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No Longer Any Need To Discuss Homosexuality-and-Transgender-Friendly Materials With Parents, Advocate Says

No Longer Any Need To Discuss Homosexuality-and-Transgender-Friendly Materials With Parents, Advocate Says

While once parents of schoolchildren needed to be informed before books dealing with homosexual and transgender themes were introduced into a classroom, that's no longer the case, a homosexuality advocate said. Eileen Dugas, a former early education teacher and current coordinator of South Coast LGBTQ Network, recently described what she considers progress to The Standard-Times of New Bedford, stemming from mainstreaming "the LGBTQ community into culture and religion" during the past three deca

While once parents of schoolchildren needed to be informed before books dealing with homosexual and transgender themes were introduced into a classroom, that's no longer the case, a homosexuality advocate said. Eileen Dugas, a former early education teacher and current coordinator of South Coast LGBTQ Network, recently described what she considers progress to The Standard-Times of New Bedford, stemming from mainstreaming "the LGBTQ community into culture and religion" during the past three deca…