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Gov. Brown signs bill into law making state first in the country to require public schools to include LGBT history in curriculum
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Starting 12013 -- fourteen school year students will learn about -- is LG BT people such as Harvey Milk San Francisco's first openly gay politician.
This comes after governor Jerry Brown signed a bill -- law requiring gay history be taught a social studies class.
-- -- story needs to be told to they we should know the history of gays.
And lesbians I think that -- incredibly necessary in importance include every one's history in everyone's contributions and social studies classes not access the elites or the -- the new -- -- make California the first state in the nation to require public schools to include LG BT history in its curriculum.
Something some say as long overdue fact is we have didn't sensory.
-- very important chapter civil rights history.
About a community that has been traditionally demonized -- discriminated against everyone is not onboard with the new law.
Some churches and conservative groups believe that the LG BT history is just one way that the gay lifestyle will be taught.
And schools.
Teach history without and agenda.
Just teeth straight history each individual is a credit him for what they accomplished.
Still others feel learning about the exhibitions of LG BT people -- history is needed it may help people to be more tolerant.
It may improve the ways that people feel about -- as we find out that you know their contributions.
