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Public S.F. High School Introducing LGBT History Class

Public S.F. High School Introducing LGBT History Class

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The LGBT Studies course at the Ruth Asawa School of the Arts may be the first of its kind in the United States.

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An esteemed public arts high school in San Francisco is proudly introducing an LGBT history course.

''This is history. This is an experience that happened,'' Ruth Asawa School of the Arts instructor Lyndsey Schlax recently told the San Francisco Chronicle. ''How can we not teach history? That's what we do.''

The college prepatory class will be incorporated with other studies on minority groups, and include lessons on the Stonewall riots, "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," marriage equality, and the continuing fight against discrimination.

In 2011, California legislators passed the FAIR Education Act, which mandated the teaching of historic contributions by LGBT people, as well as disabled individuals. The Ruth Asawa school is taking it a step further, by having an entire class devoted to the history and contributions of LGBT people.

In its report on the new course, the Washington Post felt it necessary to report that, "the LGBT course will not teach students about sexual practices."

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Neal Broverman is the Editorial Director, Print of Pride Media, publishers of The Advocate, Out, Out Traveler, and Plus, spending more than 20 years in journalism. He indulges his interest in transportation and urban planning with regular contributions to Los Angeles magazine, and his work has also appeared in the Los Angeles Times and USA Today. He lives in the City of Angels with his husband, children, and their chiweenie.
Neal Broverman is the Editorial Director, Print of Pride Media, publishers of The Advocate, Out, Out Traveler, and Plus, spending more than 20 years in journalism. He indulges his interest in transportation and urban planning with regular contributions to Los Angeles magazine, and his work has also appeared in the Los Angeles Times and USA Today. He lives in the City of Angels with his husband, children, and their chiweenie.