High School Gay Day -- Parents Ejected

This is old news, but worth mentioning...

Two women, with nothing better to do, decided to attend Newton North High School's Transgender, Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian Awareness Day. When one of them, Kim Cariani-Perakis, began to video tape the event, she was quickly informed that only those who had obtained prior approval could photograph or record the event. The intent, of course, was to prevent the students from ending up on the evening news without their consent, which is precisely what happened. When these "ladies" refused to comply, they were ejected from the premises by the police.

Among the speakers they heard was:

A woman who said her son "came out" as a homosexual described how wholeheartedly she approves of his homosexuality, and that she tries to counsel other parents in that situation who are very upset, telling them "it's really OK."

This sounds like a PFLAG mom. This is a incredible organization. Yes, they counsel other parents who seek help. PFLAG members understand and can relate to what these parents are experiencing -- they've been through it themselves.

Mothers like Kim Cariani-Perakis, on the other hand, do NOT seek out such help. When their sons or daughters come out, they either subject them to some form of "reparative therapy" or simply put them out on the street.

The Principal of the school subsequently wrote an editorial to the local newspaper:

From the Crusades to the Holocaust, history teaches us that when hatred combines with military or political power very bad things happen. A vocal minority in our community would like to silence some of the voices that want to sing about respect and acceptance. This must never happen. Intolerance and hatred come from fear or ignorance. I believe that through education all students can learn tolerance and respect, and that does not necessarily mean acceptance. Education happens in the classroom yes, but in the hallways, at assemblies and faculty meetings too.

Of course, the website rebukes the editorial:

This extremely offensive letter by the principal of the high school is lifted right out of the homosexual movement's propaganda playbook. She portrays homosexual behavior ("sexual orientation") as being exactly the same as nationality or race, and that homosexuality is a person's "true self". She portrays parental concern or criticism as "hatred", "intolerance", and "ignorance". She says such criticism causes children not to feel "safe". And probably most odious and insulting, she compares such parents to Nazis conducting the Holocaust. Unfortunately, school officials who think as she does are all too commonplace across this country.

It also criticizes the handouts provided at the event. One, titled "Love and Let Love", includes a interesting "Heterosexual Questionnaire", meant to help straight people understand how hurtful and damaging their attitudes and actions can be.

• What do you think caused your heterosexuality?
• When and how did you first decide you were heterosexual?
• Is it possible that your heterosexuality is just a phase you will grow out of?
• If you have never slept with a person of the same sex, how do you know that you wouldn't prefer that?
• To whom have you disclosed your heterosexuality?
• Why do so many heterosexuals try to seduce others into their orientation?
• Why must heterosexuals be so blatant, making a public spectacle of their heterosexuality? Can't you just be what you are and keep it quiet?
• Why are heterosexuals so promiscuous, always having affairs, etc?
  

The bottom line is simple: if you don't want your children to hear these messages, if you want to raise them in an atmosphere of hatred and bigotry rather than tolerance and respect, then opt-out. Of course, the website claims that students were coerced into attending:

Officially, parents could "opt out" their children from attending, but in practice there was great pressure to go, and kids were interrogated if they didn't attend. Several kids said that they were told they'd be counted "absent" if they weren't there.

Could this be more slanted? I doubt it. So, what kind of "great pressure" was exerted? And how were students "interrogated" if they didn't attend? Students would be counted "absent" if they weren't "there", but where is "there"?

These so-call Christian parents are afraid that one day of discussions about tolerance and respect is somehow going to undue all of the religious indoctrination to which they've subjected their children. Tell me: is your faith really that weak?


tags: homosexuality, homosexual, gay, homophobia