Baraka_Guru

America has a long way to go to rival many European countries in regard to same-sex marriage. Maybe the two are connected. Maybe more open and progressive societies have a better time at educating their public.

This isn't about math or English; this is more of a social studies thing. Marriage has long been used as a way of fostering public acceptance of a couple's bond and creation of a family. In this day in age in America, more needs to be done to show that lesbian and gay marriage is just as legitimate and worthy of acceptance in society. I think showing this to first-graders is a good way (one of many) to "normalize" the idea of same-sex unions.

Also, in response to some posts in this thread, I think comparing this to religion and religion in schools is a mismatched comparison. It's not the same idea. Sure this is political. What else would it be? Why should we hide children from this ongoing transition in society? This is unavoidable. There is nothing wrong with involving children in this—at least not in this way.

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