Monday, March 19, 2007

Children's Fairytales Include Gay and Lesbian Characters


Children as young as 4 years old will soon enjoy the narration of fairytales, which include gay and lesbian characters.


This means of education will be viable by a series of storybooks. This is taking place, due to the fact that 14 primary schools have already began teaching about this sexual orientation.

It was implemented through a Government-Funded Study in order for the youths of today to learn about gay and lesbian relationships.

One of their goals is to stop the children who are apart of these families from being bullied because who their parents are.

Children whose parents are gay and lesbian experience homophobic hatred. Since, the study has began bullying on the playgrounds has been reduced. Based on awareness that same sex families are no different than families in mainstream society.

One of the books being used is titled, 'King & King'. A prince foregoes the love of 3 princesses, but falls in love with one of their brothers, they marry. The book 'Spacegirl Pukes' she was about to launch off on a space mission, until she got sick. Her 2 mommy's had to nurse her back to health. Then, 'Tango Makes Three' Roy and Silo 2 male penguins who fall in love at a New York Zoo.


Dr Elizabeth Atkinson, reader in social and educational inquiry at Sunderland University stated the reason for the project was to help the schools meet their requirements found under the Equality Act, which will require all public institutions to meet the needs of gay and lesbian users.


The No Outsiders Project is jointly run by Sunderland University, Exeter University and London’s Institute of Education. The findings from the study will be made available on national websites.


The Christian Voice Group is outraged “The arrogance of people like Elizabeth Atkinson, using children as guinea pigs is outrageous and thoroughly wicked. “I am astonished at this project and we are trying to find out where these schools are to empower parents to put pressure on them to remove the books.”