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The only way to end homophobia
VoodooChic
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Is to tell your children about all forms of love from day 1 - primary schools need to teach them about all forms of relationships ....it's the only way.
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It's not part of any schools remit to get involved but I take your point and this attitude should begin in the home.:)
There would be some significant percentage of parents who would object to that. Note that I am not saying it is right or that they should, just that it is a stone cold fact that they will.
I plan to heal the world
It should be parents who teach children about morals, not schools.
Then it will never end.
It wont anyway, because the world is made up of people, and huge numbers of them are arseholes.
Your plan to heal the world seems to fallen over a bit quick.
Not teaching them per se - just to have stories where the main character is gay etc. Not making a big deal - just speaking openly and honest.
It would also help the thousands of gay kids from years of self hatred - like I went through in the 80's thanks to section 28
Indeed - but it akin to pretending black people don't exist
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As long as there's difference there will always be hatred and fear. These qualities are apart of the human race whether we like to admit it or not.
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Not teaching them per se - just to have stories where the main character is gay etc. Not making a big deal - just speaking openly and honest.
It would also help the thousands of gay kids from years of self hatred - like I went through in the 80's thanks to section 28
Racism and sexism needs some attention too.
I'm busy tomorrow but I'll get on to it on Saturday.
It seems to be acceptable and preferable to pretend gay people don't exist and a need to "protect the children"....these so called protected children grow up thinking it's wrong and abnormal...repeat until fade
That's cool. Let's keep it alphabetical. It may take us a while to get to xenophobia, though.
Though I have never really liked the word 'homophobic', why should stupid ignorant people be given there own 'phobia'.
Ah, Johnny foreigner can wait his turn.
Because it's a thing in the world that they will encounter at some point?
Gay Awareness, Racial Awareness, Disability awareness, Religious diversity awareness etc everyone wants their particular problem to be addressed by schools and half a day for each particular awareness topic a week seems fine...might get a couple of hours every month to teach them to read and write