I apologize if this was already posted or included in another thread. A New Jersey friend mentioned this to me recently.
It looks like New Jersey is following the California model requiring public schools to teach students about the contributions of LGBT individuals.
To me this is alarming from the standpoint that identity politics is becoming increasingly legally entrenched in our culture. LGBT people are becoming a legally privileged class. For a group that only comprises roughly 5% of the US population, it would appear that their “contributions” are being overpresented and overstated by this law. Contributions to society should obviously be measured on the quality and significance of the contribution, not by the sexual orientation of the person who made the contribution.
Link to one article below:
https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/e...779001002/
It looks like New Jersey is following the California model requiring public schools to teach students about the contributions of LGBT individuals.
To me this is alarming from the standpoint that identity politics is becoming increasingly legally entrenched in our culture. LGBT people are becoming a legally privileged class. For a group that only comprises roughly 5% of the US population, it would appear that their “contributions” are being overpresented and overstated by this law. Contributions to society should obviously be measured on the quality and significance of the contribution, not by the sexual orientation of the person who made the contribution.
Link to one article below:
https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/e...779001002/