Gay promotion in schools.

[Hammer Head]

MEP fights 'gay' books for schools

Books illustrating gay relationships are becoming part of the school curriculum under the new Sexual Orientation Regulations Act.

Titles such as 'The Sissy Duckling', 'Hello Sailor' and 'Daddy's Room mate' are recommended by Government departments for children aged 5 upwards.

One shows pictures of two males in bed together and cuddling on a sofa whilst 'Elmer' in 'The Sissy Duckling' is promoted as "a terrific role model for any child" on a Government website.

'Strange Boy' aimed at secondary stage pupils contains an explicit description of a homosexual act between two boys aged 10 and14 years old.

UKIP MEP Derek Clark described the books as "completely unsuitable" and said he was "appalled" at the decision by some local authorities to use the books.

"How is it in any way suitable for schools to promote under age homosexual acts?" asked Mr Clark, himself a teacher of 39 years.

"Schools should be concentrating on teaching children how to read and write. Is it any surprise that the UK has some of the worst rates of literacy in Europe when our teachers are having to spend their time promoting gay rights to youngsters?"

The new regulations could see schools compelled to promote gay rights in the curriculum rather than counter threats of legal action from gay activists.

I find this extremely alarming and I'm sure the majority of others will too. This sort of politically correct brainwashing ill-serves our children.

[jno]

If our literacy rates are so low, it doesn't look like the kids will be able to read the books anyway. Now where did you get this information from - not the Daily Mail, surely?

[Hammer Head]

Does it matter where it comes from if it is true? It may have been reported in the Daily Mail but that's not where I got it from.

[Hammer Head]

Just a thought for all you people who instantly dismiss anything just because it appeared in the Daily Mail. If you did read the Daily Mail (I don't read it, or any other newspaper) you might actually begin to understand the harm being done to this country as it seems to be the only newspaper reporting it.

[jno]

no, I googled the Sissy Duckling and it does exist. It's not about a gay duck, though. But how do you know the Daily Mail is reporting what's going on if you don't read it?

[Hammer Head]

Prophet, I regret if this offends you as a gay person.

The article came from here.

www.ukip.org

The book titles can be found here

http://www.amazon.com/Sissy-Duckling-Harvey-Fi erstein/dp/0689835663

http://www.amazon.com/Daddys-Roommate-Wonderla nd-Michael-Willhoite/dp/1555831184

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Strange-Boy-Paul-Magrs /dp/0689836570

Prophet, I would suggest that you check the facts before you attack.

[Hammer Head]

Because I keep my ear very close to the ground in regards to what's going on in Britain and the World. However, every time someone states that an article was in the Daily Mail, it is immedietely ridiculed by a certain section on here. Most of the time though, the DM is spot on.

[jno]

oh yes, like they were in supporting Mosley's fascists... or if that's too old for you, like they were in claiming that schools were banning Baa Baa Black Sheep, which - what do you know - turned out to be a lie.

Oh, Ukip, yes well, if you'll believe a political party's website... then you'd better vote for them.

[Hammer Head]

jno, do you not understand that Institutions change their policies over the years. Just look at the Labour and Conservative parties. Their policies bear little if any resemblence to the ones they had thirty years ago.

So just because the DM supported Moseley's fascists seventy years ago doesn't mean that they still hold those views.

As for the sheep.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles /news/news.html?in_article_id=379114&in_page_i d=1770&in_page_id=1770&expand=true

[jno]

yes, I saw the sheep story at the time. But... how can I put this in words of one syllable ... it's not true. And putting it on a website doesn't make it true. And when it's proved not to be true (as it was), the Daily Mail omits to mention this. That's why people don't trust the Daily Mail.

[Hammer Head]

Show me where it was proved to be untrue.

[jno]

sorry, I no longer have the link (you might find it with an AB search because it was posted on here a year ago); but basically, the school involved said they had the kids singing a different word in each verse to teach them the words for different colours. Pretty sinister, eh? Political correctness gone mad!

[Hammer Head]

Well you can 'colour' it which ever way you want. Maybe, once the school was caught out, they decided to use some lame excuse to explain their behaviour.

[sp1814]

Hammer Head,

Can I just point out something blindingly obvious that the writers of this particular story may have missed...

You cannot promote homosexuality in the same way you can promote Cadbury's Cream Eggs or shampoo

If a child is straight, then he/she is straight. No amount of 'promotion' is going to change that.

No straight kid ever saw a picture of two men together and thought, "Hey, I might try a bit of gayness this weekend".

Now, if a child is indeed gay, then having access to materials such as these is a good thing. It stops gay children from trying to commit suicide.

Now, what would you prefer? Keeping the readership of The Daily Mail happy by allowing some kids to feel alone and alienated?

Nah...you couldn't be saying that...surely?

[sp1814]

Another point...

Derek Clark states:

"Is it any surprise that the UK has some of the worst rates of literacy in Europe when our teachers are having to spend their time promoting gay rights to youngsters?"

But the article states "Books illustrating gay relationships are becoming part of the school curriculum under the new Sexual Orientation Regulations Act.

So surely if this is happening only now, the literacy rates for UK schools can't be blamed on anything introduced by the Sexual Orientation Regulations Act....because it's not implemented yet.

Perhaps we should be more worried about the literacy rates amongst our more right wing MEPs?

[sp1814]

Hammer Head

Why did you assume that The Prophet was gay?

[naomi24]

This isn't the Daily Mail:

http://www.tes.co.uk/search/story/?story_id=23 00292

And neither is this:

http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_st yle/women/families/article738220.ece

I agree Hammer Head. Political correctness does ill-serve our children - and the majority of the rest of society too.

[ruby27]

Why is it alarming for children to have reading materials that allow them to understand that children/adults/families are not some all the same but there are a myriad different ways of being?
Also if children could be brain washed/programmed by their reading material surely homosexuals would not have existed in the past and will not until the children reading these books grow up, as previously children have been subject to an exclusive diet of heterosexuality. In my day Janet and John.
Also from a personal perspective I was educated in a Convent Catholic school where there was a definite and strong attempt to indoctrinate the children into the faith - yet even with this pressure I didn't grow up to be a Catholic.
As stated earlier you can not persuade a child to be straight or gay, many gay people will attest to how they have tried to persuade themselves they are not gay but to no avail.

[Theland]

I am alarmed at this trend. Between gays and muslims, all being thrust on our kids without our parental consent. It smacks of PC alright. It makes me sick.