Sacramento, CA – A bill before California State Senate that would require California schools to teach students about the contributions gay people have made to society is an essential step toward ending the battle of homophobia, supporters say.

A Senate committee passed the bill Thursday, which would require schools to buy textbooks “accurately” portraying “the sexual diversity of our society."

Additionally, students would learn of the contributions LGBT people have made to the social development of California and the United States of America.

Though the bill is strictly intended for California, it could have far-reaching implications. As the nation’s largest sate and largest textbook buyer, California often sets the standards for publishers who sell nationwide.

But as expected, reaction to the bill is mixed, with some arguing that the issue of sexual orientation has no place in the classroom, according to reports by the Associated Press.

“We're totally opposed to inserting sexual orientation into textbooks in our schools,” Karen England, executive director of the public-policy group Capital Resource Institute, told the Associated Press. “This is more than just accepting it, it's forcing our kids to embrace it, almost celebrate it.

Amen to that! What only a couple decades ago would have been considered ludicrous by nearly everyone -- teaching about the sexual deviance of historical figures -- is now close to becoming law in California.

As far as “accurately” portraying “the sexual diversity of our society.", whether or not a person is a sexual deviant has no bearing on what they may or may not have accomplished of historical significance. Last time I checked, school was supposed to be all about reading, math, science and history, not "sexual diversity", which is leftist doublespeak for sexual deviance. Does it really matter that George Washington liked girls or that Abraham Lincoln may have liked guys? These facts and conjecture are of no historical significance whatsoever.

The one thing of significance this legislation DOES do is throw the door the sexual deviants now have their foot in wide open to celebrate the fact of their deviance in the public schools under the guise of "education" and that is exactly the point:

In contrast, the bill's author, Democratic Sen. Sheila Kuehl, rejects the criticism.

“We've been working since 1995 to try to improve the climate in schools for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender kids, as well as those kids who are just thought to be gay, because there is an enormous amount of harassment and discrimination at stake,” she said.

Kuehl says research indicates that the inclusion of a balanced and accurate gay history in school points might help LGBT students to do better in school and be less at risk for suicide, truancy or drug and alcohol abuse.

The idea that there is such a thing as "gay, lesbian, bi-sexual and trans-gender kids" is a farce. There are a whole bunch of sexually conflicted teens that are being worked over by the sodomy lobby and their willing accomplices and this legislation simply furthers their goals. Finally, if we're going to tell the story of "gay history", let's tell the whole story: The story of how decadence and corruption of all kinds, including rampant sodomy, precipitated the downfall of previous great civilizations.