Should lgbtq history be allowed to be taught in our schools?
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Should lgbtq history be allowed to be taught in our schools?
While I believe that children should be informed about LGBTQ acceptance and it’s history, I’m not necessarily sure it can be taught in public schools yet. Representation matters. Seeing that there have been gay people throughout history is an important first step to letting our current students know that they can and will achieve greatness, just as others have done before them. So the best thing for history teachers to do would be to keep their students up-to-date on the latest current events including LGBQT civil rights. After all, history is constantly being made.
I am not to debate whether being queer is right or wrong because people are allowed to keep their own beliefs so long as those beliefs do not endanger the safety of others. It’s been six years since the Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriages in the US and while I hope it’s being talked about in the classroom today, it would be helpful for students to understand what paved the way for marriage equality. In the same way students learn about the Civil Rights Movement, students should learn about Stonewall and what led to the groundbreaking Supreme Court decision to legalize same-sex marriages.