Seth Walsh’s Assemblywoman Attacks Gays And FAIR Education Law (Video)
California newly-elected anti-gay Republican Tea Party lawmaker, Assemblywoman Shannon Grove, who represents the district that Seth Walsh lived in, is attacking her LGBT constituents and SB 48, the FAIR Education Law. Grove falsely claims that school children do not need to learn about gays and lesbians, and calls SB 48 an attempt to “showcase a person’s sexual behavior.”
Walsh is the gay 13-year old who hung himself last year. Seth’s Law, an anti bullying measure that is awaiting Governor Brown’s signature, is named for the teen.
Shannon Grove actually voted against Seth’s Law.
Sean Chapin, a songwriter and videographer who became an advocate for LGBT equality when Prop 8 passed in California, produced this video. He shares this tragic and terrible story of Assemblywoman Shannon Grove’s disregard for children, and for her LGBT constituents.
READ:Â SB 48: California’s FAIR Education Act Is This Year’s Prop 8. Is It DOA?
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https://youtube.com/watch?v=IL5wyckWRmk%3Fversion%3D3%26hl%3Den_US
“The FAIR Education Act would ensure that LGBT people are included in instructional materials, which studies have shown is linked to greater student safety and lower rates of bullying,†writesEquality California. “The FAIR Education Act would require that lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) Americans are included and recognized for their important historical contributions to the economic, political, and social development of California. Specifically, this legislation would add LGBT to the existing list of underrepresented cultural and ethnic groups, which are covered by current law related to inclusion in textbooks and other instructional materials in schools. This inclusion will help to ensure that students get a fair and accurate picture of the people and events that have shaped our society, and that fair and accurate portrayals of LGBT people are no longer†excluded from classroom discussions. The FAIREducation Act will bring classroom instruction into alignment with non– discrimination laws passed by the California Legislature and adopted by the State Board of Education a decade ago, by prohibiting the adoption of discriminatory instructional materials and textbooks.â€
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