Graphic Queer Teachings in Massachusetts...(Yankee Country)
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Graphic Queer Teachings in Massachusetts.
NOTE: I was unable to copy the graphics/images from the net.[ It's probably
just as well. CLMsr. ] See:
http://www.massnews.com/maygsa.htm Note to
Parents: The following story contains graphic information of a sexual
nature. While this material is troublesome to us and will be to others, it
is important to realize that the State of Massachusetts deems this
information appropriate for teenagers as young 14.
Kids Get Graphic Instruction In Homosexual Sex State sponsored conference
featured detailed sexual material. Massachusetts News.
A Massachusetts Department of Education employees described the pleasures
of homosexual sex to a group of high school students at a state-sponsored
workshop on March 25 at Tufts.
"Fisting [forcing one's entire hand into another person's rectum or vagina]
often gets a bad rap....[It''s] an experience of letting somebody into your
body that you want to be that close and intimate with...[and] to put you
into an exploratory mode."
Last year a mother from the western suburbs joined some other parents and
went to the State House to appeal to the Governor''s office. She was becomin
g frantic. Her son at the local high school had been told by his musician
friends how "cool" it was at the school''s Gay/Straight Alliance club
meetings. She soon found out that the club had watched at least one R-rated
video of two boys having a love affair.
She discovered some provocative handouts in his room. He became detached,
and she suspected that he was experimenting with homosexual relationships.
The principal would not look into it, nor would any other officials. It was
suggested that maybe she was homophobic.
No one from the Governor''s office would speak to her or the other parents.
A Department of Public Health official finally listened to them but
afterwards would not return her calls. Later the Boston homosexual
newspaper, Bay Windows, published a blistering article warning that bigoted,
homophobic parents were trying to endanger the money for the state''s gay
school clubs.
Each year, Governor Paul Cellucci budgets $1.5 million for his "Governor''s
Commission for Gay and Lesbian Youth." Made up of homosexual activists from
across the state since 1992, the Commission has used the "safe schools"
mantra and state money to persuade over 180 schools in Massachusetts to
accept the clubs. Parents and others who offer any criticism of the programs
are regularly accused of homophobia and endangering students'' safety. The
Governor, who gets much support from the gay community, shields the GSA
programs from scrutiny.
The Commission does much of its work directly through the Massachusetts
Department of Education and other state agencies.
The Commission also works closely with a national organization, the Gay and
Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) to give the clubs materials,
movies, literature and funding for various activities. In all, there are
over 700 GSA clubs in the country, many of them partially federally funded.
School officials use several arguments to deflect criticism of GSAs. In a
Boston Herald article last month, Newton assistant superintendent Jim Marini
brushed aside a parent''s questioning of Newton''s GSA activities. "This is
not about sex. This is about human rights," he said. The school counselor,
Linda Shapiro, added that, "the purpose is to make gay students feel
safe..."
Queer Sex is Taught.
On March 25, the Massachusetts Department of Education, the Governor''s
Commission, and GLSEN co-sponsored a statewide conference at Tufts
University called "Teach-Out." Among the goals were to build more GSAs in
Massachusetts and expand homosexual teaching into the lower grades. Scores
of gay-friendly teachers and administrators attended. They received state
"professional development credits." Teenagers and children as young as 12
were encouraged to come from around the state, and many were bussed in from
their home districts. Homosexual activists from across the country were also
there.
To say that the descriptions below, of workshops and presentations of this
state-sponsored event for educators and children, are "every parent''s
nightmare" does not do them justice. It is beyond belief that this could be
happening at all. One music teacher who attended out of curiosity said that
she could not sleep for several nights afterwards and had nightmares about
it.
Queer sex for youth 14-21.
In one well-attended workshop, "What They Didn''t Tell You About Queer Sex
& Sexuality In Health Class: A Workshop For Youth Only, Ages 14-21," the
three homosexual presenters acting in their professional capacities coaxed
about 20 children into talking openly and graphically about homosexual sex.
The purpose appeared to be to train adults who are running the student
clubs. The three presenters, who described themselves as homosexual, were:
Margot E. Ables, Coordinator, HIV/AIDS Program, Massachusetts Dept. of
Education.
Julie Netherland, Coordinator, HIV/AIDS Program, Massachusetts Dept. of
Education.
Michael Gaucher, Consultant, HIV/AIDS Program, Massachusetts Dept. of Public
Health.
The workshop syllabus included:
"What''s it like to be young, queer and beginning to date? Are lesbians at
risk for HIV?....We will address the information you want about queer
sexuality and some of the politics that prevent us from getting our needs
met."
The workshop opened by the three public employees asking the children "how
they knew, as gay people, whether or not they''ve had sex." Questions were
thrown around the room about whether oral sex was "sex," to which the
Department of Public Health employee stated, "If that''s not sex, then the
number of times I''ve had sex has dramatically decreased; from a mountain to
a valley, baby." Eventually the answer presented itself, and it was
determined that whenever an orifice was filled with genitalia, then sex had
occurred. The Department of Public Health employee, Michael Gaucher, had the
following exchange with one student, who appeared to be about 16 years old:
Michael Gaucher: "What orifices are we talking about?" Student:
[hesitation]
Michael Gaucher: "Don''t be shy, honey; you can do it."
Student: "Your mouth."
Michael Gaucher: "Okay."
Student: "Your ass."
Michael Gaucher: "There you go."
Student: "Your pussy. That kind of place."
But since sex occurred "when an orifice was filled," the next question was
how lesbians could "have sex." Margot Abels discussed whether a dildo had to
be involved; when it was too big or too small; and what homosexual resources
students could consult to get similar questions answered.
Role playing and "carpet munching"
Then the children were asked to role-play. One student was to act the part
of "a young lesbian who''s really enraptured with another woman, and it''s
really coming down to the wire and you''re thinking about having sex." The
other student played the "hip GSA (gay, straight alliance) lesbian advisor,
who you feel you can talk to." The "counseling" included discussions of
lesbian sex, oral-vaginal contact, or "carpet munching," as one student put
it. The student asked whether it would smell like fish. At that point the
session turned to another subject.
"A lesson in fisting?"
There was a five minute pause so that all of the teenagers could write down
questions for the homosexual presenters. The first question was read by
Julie Netherland, "What''s fisting?"
A student answered this question by informing the class that "fisting" is
when you put your "whole hand into the ass or pussy" of another. When a few
of the students winced, the Department of Public Health employee offered, "A
little known fact about fisting, you don''t make a fist, like this. It''s
like this," forming his hand into the shape of a tear drop rather than a
balled fist. He informed the children that it was much easier.
Margot Abels told the students that "fisting" is not about forcing your
hand into somebody''s "hole, opening or orifice" if they don''t want it
there. She said that "usually" the person was very relaxed and opened him or
herself up to the other. She informed the class that it is a very emotional
and intense experience.
At this point, a child of about 16 asked why someone would want to do that.
He stated that if the hand were pulled out quickly, the whole thing didn''t
sound very appealing to him. Margot Abels was sure to point out that
although fisting "often gets a really bad rap," it usually isn''t about the
pain, "not that we''re putting that down." Margot Abels informed him and the
class that "fisting" was "an experience of letting somebody into your body
that you want to be that close and intimate with." When a child asked the
question, "Why would someone do this?" Margot Abels provided a comfortable
response to the children in order to "put them into an exploratory mode."
"Rubbing each others'' clits.."
Michael Gaucher presented the next question, "Do lesbians rub their clits
together?"
Michael Gaucher and Margot Abels asked the kids if they thought it was
possible and whether someone would do a "hand-diagram" for the class. No one
volunteered, but a girl who looked about 15 or 16 then stepped up to the
board and drew a three foot high vagina and labeled each of the labia, the
clitoris, and "put up inside the ''G''-spot." While drawing, Michael Gaucher
told her to use the "pink" chalk, to which Margot Abels responded, "not
everyone is pink, honey." All of the children laughed. After the chalk
vagina was complete, the children remarked on the size of the "clit," and
the presenters stated that that was a gifted woman. Then Margot Abels
informed all of the young girls that indeed, you can rub your "clitori"
together, either with or without clothes, and "you can definitely orgasm
from it." Michael Gaucher told the kids that "there is a name for this:
tribadism," which he wrote on the board and told one girl who looked about
14 to "bring that vocabulary word back to Bedford." Julie Netherland
informed the children that it wasn''t too difficult because "when you are
sexually aroused, your clit gets bigger."
"Should you spit after you suck another boy (or a man)?"
Michael Gaucher read the following from a card: "Cum and calories: Spit
versus swallow and the health concerns." Gaucher informed the children that
although he didn''t know the calorie count of male ejaculation, he has
"heard that it''s sweeter if people eat celery." He then asked the boys, "Is
it rude not to swallow?" Many of the high school boys mumbled "No," but one
about the age of 16 said emphatically, "Oh no!" One boy, again about the age
of 16, offered his advice on avoiding HIV/AIDS transmission while giving
oral sex by not brushing your teeth or eating course food for four hours
before you "go down on a guy," "because then you probably don''t want to be
swallowing cum."
Another question asked was whether oral sex was better with tongue rings. A
16 year old student murmured, "Yes," to which all of the children laughed.
Michael Gaucher said, "There you have it" and stated something to the effect
that the debate has ended.
Use a condom? It''s your decision, really.
One often hears that there is an aggressive HIV/AIDS prevention campaign,
but the session ran 55 minutes before the first mention of "protection" and
safer sex came. In the context of the "safer sex" discussion, however, it
was pointed out that these children could make an "informed decision" not to
use a condom. Outside in the conference hall, the children could easily
obtain as many condoms, vaginal condoms, and other contraceptive devices as
they wished from various organizations which distribute such.
Well, yes..it really is about sex!
Another popular session was presented by the same three public employees in
their professional capacity and was called, "Putting the ''Sex'' Back Into
Sexual Orientation: Classroom Strategies for Health & Sexuality Educators."
The workshop description included:
What does it mean to say "being gay, lesbian and bisexual isn''t about
sex?"..How can we deny that sexuality is central for all of us? How do we
learn to address the unique concerns of queer youth?..This workshop is for
educators to examine strategies for integrating sexuality education and HIV
prevention content specific to gay, lesbian and bisexual students into the
classroom and GSA''s....additional strategies will be discussed.
The three presenters now assumed the task of teaching teachers how to
facilitate discussions about "queer sex" with their students.
Tired of denying it
Margot Abels opened by telling the room full of teachers (and two high
school students), "We always feel like we are fighting against people who
deny publicly, who say privately, that being queer is not at all about
sex...We believe otherwise. We think that sex is central to every single one
of us and particularly queer youth."
Margot Abels, Julie Netherland and Michael Gaucher reviewed a few
"campaigns" that have been used to demonstrate to queer youth how to best
"be safe" while still enjoying homosexual sex.
The campaign, "Respect yourself, protect yourself," was thought to be good
in getting the message to kids that they should use protection, but since it
made children who didn''t protect themselves feel bad, it ultimately was a
poor message. Michael Gaucher pointed out that children "with an older
partner that they are not feeling they can discuss things with, does that
mean that they don''t respect themselves?"
The campaign, "No sex, no problem," was ridiculed, as it assumed that
children could opt not to have sex. Additionally, it made those children who
had already had sex feel bad, or think they had a problem since they had,
"had" sex.
After reviewing a few of the campaigns, Margot Abels described the project
she works on. The "Gay/Straight Alliance HIV Education Project" goes to five
different schools each year conducting up to eight "HIV prevention sessions"
in that school''s gay club. These same presenters who just told a group of
children how to properly position their hands for "fisting" were now telling
a room full of educators that they would visit their schools and conduct
their workshops for their students. Bringing homosexuality into the middle
school
One participant remarked half-way through that Margot Abels just wasn''t
"talking to" her, since she, the participant, was a lesbian, middle school
teacher. She wanted to know specifically what she could do to facilitate
discussions about homosexuality in middle school. This was solved in another
session entitled, "Struggles & Triumphs of Including Homosexuality in a
Middle School Curriculum." Christine L. Hoyle, Special Education Teacher and
workshop presenter, told the story of how she turned the holocaust portion
of her curriculum into a gay affirming section. Ms. Hoyle allowed the group
at the conference to watch a video which she had her students produce and
which was narrated by a seventh grade girl. This girl told the audience that
ancient Greeks "encouraged homosexuals; in fact, it was considered normal
for an adolescent boy to have an older, wiser man as his lover." Thus, this
teacher informed her adolescent students that it is okay if an older man
approaches them for sexual gratification.
Finally, the handouts.
An enormous amount of very disturbing material, most of it aimed at
children, was distributed at the conference. Much of it encourages young
children to become actively engaged in homosexual activities. The Sidney
Borum Community Health Center table was giving out a cassette sized "pocket
sex" kit, which included two condoms, two antiseptic "moist" towelettes, and
six bandages, which were for "when the sex got really rough" according to
the high school aged volunteer behind the desk. There was a countless supply
of condoms supplied by both Sidney Borum and Planned Parenthood, all of
which were for the taking by any child who wanted them. One could see
children as young as 12 or 13 at the conference participating and receiving
"information" and materials.
Some of the other workshops at this taxpayer-funded conference for
educators are more unusual.
Ask the Transsexuals.
Early childhood educators: How to decide whether to come out or not Getting
Gay Issues Included in Elementary School Staff Development, Curriculum
Development, and the PTA Lesbian Avengers: How to Promote Queer Friendly
Activism in Your Schools and in Your Lives Strategies and Curriculum Ideas
for Addressing GLBT Issues in a High School English Curriculum The Struggles
and Triumphs of Including Homosexuality in a Middle School Curriculum
Teachers Coming Out.
Youth Coming Out in High School.
Diesel Dykes and Lipstick Lesbians: Defining and Exploring Butch/Femme
Identity The Religious Wrong: Dealing Effectively with Opposition in Your
Community. A Strategy to Educate Faculty: Lexington HS''s GSA Presentation
to Faculty From Lesbos to Stonewall: Incorporating Sexuality into a World
History Curriculum Starting a Gay/Straight Alliance in Your School.
"... our efforts as educators must not be directed to
restoring the past order of morality but to participating in creating a new
one...when it is shed there will be a new moral order to take it's place...
a counterculture that will burst through the surface."
"Formal education carried on subversively, can be in the forefront of
building a new moral order... it provides some measure of the physical and
social isolation necessary for the incubation process." -Roberta T. Ash;
"Durkheim's Moral Education Reconsidered: Toward the Creation of a
Counterculture". In SCHOOL REVIEW, November, 1971, p. 112, 132.
"Education is thus a most powerful ally of humanism and every
American public school is a school of humanism. What can the theistic
Sunday-schools, meeting for an hour once a week, and teaching only a
fraction of the children, do to stem the tide of a five-day program of
humanistic teaching? " -C. F. Potter (a signer of the "Humanist Manifesto")
Humanism, A New Religion (1930).
Listen to the present:
"Now, however, the educational system has become the weapon of
choice for modern liberals in their project of dismantling American
culture." --Judge Robert Bork in "Slouching Toward Gomorrah."
It does not take a great deal of cognitive power to see the future of modern
education, and the results in our society.
For More information, contact Scott Whiteman at The Parents'' Rights
Coalition of Massachusetts.
PO Box 175, Newton, MA 02466. (781-433-7106).
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