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"The American College of Pediatricians (ACP) is sending a letter to school superintendents asking that they not tell students who may experience same-sex attractions to simply accept that they are homosexual."
Doctors Say Schools May Be Spreading Misinformation About Homosexuality
Seeded on Tue Apr 6, 2010 12:53 PM EDT
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I hope educators will seek to inform youths properly.
Below are links to some of the webages of Facts about Youth.
http://factsaboutyouth.com/wp-content/uploads/Facts-on-full-sheet-Apr-1.pdf (link to fact sheet)
http://factsaboutyouth.com/wp-content/uploads/Superintendent-LetterC_3.311.pdf (link to PDF copy of letter to superintendents)
http://factsaboutyouth.com/ (link to home page of Facts about Youth)
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#1 - Tue Apr 6, 2010 12:59 PM EDTMany schools, however, tell such questioning students that they should embrace homosexuality and identify themselves as gay.
I don't understand...what school or district's policy is it to simplify such a complicated issue?
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#2 - Tue Apr 6, 2010 1:09 PM EDTShannoscubie, good question.
To me it seems that a small minority of active and vocal gay rights advocates seem to be overly aggressively pressing their lifestyle (and in my opinion their biased perspective), even on impressionable youths through the school curriculum. Of course, I realize that others can consider me biased.
Obviously much remains unknown about this complex issue.
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Well, I'd never heard of the ACP before so I checked out their website and now I understand a bit better the title about the "Doctors" who say "schools may be spreading misinformation about homosexuality."
The ACP has a definite social, not just medical, agenda. Prospective members are vetted on whether their beliefs are in line with the ACP's regarding the family unit, not just on whether they good physicians or not.
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Shannoscubie, thanks for the link.
Below is a link to one of the organization's webpages dealing with becoming a member.
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The organization does issue policy statements and promote views different from some other organizations and apparently seeks members who share their values.
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