and yet your biggest worry out of the list is homosexuality?

You need to reorganise your priorities (and stop being homophobic ).

[Marcheria]

If Ireland is NK, then New York is Stalinist Russia.

I guess that makes Ontario China?

Well, at least we get to learn SOME things about homosexuality, the historical parts at least. Like the persecutions, mostly. And I think the higher-ups purposely supress and deprive our LGBT club.

[Ovisterra]

I guess that makes Ontario China?

Well, at least we get to learn SOME things about homosexuality, the historical parts at least. Like the persecutions, mostly. And I think the higher-ups purposely supress and deprive our LGBT club.

It doesn't really get mentioned in class here.

[Saxon Germany]

A thing can be natural but not normal. As in redheads occur naturally, but red hair is not the "norm". Homosexuals occur naturally, but homosexuality is not the "norm". Seven foot tall basketball players are natural, but they certainly aren't normal. Hmm, how would you typify a seven-foot-tall, red-headed, gay basketball player? Would he or she be an "error"?

You're never going to convince me that homosexuality is a natural thing. There's a difference between red hair or tallness and homosexuality. Homosexuality affects the ability of those with it to reproduce, hair color and height don't. While height certainly can have a significant effect, its not going to derail a species. I have red hair, I know its not normal, maybe even on some level not natural, but it doesn't affect my continuity as a human.

Rubbish. Imagine there's two people left in the world, one man, one woman. The woman has red hair, the man hates red-heads. He will not sleep with her, ergo she would not be able to reproduce.

Now let's get this straight. You claim to be an atheist. If so, why do you regard homosexuality as 'sick', or 'un-natural'? You can't say it's because a higher power told you so, since you don't believe in one after all! Truly, I am aghast to hear this.

[Bottle]

I think we all do need to keep some perspective on this. I mean, yeah, Tennessee is pretty backwards, but they get the internet down there. Don't you kind of feel bad for the poor adults who are so desperately trying to believe that if they just don't tell their kids about gays then the kids will somehow stay insulated from that information?

[Soviet Haaregrad]

I think we all do need to keep some perspective on this. I mean, yeah, Tennessee is pretty backwards, but they get the internet down there. Don't you kind of feel bad for the poor adults who are so desperately trying to believe that if they just don't tell their kids about gays then the kids will somehow stay insulated from that information?

They realize they're deceiving themselves, why do you think they've been absolutely flipping their shit for the past 10 years?

[Bottle]

I think we all do need to keep some perspective on this. I mean, yeah, Tennessee is pretty backwards, but they get the internet down there. Don't you kind of feel bad for the poor adults who are so desperately trying to believe that if they just don't tell their kids about gays then the kids will somehow stay insulated from that information?

They realize they're deceiving themselves, why do you think they've been absolutely flipping their shit for the past 10 years?

If only there was a way for them to get to flip their shit and destroy their own children's lives, without it presenting a public health risk and major source of expense for the rest of us.

[Soheran]

Dear Tennessee: The UK repealed Section 28... seven years ago. And now the Conservative Party says it was all one big mistake.

Please enter the twenty-first century. It's okay, we won't hurt you.

[Buffett and Colbert]

Thank heavens. Everyone knows that teh gay is also an airborne disease that can be transmitted by the mere mention of the word.

[Bottle]

I think Seanbaby also made a valid point:

"Not teaching kids about it isn't going to help anyone. In fact, if you don't ever tell them what it is, you're going to find two little boys having sex, and they won't be embarrassed. They'll call you over, "We invented a new game! It's called Buttball!"

In a worst-case scenario you might come across an entire team of Buttball players with homemade jerseys and helmets playing for the Buttball state championships against another school. And someone had better tell these kids that what they're doing is sex before they start letting their teams' animal mascots get in the game."

[Phonencia]

Ok There is this new bill in Tennessee going around right now that basically says, "Hey In our schools from now on, you cant mention, discuss or do anything with homosexuality." Full article here.

So NSG, I want to know what you think, and why you think they're trying to do this.

In my opinion I think its a bunch of utter bullshit and their a bunch of homophobes.

I'll have you know I live in Tennessee. we are not "a bunch of homophobes"
you frickin' heterophobe.
anyhoo, I sorta support this bill, I mean, I'm all for gay marriage and rights and such. But I don't my school children being exposed to that. and besides, what about all the guys who mock gays? a lot?

[UCUMAY]

Thank heavens. Everyone knows that teh gay is also an airborne disease that can be transmitted by the mere mention of the word.

[Phonencia]

Thank heavens. Everyone knows that teh gay is also an airborne disease that can be transmitted by the mere mention of the word.

NOOOOOOOO!!! B&C HAS CONTRACTED GOLF ALPHA YANKEE!!!

[Soheran]

anyhoo, I sorta support this bill, I mean, I'm all for gay marriage and rights and such. But I don't my school children being exposed to that.

You don't want your school children being exposed to... what? The existence of gay people? Better lock them up somewhere then.

Seriously, what exactly are you afraid of?

and besides, what about all the guys who mock gays? a lot?

You think a law that marginalizes gay people even more by banning their mention in public schools will help reduce the mockery of gays? Really?