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Posted on 10/27/2026 5:40:22 AM PDT by SaveFerris
(2009)
We now have the first member of Congress who has called on controversial "Safe Schools" Education Official Kevin Jennings to resign. ...
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Congressman Steve King issued the following statement today:
āKevin Jennings lacks the appropriate qualifications and ethical standards to serve in a presidential administration. Despite serving as the āsafe schoolsā czar, Jennings has demonstrated a willingness to look the other way on sexual abuse.
His lifeās work has been the promotion of homosexuality, even in elementary schools,..
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The Family Research Council is out with more on Jennings:
FRC has uncovered a series of op-eds that show Jennings's incredible hostility toward Christianity.
In at least two Huffington Post columns, Jennings attacks people of faith with complete and utter disdain. When the former director of GLSEN tried to implement a series of Gay Straight Alliances in classrooms back in 2007, Jennings described a Christian who fought the idea as having "not-yet-fully evolved views maybe because of his proximity to the Everglades (from whose ooze he may have recently climbed), [but] I can't dismiss them as the ravings of a single troglodyte. Instead, they represent a classic example of how right-wing extremists continually try to mislead the public about the nature and purpose of GSAs."
In another article, "Recruit, Recruit, Recruit!" Jennings called Christian students "hypocrites" and mocked the members of Young Life for trying to evangelize their friends.
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The youth involved in the Jennings controversy is speaking out and says he was 16 (not 15) at the time he told Jennings about his sexual encounter with an older man. Whatever the case, Evangelical groups see that as just once incident in a much bigger underlying problem. PUSHING A PRO-HOMOSEXUAL AGENDA laced with "attacks" on people of faith is what is really at the heart of the matter...
(Excerpt) Read more at cbn.com ...
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CBN NEWS article did not provide a date for the article - maybe I missed it but this was in 2009
Someone mentioned Kevin Jennings during recent discussions regarding the LGBTQ+ Agendas in Public Schools
More information to follow
AI Overview:
Kevin Jennings wrote a foreword for the 1999 book Queering Elementary Education: Advancing the Dialogue about Sexualities and Schooling
Kevin Jennings was defended and kept in his position by the Obama administration rather than being removed
Key Facts:
ā¢ The Book:
Queering Elementary Education is a 1999 academic/essay collection exploring how elementary school classrooms can address LGBTQ+ themes, challenge categorical thinking, and reduce anti-gay bias.
Kevin Jennings contributed a foreword to the book.
ā¢ The Controversy:
In October 2009, 53 House Republicans signed a letter calling for Jennings to be fired or removed from his administration role. Critics and conservative groups (such as Media Matters reports on the backlash) pointed to his foreword in Queering Elementary Education and his past work founding GLSEN (Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network) as evidence of pushing an agenda in schools.
ā¢ Kevin Jennings’s Background:
Kevin Jennings is an educator, author, and LGBTQ+ Advocate WHO FOUNDED GLSEN in 1990 and later served as the CEO of Lambda Legal. His actual published books include titles like Mama’s Boy, Preacher’s Son: A Memoir and Telling Tales Out of School.
ā¢ The Controversy (2009):
Conservative groups, including the Family Research Council and several Republican lawmakers (led by Rep. Steve King and 53 House Republicans), called for his ouster.
Critics pointed to his past writingāsuch as a 1989 account in his book One Teacher in Ten where a 15-year-old student confided in him about a sexual relationship with an older man, and Jennings asked if he used a condom rather than reporting it to authoritiesāas well as his founding of GLSEN (Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network).
ā¢ White House and Department Support for Kevin Jennings:
Education Secretary Arne Duncan and the Obama administration defended Kevin Jennings, stating he was uniquely qualified and that his career had been dedicated to promoting student safety and anti-bullying programs.
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