Gayby Baby

[icyfroth]

Burwood Girls High School: Anger over gay parenting documentary ‘Gayby Baby’

PARENTS are angry that a prominent government high school had organised for its 1200 students to watch a documentary on gay parenting instead of normal classes.

Burwood Girls High School sent a flyer to parents last week saying all students would attend a special screening of the documentary Gayby Baby during periods two and three on Friday. Students were instructed to wear purple, with purple cupcakes served after the movie.

But after a backlash from parents, including outrage at the flyer which depicted a young, shirtless boy with a tattoo on his chest, principal Mia Kumar yesterday offered parents the option to exclude their daughters from the screening if they notified the school in writing.

NSW Education Minister Adrian Piccoli has now directed the Department of Education to ensure the film is not shown in school hours, telling  2GB Radio on Wednesday while the schools accepted diversity, “schools are not places for political issues to be aired”.

“During school hours we expect them to be doing maths and English and curriculum matters.

This movie is not part of the curriculum and that’s why I’ve made that direction,” Mr Piccoli said.

He also admitted that he hadn’t seen the film, which follows the lives of several children with same-sex parents.

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/burwood-girls-high-school-anger-over-gay-parenting-documen...

"principal Mia Kumar yesterday offered parents the option to exclude their daughters from the screening if they notified the school in writing." 

How dare they?

Who is pushing this relentless homosexual agenda, and why?

[Anonymous]

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@j*oono wrote:

It's all a part of life Icy.  Do you think that ANZAC day assemblies should be abandoned because it's not part of the three Rs.

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are they compulsory to attend?

[*pepe]

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@bluecat*stopsdancing wrote:

The banning of the film sends a terrible message to kids who have same sex parents and those who are themselves gay. Funny how the school had received no complaints about the screening of the film. Scary the power that a second rate tabloid has over politicians.

Outrageous, the outrage over Wear It Purple Day, a day that two students started [ Yes, two teens. How outrageous!]. How outrageous that for the past 5 years, students celebrate the individuality of every young person. How outrageous that the message is " You have the riight to be proud of who you are". How outrageous that support is being shown to rainbow young people. Outrageous!

What is outrageous is the intolerance and ignorance of adults. You should all be ashamed of yourselves.

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the film has not been banned from being viewed - it has been banned from being compulsory to attend during school.

If the students wish to show their support there is nothing stopping them from arranging an out of school hours event.

I don't see anything intolerant or ignorant about adults objecting to this being a compulsory school event

I personally disagree with the way the school went about this, not because I am anti gay but because i don't agree with it being compulsory or during school hours.

I feel no shame for thinking that way.

[bluecat*dancing]

Initially, it was compulsory, then it was changed to NOT being compulsory. Keep up.

The school and its community do not seem to have a problem with the film. The problem is that a newspaper created hysteria and outrage which resulted in an OTT reaction from a politician. The poor unheard masses of anti-minority groups jump on board and get thier knickers in a knot yet again.

[the_great_she_elephant]

Ms Kumar should tell her that she actually has only one biological mum and any other mother is adoptive.

I still want to know why you found it necessary to write this.

[bluecat*dancing]

The film was to be screened simultaneously across a number of schools as a part of Purple Day. It was appropriate.

[Anonymous]

Initially, it was compulsory,  then it was changed to NOT being compulsory. Keep up.

that's what this discussion is about.

keep up.

[*pepe]

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@bluecat*stopsdancing wrote:

The film was to be screened simultaneously across a number of schools as a part of Purple Day. It was appropriate.

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it was appropriate in your opinion - not in many other's opinions though.

it can still be viewed by those who wish to do so, out of school hours.

I wonder how many of the passionate socially conscious students and supporters would give up their own time to attend...

[azureline**]

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@*julia*2010 wrote:

unless there is more to it, I wonder how that is bullying?

oh do you?

it is bullying because she was being questioned

about  her choice which she was entitled to make.

the choice of opting out should have  been 

respected.  

what is your definition of bullying?  

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Questioned= asked.

Bullying is not being asked about it ....... not enough details there to make a judgement that she was bullied.

[bluecat*dancing]

What? That a school changed its mind about something? Outrageous! Over something that was scheduled for one day only. Outrageous! Something educational!!!!!!!!! OMG! I think I'm so OUTRAGED I need a bex and a lie down.

There were times when my kids were in high school that activities that occurred on a Friday afternoon were deemed to be compulsory in an attempt to stop students from giving themselves a long weekend.

[*pepe]

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@bluecat*stopsdancing wrote:

Initially, it was compulsory, then it was changed to NOT being compulsory. Keep up.

The school and its community do not seem to have a problem with the film. The problem is that a newspaper created hysteria and outrage which resulted in an OTT reaction from a politician. The poor unheard masses of anti-minority groups jump on board and get thier knickers in a knot yet again.

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which anti minority group are you lumping me into because i disagree with the way the school went about it?