Posted on 06/23/2005 6:15:37 AM PDT by AliVeritas
(AgapePress) - Most people would immediately recognize the significance of common abbreviations, like FBI, IRS or CIA. But there is another abbreviation with which parents might want to become familiar, because more than likely the organization it represents will be coming soon to a public school near them.
That abbreviation is GLSEN (pronounced "glisten"). It is the acronym for Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network. Begun a decade ago by homosexual activist Kevin Jennings, a former Massachusetts history teacher, the group has relentlessly pushed the homosexual agenda in the public school system.
One of GLSEN's major annual campaigns is the "Day of Silence," held this year on April 13. On this day, the organization's website said that homosexual and sympathetic, heterosexual students "take a vow of silence to bring attention to the bias and harassment experienced by lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered (LGBT) students and their allies." Instead of talking out loud, students merely hand out cards that explain what they are doing and why.
GLSEN claims that 450,000 students in over 4,000 schools -- in all 50 states -- participated in this year's silent protest.
Many parents might find it amazing that these students, with the full support of their school administration and faculty, are allowed each year to refuse to verbally participate in classroom activity and, essentially, stage a protest.
GLSEN insists, however, that the Day of Silence is necessary to prevent the harassment and abuse of homosexual students by their own classmates.
In fact, this is the justification for GLSEN's entire existence. According to the organization's website, GLSEN is "an education organization ensuring safe schools for all lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students."
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The problem is that the teachers are for this, and participate by being silent themselves. And except for calling out the students who refuse to wear the silly ribbon (yellow I think) these teachers do everything to promote a pro leftist socialist agenda and should be pulled out of the classroom themselves.
Last weekend I happened to be in the local high school for my daughter's ballet recital. Wandering the halls with my two year old during intermission we happened upon a bulletin board. My son began picking out letters from the board as he is now learning the alphabet at home. I was not paying much attention until I heard my son spell GAY. The content of this board was amazing. The number of activist organizations that have managed to get access to children and feed them this garbage is disgusting. PFLAG ( Parents And Friends Of Lesbians & Gays ), GLA ( Gay Lesbian Alliance ), GSA ( Gay Straight Alliance ), etc. It is no longer a question of teaching children to be respectful of others and their differences. They are indoctrinating them.
Homosexual Agenda later pingout.
damn NEA!
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