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?

[lloydslights]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gn0XLQ4vKEU

What has that comment to do with same sex couples?

DEB

[icyfroth]

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@the_great_she_elephant wrote:

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@icyfroth wrote:

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@the_great_she_elephant wrote:

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@the_great_she_elephant wrote:

Same as homosexual couples aren't the norm when they only make up about 1% of Australia's population. 

So being 'normal depends on what percentage of the Australian population shares your particular makeup. How high would the percentage have to be before you stopped being abnormal (or not the norm as you now like to put it)

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aboriginal people comprise only about 2,5% of the population - is that high enough to make them "normal"?

depends on where they are lol. In areas of high aboriginal population they would be the norm.

In areas of low aboriginal population, they would not be the norm.

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So a gay couple in their own home are the norm, right?

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A homosexual cpl in their own home in a community where homosexual cpls are the majority would be the norn.

A homosexual cpl in their own home in a community where heterosexuals are the majority would not be the norm.

[icyfroth]

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@j*oono wrote:

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@lloydslights wrote:

So many interpretations of what "makes" some of these same sex couples.  I thought maybe they could be haters of the opposite sex and find consolation with partners of the same sex.  But I find it a disturbing thought that they want to raise children, having that "hate" in the background.

Just thoughtful ramblings.........

DEB

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How odd.  Does a man fall in love with a woman because he hates other men?  Let's hope he doesn't want to raise boy children.

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How odd you've made that comparison, lol. A man falls in love with a woman because he's attracted to women, lol.

[j*oono]

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@icyfroth wrote:

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@j*oono wrote:

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@lloydslights wrote:

So many interpretations of what "makes" some of these same sex couples.  I thought maybe they could be haters of the opposite sex and find consolation with partners of the same sex.  But I find it a disturbing thought that they want to raise children, having that "hate" in the background.

Just thoughtful ramblings.........

DEB

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How odd.  Does a man fall in love with a woman because he hates other men?  Let's hope he doesn't want to raise boy children.

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How odd you've made that comparison, lol. A man falls in love with a woman because he's attracted to women, lol.

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Watta strange idea to say that gay couples are only like that because they hate the opposite sex.

[youcandoityoucandoityoucandoit]

this subject seems to bring up a lot of hate 

[youcandoityoucandoityoucandoit]

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@lloydslights wrote:

So many interpretations of what "makes" some of these same sex couples.  I thought maybe they could be haters of the opposite sex and find consolation with partners of the same sex.  But I find it a disturbing thought that they want to raise children, having that "hate" in the background.

Just thoughtful ramblings.........

DEB

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DEB, can you explain what this means: 'So many interpretations of what "makes" some of these same sex couples.

A same sex couple is 2 people in a relationship who are the same gender..isnt it?

[icyfroth]

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@j*oono wrote:

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@icyfroth wrote:

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@j*oono wrote:

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@lloydslights wrote:

So many interpretations of what "makes" some of these same sex couples.  I thought maybe they could be haters of the opposite sex and find consolation with partners of the same sex.  But I find it a disturbing thought that they want to raise children, having that "hate" in the background.

Just thoughtful ramblings.........

DEB

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How odd.  Does a man fall in love with a woman because he hates other men?  Let's hope he doesn't want to raise boy children.

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How odd you've made that comparison, lol. A man falls in love with a woman because he's attracted to women, lol.

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Watta strange idea to say that gay couples are only like that because they hate the opposite sex.

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I don't believe that was said. My interpretation of that was that the OP WONDERED whether men turned to men because they hated women.

[ecar3483]

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@youcandoityoucandoityoucandoit wrote:

this subject seems to bring up a lot of hate 

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I agree.

It also seems to bring a lot of fear to the surface.

[lloydslights]

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@youcandoityoucandoityoucandoit wrote:

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Just thoughtful ramblings.........

DEB

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DEB, can you explain what this means: 'So many interpretations of what "makes" some of these same sex couples.

A same sex couple is 2 people in a relationship who are the same gender..isnt it?

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 My interpretation is key here -   parenting a child by  same sex couples people. 

WELL....I originally had wondered about how a child would answer questions about  being raised by two sisters living together, or  a mother and daughter,...it has nothing to do with a sexual relationship at all.  

And in the case of an acquaintance years ago, after having had 5 children with her husband ( and having been "done wrong on" by him) she left and moved in with a female friend with her kids.

Alternately,  talking with a newish acquaintance lately, she openly said she was anti-men due to some  trust "issues" with males in her family and that she had found solace with her female friend/now partner.

Or a man who has been living with his mother's incessant bullying, turns to a male companion.

All different situations in which a child could be raised  by a same sex pair.

All rambling thoughts.

And whilst thinking about their possible answers (remembering most of us haven't seen Gayby), I wonder how I would have answered at the age of 10-12 yo what it was like living with my own parents.

DEB

Edited Bit:

rambling definition: 

ˈ(of writing or speech) lengthy and confused or inconsequential.

[youcandoityoucandoityoucandoit]

DEB, thanks for your thoughtful reply. I appreciate it.

I have a friend who was married, but fell in love with another person (of the same gender) and left the marriage to pursue this other person and have a relationship with them.

There were no children from the marriage, but all 3 people are now good friends..

Although its old news now, I have found it quite remarkable, and I suppose a testament to their individual abilities to want the best lives for those they love.

I havent had or heard of the experience you shared- some peoples lives seem terribly hard. I wish them well.