![]() But if your main problem is that you don’t believe children should learn acceptance of LGBTQ people in school, you should argue that point instead of suggesting some sinister conspiracy.ĭAYS SINCE MURPHY REFUSED TO SAY WHETHER HIS WIFE’S NON-PROFIT SHOULD DISCLOSE DONORS: 55 I think it’s realistic that if you look hard enough you can find some lesson plans in a few of the state’s thousands of schools that tread into controversial territory. New Jersey is a populous, complicated state. Nevermind that some of the organizations that have had the worst sexual abuse scandals have historically been anti-gay. Lately, commentators on the right are characterizing these standards and laws as “indoctrination” or, arguably worse still, “grooming.” That’s playing on an age-old anti-gay trope that there’s a compulsion among non-heterosexual people to convert vulnerable children to their sexual orientation. I hope to do more reporting on this soon, but take a look at my article from last summer to get a good idea of what the standards and laws actually say versus how they’re being distorted by people using them to inflame the Republican base.īut I want to address one piece of rhetoric that I think is dangerous. Also usually unmentioned is the fact that parents have a right to opt their children out of these lessons. But now, with so much attention focused on the new Florida law and mainstream society’s increased acceptance of gay and trans people, what the standards and laws actually say is typically lost amid the heated rhetoric and cherry-picked examples of the most radical things partisans can find in any one of New Jersey’s nearly 600 school districts. School curriculum standards are, of course, a legitimate policy debate. Just last week, Fox News’ website wrote two articles based on one sample lesson plan in Westfield, and Rep. The national culture wars are hitting New Jersey, focused on the state’s learning standards, developed in 2020, and two laws requiring that students learn about the contributions of LGBTQ people (among other groups) to society and the “diversity of gender and sexual orientation, race and ethnicity, disabilities, and religious tolerance.” Sex ed debate brings on 'groomer' and 'indoctrination' rhetoric ![]()
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