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NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 21, 2003
CONTACT: Diane Gramley 1.814.271.9078 or 1.814.437.5355
PRO-FAMILY GROUP URGES MILLCREEK TOWNSHIP SCHOOL
BOARD TO STOP DISCRIMINATORY POLICIES
(Erie) -- Tonight a pro-family group urged the
Millcreek Township School Directors to reconsider their plans to add
"sexual orientation" and "gender identity" to their
harassment policy. The
discriminatory practice of placing pink triangles on classroom doors has
already begun. "The
pink triangles are part of the PFLAG program "From Our House to the
Schoolhouse." The
McDowell High School students who identify as homosexual have not voiced
concern -- in fact, they acknowledge the school environment is generally
open and accepting. So, why
the need for pink triangles except to cause division within the student
body," asked Diane Gramley, director of the American Family
Association of Pennsylvania.
During Gramley's presentation before the board, she
revealed startling medical facts listing dangers for those who engage in
homosexual practices. Even
homosexual sources have acknowledged there are grave dangers that
include increased domestic violence, increased HIV/AIDS, hepatitis, anal
cancer, gonorrhea and gastrointestinal infections for men and increased
risk of breast and ovarian cancer for lesbians.
Also, significantly higher percentages of homosexual men and
women abuse drugs, alcohol, and tobacco than do heterosexual.
"My question to the board was, why promote
such a dangerous lifestyle through the posting of pink triangles and the
changing of the harassment policy to include "sexual
orientation" and "gender identity?"
Gramley asked "We
feel that the students, staff and even the school board are being used
as pawns by PFLAG to push their agenda on the schools."
Full implementation of the "From Our House to
the Schoolhouse" program will take about three years.
The inclusion of "sexual orientation" and "gender
identity" in board policy is but the first step in the process.
The end result will be mandatory tolerance training for all
teachers and staff, an inclusion of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and
transgender materials in the library, and gay-friendly curriculum in the
schools. The board was
asked which of the 36 known sexual orientations would be included if the
change in policy took place. It
was also brought to their attention that by adding 'gender identity'
then male students who thought they were female would have to be
permitted to wear dresses to
class.
Gramley was joined by other concerned citizens who
oppose the special treatment of students in the school setting.
The existing school board policy provides sufficient safeguards
to keep all students safe throughout each school day and any additions
would be to show preferential treatment.
"The school board's concern should be for the well-being, health and safety of the students. We urge the board to remove all pink triangles from their school and truly treat all students as equal and not give special preference to one group simply because of the dangerous sexual practices they choose to engage," concluded Gramley.
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