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Sunday, November 7, 2010

Democurmudgeon: Homophobic resistance to Anti-bullying in schools a legitimate Reason to take them seriously?

Democurmudgeon: Homophobic resistance to Anti-bullying in schools a legitimate Reason to take them seriously?

Homophobic resistance to Anti-bullying in schools a legitimate Reason to take them seriously?

Let’s start with the terrorizng premise of homophobia:

NY Times: Alarmed by evidence that gay and lesbian students are common victims of schoolyard bullies, many school districts are bolstering their anti-harassment rules with early lessons in tolerance … Many educators and rights advocates say that official prohibitions of slurs and taunts are most effective when combined with frank discussions, from kindergarten on, about diverse families and sexuality.
Sounds logical, fair and an equal rights issue. But in today’s debate, all points of view, no matter how