Posted on 06/29/2011 2:44:13 PM PDT by NYer
WASHINGTON, DC, June 28, 2011 (LifeSiteNews.com) - If homosexual activists at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) have their way, a radical “gay sensitivity” training program developed by the department could soon be coming to every federal agency, the Washington Times reported Sunday.
According to an internal newsletter published for employees, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), the agency that oversees federal employment issues, has met with officials at USDA responsible for developing the program.
The newsletter, which calls the program “groundbreaking,” reports that the goal of collaboration with OPM is to spread USDA’s “LGBT Special Emphasis Program” across the federal government.
“Talking about LGBT issues is not always easy because people have different perceptions and feelings based on their respective experiences or beliefs,” says the newsletter article. “However, it is imperative that we have these critical conversations about LGBT issues because LGBT inclusion is now part of official USDA policy.”
According to the Times report, the USDA program includes a briefing for employees developed by Senior Training Coordinator Bill Scaggs which is titled “Including Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in Diversity.”
The briefing refers to the belief that marriage should be restricted to a union between a man and a woman as “heterosexism,” and compares the belief to racism.
The briefing also claims that attempts to change a homosexual inclination “usually doesn’t work and may even be harmful. Can produce feelings of depression, hopelessness, shame and anxiety. Some people become suicidal.”
Scagg’s presentation also addresses the issue of gender identity, stating: “Individuals are conscious of [sexual identity] between the ages of 18 months and 3 years. Most people develop a gender identity that matches their biological sex. For some, gender identity is different from biological sex (transsexuals).”
Elaine Donnelly, president of the Center for Military Readiness, told the Times that USDA’s program will have “disturbing implications” for national defense if spread throughout the government.
“This would drive out thousands of experienced troops, starting with chaplains and people of faith who do not support LGBT ideology and activism,” she said.
Veronica Villalobos, OPM’s director of diversity and inclusion, told The Times that USDA’s program “has not gone government wide.”
“OPM strongly encourages all agencies to conduct diversity and inclusion training,” she said. “USDA is one of the many agencies we are currently working closely with.”
Still no word on how recuiting is going with the 2011 group of high school grads or the 2004 grads who will be finishing their 1st hitch. Hmmm? How bout it it, Gomer.
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Time for normal Americans to push back!
I will tell them to shove it up their ass!!!
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Isn’t that what this is mostly about?
Sounds like you are ‘giving’ in to them. <:
Follow the money. Find the names of these sensitivity training businesses and ask how much they make from USDA for conducting the training.
How much do they pay their company officers? Are they ‘non-profit’?
I read somewhere that sensitivity training in LGBT is the new growth industry in DC.
Just putting more taxpayer’s money into LGBT pockets.
As a condition of continued employment? I recall all those sexual harassment seminars we had to sit through back around ´95. And you had to sign your name that you´d taken and understood the material.
Here is the training:
“No one cares where you put your penis during your own time. On our time we expect you to work and respect the privacy of others. Any questions?”
Why is this so difficult?
The briefing refers to the belief that marriage should be restricted to a union between a man and a woman as “heterosexism,” and compares the belief to racism.
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I’d sign in and take off and go back to my desk... If that didn’t work, I would bring up every statistic during the class citing how homosexual activity leads to many diseases and early death. Pretty much make the instructors life during the class...
Sounds like you´ll be a smash at your next review. Though, good man.
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I am too old to put with crap like this, so I have I don’t care attitude.. If they fire me, oh well, I have other things I can do.. The Good Lord will provide.
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There have been a couple of other articles about the US Department of Agriculture (another Fed Dept that is unconsitutional, like 95% of them, btw...) turning into an outreach of the GLBT etc radical homo-nazi meovement. Note that the belief that marriage is for a man and a woman is "raaaacism". So normal people with normal standards are Evil Racists. And this disgusting hateful propaganda is being pushed with OUR TAX MONEY.
What I want to know is this:
Why is the R controlled Congress DEAD SILENT??????????? WHY????? If we can read about it on FR, they darn well know about it! Are they too busy partying? What?
Unfortunately, the system was designed by the Founding Fathers to work very slowly and be very cumbersome. Any time more than a single issue has the pressure applied to it, everything falls apart. I feel sure there are more than a few faithful and true Conservatives who know about this and are planning to do something about it as soon as they finish herding the cats to keep them in line for the budget battles.
>> The briefing refers to the belief that marriage should be restricted to a union between a man and a woman as “heterosexism,” and compares the belief to racism.
What do you call a pool of govt bureaucrats that equate heterosexual norms as racism? Marxists.
To which, I'm certain, they will become giddy at that prospect.
>> Here is the training:
>> Why is this so difficult?
By what authority other than through unconstitutional tyranny does the govt have the right to “train” anyone for anything?
People here on FR have seen this coming for years. It’s only a matter of time before all of us will be forced to bow down before this particular idol.
I disagree. What about the repeal of DADT? Why are the Rs silent on that? They should have defunded that months ago. Fags in the military is the last straw, and Rs in Congress are as silent as dead mice.
They’re too busy being RINOs and getting along with the dimoc’rats to notice that we’re being turned into a commie dictatorship. Soros money goes a long way.
If I couldn’t get out of this class due to religious reasons I’ll attend wearing the largest cross pendant I have, bring my favorite bible, and tell the instructors that while I may be forced to attend they will never be able to indoctrinate me.
BTW, will Mooslims have to attend these classes as well?
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