Parents kicked out of 'gay day'
Concerned mom tried to videotape event
Posted: December 17, 2004
1:00 a.m. Eastern
2004 WorldNetDaily.com
Two parents who objected to a Massachusetts high school's homosexual-awareness
day were expelled from the campus after a mother began videotaping a session.
Brian Camenker, an activist who has a son at Newton North High School in
Newtonville, Mass., and Kim Cariani, mother of two students, said four police
officers and the school principal warned they would be charged with trespassing
if they didn't leave the campus Wednesday.
Kim Cariani tried to videotape a "gay day" session at her childrens' school.
(Courtesy Boston Herald)
A distraught Cariani told the Boston Herald she believes the school's "To
BGLAD: Transgender, Bisexual, Gay and Lesbian Awareness Day" has no place in
the curriculum.
"It's against my religion," she said. "It's morally wrong and forced in a
child's face."
Camenker said the event, with assemblies and workshops such as "Out at the Old
Ballgame'' and "Color Me Queer," was intended to make students feel good about
homosexuality, bisexuality and transgenderism.
"This is so incredibly objectionable," he said, according to Concerned Women
for America. "The parents are so outraged that this is being pushed on their
kids that they don't know what to do. To use children's minds this way without
even letting the parents know is horrible."
As WorldNetDaily reported, Camenker's Article 8 Alliance is a pro-family
Massachusetts group seeking to unseat the four Massachusetts Supreme Judicial
Court justices for the Nov. 18, 2003, decision that led to legalization of
same-sex "marriage."
The school did not send home a note to parents about the event, a Newton North
spokeswoman acknowleged to CWA's Culture & Family Institute. But she said the
event is listed on the school's website and in calendars at the beginning of
the year, and some e-mails were sent out.
While the event was not mandatory, she said, "Classes are scheduled to attend
various workshops, but if students are uncomfortable or their parents are
uncomfortable, the students can instead go to the library."
Camenker and Cariani, who kept her two children home that day, were in the
audience when adults on a panel discussed being homosexual. The video recording
began when one man told students he was attracted to his sister's husband.
The principal demanded Cariani turn over the videotape or leave, Camenker told
the Herald. District policy prohibits taping or photographing students without
parental permission.
"They took the two of us and pulled us out and gave us one minute to leave and
if we came back on the property we would be arrested for trespassing," Camenker
said.
A local newspaper columnist, Tom Mountain of the Newton Tab, also was barred
from the assembly "for the safety and security of the children."
Camenker told CWA he sent a copy of the event schedule to the school
superintendent and all eight school board members prior to the event, advising
them that parents would be at school that day monitoring activities.
At a "gay day" two years ago, Camenker said, a 20-year-old male wearing a dress
spoke to students, telling them he was taking female hormones but hadn't yet
had his penis cut off
Last year, a boy was suspended for making fun of another boy who came to school
in makeup and a dress.
Schools in Newton, the hometown of openly homosexual Democratic Rep. Barney
Frank, adopted a "Respect for Human Differences Mission Statement" in 2001,
which in part says: "The Newton Public Schools will provide a climate that
actively promotes social justice where children perform at the highest levels,"
listing amont the "human differences" sexual orientation.
The school district also is committed to multiculturalism, stating, "Effective
multicultural education suggests a re-examination of the history, social
constructs and dynamics related to race, class, gender, ethnicity, economics,
and culture that impact curriculum and instruction. Multicultural education
includes rigorous curriculum and inclusive teaching that challenges all
students and staff. We are committed to developing a philosophy of
multicultural education that can be infused across transformed curricula."
Camenker's Article 8 Alliance supports a Parents Rights Bill in the new
Massachusetts Legislature that would change attendance rules to make
sex-related programs and courses "opt-in" instead of "opt-out" and would
include all school programs and activities.
Massachusetts taxpayers pay about $1.5 million annually for a Gay and Lesbian
Youth Commission that aggressively promotes homosexuality in public schools and
helps schools create "Gay/Straight Alliances," student clubs that press for
acceptance of homosexuality.
The school's website notice about "To BGLAD" includes the long-discredited
"fact" that one in 10 students is homosexual, CWA says. Most researchers place
the population at only about 1 percent.
Camenker said he is working on a plan to bring in former homosexual Stephen
Bennett to speak to students about overcoming homosexuality.
An outline of Wednesday's event on the district's website included these
descriptions of these sessions:
"A Day in the Life: Statistically one in ten students at this school are (sic)
not straight. Teenage life is complicated enough, but how does it differ for
Gay/ Lesbian/ Bisexual/ Transgender (GLBT) teens? Come to this panel and find
out."
"Student Speakout: Newton North students read original pieces about GLBT
issues."
"Life Outside the Gender Norm: What happens when ones (sic) gender identity
does not match their sex? In this session, speakers will talk about their
experiences with gender identity and expression."
"Out at the Old Ballgame: Athletes and coaches discuss what it’s like to be
GLBT in the gym, on the field, and on the road."
"Family Matters: What does it mean to be a family? What discriminations and
legal obstacles do queer families face? Children and parents discuss living
with queer family members."
"GBLT What's in a Name: What is homophobia? heterosexism? Why is there a
ToBGLADay? In this interactive presentation, we will use activities to provide
the groundwork for talking about GBLT issues."
"Color Me Queer: A panel discussion of race, culture, and sexual identity."
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17 Dec 2004 03:16:04 PM |
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TonyZ2001 wrote:
Parents kicked out of 'gay day'
Concerned mom tried to videotape event
Posted: December 17, 2004
1:00 a.m. Eastern
2004 WorldNetDaily.com
"Color Me Queer: A panel discussion of race, culture, and sexual
identity."
Ooooohhh! Even more gay stuff from WND...way to go again Farah!
OoooHH!!!
WH
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18 Dec 2004 06:16:36 AM |
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"WH"
wrote:
TonyZ2001 wrote:
Parents kicked out of 'gay day'
Concerned mom tried to videotape event
Posted: December 17, 2004
1:00 a.m. Eastern
2004 WorldNetDaily.com
"Color Me Queer: A panel discussion >>of race, culture, and sexual
identity."
Ooooohhh! Even more gay stuff from WND...way to go again Farah!
OoooHH!!!
WH
Yeah ok Bufoon, I hope they give your son a demostration, I'm sure you'll
approve.
Tony
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