Comments on: Rudolph: Why gay rights are best for children

By: Pagan Lane

Pagan Lane — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 10:07:00 +0000

I think it’s important to show support for this, and thank you for the fight. Often times it can get a person down. Good luck, stay together and HELP each other.

By: Steve

Steve — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 07:43:06 +0000

Sex education is vital, and must be part of the curriculum for all students. The health and well-being of the children depends on it.

The parents who refuse to teach their own children about sex, or to allow their children to learn about sex, are doing a disservice to their own children. Those are the very ones who will opt-out of the sex-education elements of the curriculum. And, those are exactly the kids who need that instruction the most.

The political/legal part of the curriculum begins with “rules”. Children understand “rules”. The concept of equal protection is introduced by being consistent. Teach that the same rules apply to everyone. That is easy to understand and accept. When some kids are treated differently, it only teaches prejudice and discrimination.

Make one curriculum for all the kids. The consensus of the community is that every kid needs to learn about sex at some point. So, every kid needs to learn those lessons. A few parents never want their child to grow up, but most parents realize that every child will. It is best that they grow up with the knowledge that will keep them healthy, and with the sense of fairness that comes from equality.

By: Morgan

Morgan — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 00:53:20 +0000

Ignore RJLigier,
He doesn’t know what to do with his spare time.

By: SOLDIERinIRAQ

SOLDIERinIRAQ — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 21:30:56 +0000

Pay no attention to sheep…
It’s easy to call people neurotic that are different. We can also just call them less than human as was done with other races. We can persecute them and discriminate against them. Its so much easier than understanding them.

As far as when people decided to celebrate being black… to celebrate being irish… to celebrate being Christian to celebrate being American… to celebrate being a mother… a father… etc… or some other religion… something different from the norm. It comes from when people are free enough in society to revolt against their persecution and/or to celebrate their differences.

Some would have you not celebrate your differences but fall in line. Be proud to celebrate your differences. That’s what makes this country different.

Sheep follow what they were taught early in life and do not open their mind to other possibilities. They are happy to be ignorant. Ignorance is bliss after all. They are happy to relegate responsibility for their life to higher powers and not be responsible for themselves and their fellow citizens. Someone once said a life worth living is in service of others. These sheep should start serving others needs instead of their own.

By: TJNV

TJNV — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 20:04:15 +0000

RJL: Are you talking about people like Ted Haggard? Or people that do not want their kids taught about science or birth control? I am confussed.

Tom in Long Beach

By: RJLigier

RJLigier — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 16:26:38 +0000

Can you please tell me when society as a whole had so degraded that neurotic individuals thought it necessary to celebrate their neurosis? 1947? 1952? 1955? 1973? 1982? Knowingly promoting “borderline” caretaker for children, regardless of the gender or socioeconomic ststus of the caretaker environment, is no less than antisocial behavior by neurotic legal and medical professionals.

By: TJNV

TJNV — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 06:37:57 +0000

Eqauilty is in the best interest of all.
Our jointly adopted son currently has married parents. let hope it stays that way. Fear tactics along with bigotry and ignorance is what helped Prop H8 to pass. It will be easier for all as this first generation of openly gay parents turn out kids as normal as everyone elses.

Tom in Long Beach.

P.S. No on 8 should have shown same sex couples with kids. Especially kids saved from “the system” in happy homes.