Why Look At LGBTQ Issues?

Why do you think the Ministry of Education included a unit on gay rights in Social Justice 12? 

Letter from Rev. Jerry Falwell 

"I refuse to stop speaking out against the sin of

homosexuality with God as my witness. I pledge that I'll 

continue to expose the sin of homosexuality to the 

people of this nation. I believe that the massive 

homosexual revolution is always a symptom of a nation 

coming under the judgement of God... Recently 250,000 

homosexuals marched in the streets of San Francisco. 

Several weeks ago 75,000 more were marching in the 

streets of Los Angeles. Homosexuals are on the march 

in this country. Please remember, that homosexuals do 

not reproduce, they recruit, and many of them are after 

my children; your children...Let me repeat. A massive 

homosexual revolution can bring the judgement of God 

upon this nation. Our children must not be recruited to a 

profane lifestyle."

Watch these clips:

• Boys Beware
• Mike Wallace & CBS News
• Margaret Thatcher
• Pastor Solomon Male
• Tamara Scott from Concerned Women for America
• Jerry Falwell on what caused 9/11
• Anita Bryant/Bill Reilly/Professor Richard Peterson/etc.

The Worst Place in the World to Be Gay: Part One, Part Two, Part Three, Part Four

Do you know these names or expressions?  Harvey Milk, Anita Bryant, Matthew Shepard, Sven Robinson, Vito Russo, Don't Ask Don't Tell, Prop 8, Pink Triangle, Stonewall.

There are some words that you need to know when you are talking about LGBT issues.  The following letters some people call the "Gay Alphabet".

L

G

B

T

T

C

P

I

A

A

Q

Q

and a separate T

Can you figure out what each of these letters stand for? What does each word mean?

Some other vocabulary you should know includes:

• gay bashing
• gender-binary
• gender identity
• gender queer
• heterocentrism
• heterosexism
• heteronormativity
• homophobia
• sexual orientation
• trans bashing
• transphobia
• two spirit