Eschaton reports on a kid in Louisiana who told another kid his mom is gay, and what that means (in the most innocent of terms), and then was punished. From Gay News:
“Marcus McLaurin was waiting in line to go to recess on November 11 at Ernest Gallet Elementary School when a classmate asked him about his mother and father. He responded that he didn’t have a mother and father; instead he has two mothers. When the other child asked why, Marcus told him that it was because his mother is gay. The other child then asked what that meant, and Marcus explained, ‘Gay is when a girl likes another girl.’ ”
And then it gets worse: the teacher who punished the kid is suing the mom.
How is this teacher a victim? Because s/he was accused of discrimination. (It’s a defamation suit.) Well, she did discriminate. And since when did schools have a “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy?
And what is with the litigation system in this country? It appears that the teacher is pre-empting the mom’s own discrimination suit aganst the school board, but still.
This is madness.
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Bicyclemark’s comment got deleted (oops), so I am pasting it from my email here:
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The thing about the rest of the country, I believe you can’t pay attention too closely… cause when you do (as we see here) you’ll find stories like these. Instead live in a blissful state of local euphoria and only read the metro section.