NewLakotah wrote:Nanatsu no Tsuki wrote:I don't disagree with your take, you see, but the problem is that some aren't being that reasonable. Take Parkus, for example. He has stated, out right, that he doesn't want this education in public schools, period. And, at least in the US, the amount of kids that get bullied for being gay, or plain different, is alarming. I can't give numbers on suicides stemming from this because I don't have those but it has become a problem.
I'll admit there are some extreme points on "my" side, if you agree that there is on "your" side.
I can admit to that. Both side have some extreme ideas.
As for sex education, I already disagree with most of what is being taught and think it needs to be restricted, but am not opposed to having se education, simply because I know most teens are going to church, are not Christians and therefore don't hold to morality like I do. Also, kids in general, teens especially, are dumber than a sack of hammers. I know cause I was one. That being said, if you are attempting to truly stay "neutral", you have to integrate what a very large segment of the population believes. Either you avoid the subject and leave it to the parents, or you represent a broader picture rather than labeling those that oppose your views as either homophobic or backwards.
Ideally, the parents should be the ones doing this. But since many parents aren't taking p the torch and teaching their kids about sex education, many schools have had to step in.
If you have a student body that has students that are LGBTQ, and these students probably aren't getting any information from the parents, especially if they haven't come out or are still confused, to me it makes sense for the school to educate them there too.
As for bullying issues, I find very few points to disagree on. I don't like bullying as much as the next person, possibly more since I was a victim as much as anybody can be occasionally. However, simply stating that that is all the you want, that we teach kids not to bully other kids, no matter what. I feel that there is more to that, or at least, a vast majority of people want more than that and are getting a lot more than that.
I can only talk about myself, as someone who also was bullied in school, and a potential parent, what I want is for a potential child of mine not to be the victim of bullying just for being different. Like I said before, more so when that difference comes from something beyond his or her control.