Posted on 03/07/2003 7:35:36 AM PST by scripter
Fistgate IV will be held again on March 15 to teach teenagers how to play with the sexual organs of other students.
The first Fistgate was in 2000 and caused waves of protests from parents and others. It was exposed by the Parents Rights Coalition which taped part of the scandal so that people would finally understand what was happening, and by MassNews which reported it.
The homosexual community has said that its agenda was badly damaged by the scandal. It was almost unable to find a location for the event in 2001, but Tufts University finally did let them use its facilities again.
The sponsor of the event, GLSEN, an acronym for Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network, says that the purpose of Fistgate is to teach safety and respect. But the event that was taped in 2000 went on for 55 minutes about explicit forms of homosexual sex, including thrusting your fist into another's rectum, before anything was even mentioned about condoms in the last five minutes.
Four years later in 2003, the Gay/Straight Alliance at Newton North High School, with the help of the state Dept, of Education, is handing out leaflets to students arriving at the school, which ask questions such as, "If you have never slept with a person of the same sex, how do you know that you wouldn't prefer that?"
It lists BAGLY as a resource for the teenagers to contact. In 1999, which was before Fistgate, MassNews reported that BAGLY offered $25 and free dinner to boys who would come to their headquarters in Boston and discuss homosexual sex and other issues. The boys were also invited to a free, three-day, lakeside, weekend retreat in New Hampshire with other "boys" up to 25-years, who are "attracted to or have sex with other men."
The following is printed on the Newton High pamphlets: "This project is supported by a grant from the Massachusetts Department of Education."
The state has been paying more than $1.5 million/year to help the Gay/Straight Alliances in the schools and similar activities. It is impossible to discover how much money is now going to those projects. Some of the money always went to GLSEN and it is assumed that much of it still does. <
How many gay men contract HIV by engaging in vaginal intercourse?
Do you believe that just because the title of the workshop was "What They Didn't Tell You About Queer Sex & Sexuality In Health Class: A Workshop For Youth Only Ages 14-21," that the content of the discussions workshop presenters had with minor children, even if documented to be obscene and harmful, and prurient and not educational, are exempt from state law?
( I will be back later to respond to other replies in this thread ).
Your response clarifies nothing. You've implied that, because this was a "private" conference and not physically located in a public (K-12) school, the presenters had the freedom to discuss anything. You have claimed that the conference, and the "Fistgate" workshop in particular, were educational in nature. As Education Commissioner Driscoll clearly stated:
"The participation of our staff in conversations with students about explicit issues of sexuality outside the realm of AIDS/HIV prevention was wrong. The workshops were of prurient nature, and not educational, and what we heard suggests that the discussion contributed absolutely nothing to the students' understanding of how to avoid AIDS and HIV."
If you want points for "technical merit" then yes, you are technically correct - the conference was not physically a "school". But that doesn't matter. The Commissioner of Education rendered a qualified, professional judgement on the content of the discussion workshop presenters had with minor children, and found that the workshops were of prurient nature and not educational.
Now reviewing sections 28, 29, and 31 of Chapter 272 of M.G.L. again, we see that the only defense the workshop presenters could have is if they were acting within the scope of their employment. As stated in sections 28 and 29:
"It shall also be a defense in any prosecution under this section if the evidence proves that the defendant was a bona fide school, museum or library, or was acting in the course of his employment as an employee of such organization or of a retail outlet affiliated with and serving the educational purpose of such organization."
Do you remember what Education Commissioner Driscoll said about the participation of the workshop presenters? He said:
"The participation of our staff in conversations with students about explicit issues of sexuality outside the realm of AIDS/HIV prevention was wrong.
Did you get that? The discussions were outside the realm of standard and proper educational guidelines, specifically AIDS/HIV prevention education. The presenters were acting outside of the scope of their employment, and they were WRONG for doing so.
So madg, I make no apologies for asking my original question, and I ask you AGAIN -
Are you claiming that once the homosexual community has kids in a private setting such as this conference, that the law no longer applies and they can do as they wish with them?
It doesn't matter whether the workshop took place at "private" conference or a public school.
Because the workshop presenters' discussions with minor children described and depicted matter of an obscene and harmful nature, and were prurient and not educational ( see section 31 ), it doesn't matter whether you define the workshop as being private or public - the workshop presenters were wrong and outside the realm of standard and proper educational guidelines. Education Commissioner Driscoll left no doubt about that. And neither did the workshop tape. A reasonably prudent person can see that, under sections 28, 29, and 31 of Chapter 272, the workshop presenters have no defense..
A serious complaint was filed with the DA by Scott Whiteman. That complaint was backed up with tape recorded evidence and Mr Whiteman as an eye witness. A qualified, expert opinion on educational matters was (and still is) available to the DA, and the DA refused (and still refuses) to publicly acknowledge and rule on the complaint. The DA, as a public official, has a duty to respond to the complaint and the tax-paying public has a right to know the official ruling on the complaint. If the DA or the AG dismisses the complaint, then they are obligated to state why the complaint does not meet the criteria of sections 28, 29, and 31 of Chapter 272 of M.G.L.
Do YOU believe that the DA and the AG have the necessary credentials and are better qualified than the Commissioner of Education to determine whether the content of the workshop was educational and within the scope of proper instructional guidelines?
Do YOU believe that the DA and the AG, as public servants, have an obligation to publicly respond and rule on the complaint?
You can squeal all you want about the "illegality" of recording of the workshop, but the fact remains that Camenker and Whiteman had a civic duty to expose the harmful and obscene material being discussed with minors in GLSEN's workshops, especially after the Scott Whiteman's complaint was ignored by the DA. The audio tape substantiated Camenker's and Whiteman's claims. And the tape revealed that discussions with similar (and even worse) obscene and harmful content are being introduced in the public school curriculum by teachers who bring in homosexual "guest speakers" to their classes. But evidently the DA and the AG are just fine with that. This is, after all, Massachusetts. And there is little doubt that the homosexual community has procured the DA's and AG's silence on the complaint.
The state has a history of supporting GLSEN in various ways, including their GSA's as documented here and here. So I ask again, did the conference take place at a state-funded institution? Did GLSEN (a PRIVATE organization) pay a fee for use of the facilities? Or did the state give them a free ride? If they didn't pay any fees (or pay reduced fees) for using the facilities, then indeed, taxpayer monies were used to support the GLSEN conferences.
Here's what Camenker actually said:
Graphic gay sex workshop under fire by Ed Hayward, Boston Herald, Wednesday, May 17, 2000
"Coalition president Brian Camenker disputed the department's assertion no state funds were spent at the conference.
'This is bogus because state and federal monies are so blended together that no one knows where the money is coming from,' Camenker told Massachusetts News, a conservative publication. 'The homosexual group that sponsored it receives money from both the federal and state government.'"
Well, Brian Camenker was right to dispute the claim that no state funds were used for GLSEN's conference. The state, on it Department of Education Web site, admits that they provided taxpayer funding:
"Conduct a workshop on the GSA Mentoring Program at one regional conference of the Department of Education and the Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network (GLSEN)"
Did you get that? A regional conference of the DOE AND GLSEN. Can you say state support for "Teach-Out/Fistgate"? That certainly appears to be a taxpayer supported partnership. And there is plenty of documentation posted here to show that GLSEN has often been paid with taxpayer funds to develop homosexual-based programs. You've stated that GLSEN was paid a "consultant" fee for working with the "Safe Schools" program. That "consultant" fee was paid for with taxpayer monies.
Also of interest:
news
GLSEN Press Releases
December 4, 2000
GLSEN Opens Office for Public Policy in DC
"NEW YORK - GLSEN this week announced the opening of its Office for Public Policy in Washington, DC. Under the stewardship of Public Policy Director Mary Kate (MK) Cullen, the offices will identify federal, state and local public policy strategies and expand the organization's work with the Department of Education and mainstream education organizations.
In addition to expanding GLSEN's work with national mainstream education and civil rights groups, the Office for Public Policy will provide leadership in mapping out the states and communities in which GLSEN will leverage resources to pass safe schools legislation, expand nondiscrimination policies or fight anti-gay initiatives. It will also direct GLSEN's Research Project, which brings together academics and activists to identify research gap areas and strategies to fill them...
It will be interesting to see what turns up in a search for funding of GLSEN at the federal level...
On another thread, you stated, "What took place at the PRIVATE conferece would have never taken place at PUBLIC schools"
As I've pointed out, one of the workshop presenters let us in on the little secret of how material similar in content to what was presented in the workshop is covered in public school curriculums. Workshop presenters who teach classes in the public schools bring in representatives from homosexual groups such as "SpeakOut" as "guest speakers." These "guest speakers" are then permitted to discuss any and all homosexual-related topics with children in the public schools. And sometimes, the "guest speakers" present information in a manner that is even more explicit than was presented in the workshop.
Again, you can listen to it for yourself - From time index 5:39 to 7:41 on Fistgate audio clip 8. Scott Whiteman: As With Vegetables, Children Shouldn't Knock Homosexuality Until They Have Tried It (Length 8:02).
So even though we’ve clearly heard a reperesentative of the homosexual group “SpeakOut” (which claims to have hundreds of presentations every year) admit that discussions about explicit homosexual sex have actually taken place in public school classrooms,
are you still claiming that the “Fistgate” workshop was an anomaly and such obscene and harmful discussions never take place in public school classrooms with minor children?
Madg, it's easy to demonstrate that a significant portion of the homosexual community really knows (and cares) about what GLSEN does. It's apparent that GLSEN is one of the "crown jewels" of the homosexual community.
Do a search on Google for GLAAD GLSEN. Do a search for LAMBDA GLSEN. Do a search for DATALOUNGE GLSEN. Do a search for HRC GLSEN. Do a search on PFLAG GLSEN. Do a search for NEA GLSEN - (that's the National Education Association). Do a search for PLANNED PARENTHOOD GLSEN. Then if you need further evidence, go to those homosexual and pro-homosexual web sites and use their own search engines to search their web sites. You'll be amazed at how GLSEN, this crown jewel of the homosexual community, is in partnership with these and many other national homosexual organizations, and is integrated into the homosexual community at large.
The homosexual group "SpeakOut" participates in GLSEN's "Teach-Out" conferences.
GLSEN is part of the homosexual DataLounge Network.
You'll find links to GLSEN on the adult "GayHealth.com" web site (search under GLSEN).
Celebrate National Coming Out Day with HRC and GLSEN on October 11th
January 15, 2002 Lambda and GLSEN Team Up to Create a New Publication...
The memo stated, "...that GLSEN National formalize and codify a relationship with the NEA and AFT and other labor organizations."
MTV has partnered with prominent civil rights groups, including GLSEN, HRC, GLAAD, AVP and others...
" As a major part of this on- and off- air campaign, MTV has partnered with prominent civil rights groups, including GLSEN, HRC, GLAAD, AVP and others to produce numerous programs and public service announcements that address homophobia and give the audience numerous ways to take a stand against it.."
And before you try to tell us that this "PRIDEFEST" link is just some insignificant local thing, here's what they say:
" Since its founding in 1993, PrideFest America has become the nation's largest annual gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) symposium and festival. It has expanded from a three-day conference of regional organizations to a full week of events featuring international, national and regional leaders on a broad range of compelling issues. With more than 60 programs and social events presented by 80 regional, national and international organizations, PrideFest America 2002 is the nation's most in-depth program of the emergence of a vibrant GLBT community and its civil rights aspirations."
Pridefest supports mtv, and prominately mentions GLSEN's partnerships with major homosexual groups and the media.
( There are many more links that show relationships between GLSEN and the homosexual community ).
GLSEN, with national headquarters in New York, offices in Washington DC, and chapters in almost every state, has teamed up with GLAAD, HRC, Lambda Legal, Departments of Education, The National Education Association, and a whole host of other homosexual and pro-homosexual organizations and media outlets.
Yeah, madg, tell me more about this "tiny," "insignificant" GLSEN and how they are virtually unknown to the homosexual community.
Obviously, a very significant portion of the homosexual community knows and cares deeply about GLSEN. Of course, I needn't remind you of that which you know so well.
( I'll will respond to other material, and have more to say about GLSEN later... )
"I would rather walk a mile barefoot on broken glass than endure a confrontation with homosexual zealots. However, that less painful path cannot be responsibly taken. What choice is there but to stand in opposition to homosexual activists with their in-your face arrogance, their malicious attacks on religion, family values and moral standards, and, in essence, their demand that American society be turned upside down and inside out to accommodate their sexual disorientations?"
-- Linda Bowles, Defending Dr. Laura and America, May 31, 2000
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