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Yes, Boys ‘n’ girls, he really has. He’s gotten really disgusting! First, it appears he’s been distributing this hideous and grossly misleading pamphlet, seen below.
I’m getting a nasty sense of deja-vu when I look at this monstrosity, much like that ad ol’ Chuckles McVety had in the Nasty Post not long ago. Before I go on, I just feel a need to ask, what the hell is going on these days in Ontario with some of these right wingnuts? What do they have against schools promoting tolerance, diversity and taking a stand against bullying of any kind? More specifically, why do they have to distort such campaigns in such a way as to make tolerance and anti-bullying sound so evil and perverse? To me, Timmy Hudak’s (or at least, authorized by his party) latest pamphlets may be political campaigning at its’ worst to the social conservative element , but I wonder if he realizes those pamphlets could lead to far lasting damages to communities? Or does he even care? Probably not.
Queer Liberal explains how school policies are a local matter and not a provincial matter, thus, local school boards, not Queen’s Park is responsible. I’m not going to rehash it, so I invite you to go to his site where he explains it quite well. Here is the Toronto District School Board’s document regarding Equitable and Inclusive schools if anyone is interested in the facts (H/T WK), not the fiction Timmy Hudak and ‘friends’ are passing around. Yep, Timmy, Dalton ain’t responsible, The Toronto District School board implemented this program you seem to hate so much, but hey, why let let pesky ol’ facts get in the way, right?
And yes, I too, believe that it should be the responsibility for all schools to ensure that all students are learning in a safe and secure environment, no matter their gender, ethnicity, religion and yes, sexual orientation. I can’t believe that in Canada, not everyone believes this in 2011.
I do have one question for Timmy though. I wonder what would happen if his daughter Miller turned out to be lesbian? Would he blame Liberal politicians? Would he blame public school teachers for ‘indoctrinating her? Would he still be proud of his little girl?
UPDATE: Big City Lib provides a link from Life Shit News where ol’ Timmy slams McGuinty of, well, pretty much the evil that is in that sick and misleading pamphlet above last week.
Not to mention the neocon brochure is FULL of lies.
Here’s a copy fo the actual Resource Guide for Challenging Homophobia and Heterosexism as published by the Toronto District School Board.
http://www.tdsb.on.ca/wwwdocuments/programs/Equity_in_Education/docs/Challenging Homophobia and%
Note there is nothing on page 19 about “cross-dressing for six year olds”
This is what page 143 actually says about a “kissing booth”. Note there is no “kissing” going on.
Set up a tent or other structure, in a central place, that students and staff can enter. Decorate with cherubs and hearts. Put together a slide show of anti-homophobic messages and have it run on a continuous loop on a wall nearby.
Before entering the Kissing Booth students and staff must complete a short 10-15 question school climate survey. In the booth, students and staff are greeted by students who place a stamp of a kiss on their cheek and a few chocolate kisses in their hand. Extend the Kissing Booth activity by informing all home form teachers of the event, ask them to announce it and provide discussion questions for the day after. Publicize the results of the climate survey that kissing booth participants filled out.