The following comes from an October 3 news release from Pacific Justice Institute:
October is LGBT History Month, and the Pacific Justice Institute is betting most parents have no idea it will be used to introduce drag queens, erotic dancers, Democratic Party operatives, and foreign politicians as role models to students.
LGBT History Month features 31 individuals each year—one each day of the month—who are presented as icons of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender history. Over the past several years, PJI has noted the dubious historical claims and distinctions held by many of these “icons.” One year, it was claimed “America the Beautiful” was written by a lesbian, even though she never identified as such during her lifetime. Later, a transgender activist who had recently been released from prison after killing another person with a pair of scissors was upheld as a role model.
This year’s list of icons presents the usual spectrum of exotic dancers, political operatives, obscure athletes, and entertainers—with a few surprises.
Parents might be surprised to learn, for instance, that it is now being claimed America once had a gay President. While historians would no doubt question the claim, students will be told that Abraham Lincoln’s predecessor, James Buchanan, is an icon of LGBT history because he never married and seemed unusually close to his vice president. It is less clear whether students will be told that Buchanan’s inaction in the days leading up to the Civil War is generally considered to be less than heroic.
More currently, students will be pointed to prominent world leaders like the prime minister of Luxembourg.
A number of political operatives from the U.S. will also be presented as icons this year—almost exclusively from the Democratic Party.
In the beginning of LGBT History Month, students will be introduced to Josephine Baker, who gained renown for her erotic nude dances in Paris in the early 20th Century. Later in the month, reverence will be shown for Lili Elbe, an early casualty of sex reassignment surgery.
It is not yet clear how many schools across the U.S. will be observing LGBT History Month this year. In years past, large districts from Los Angeles Unified to the school systems in Philadelphia, Charlotte, and South Florida have joined in. In many other schools, individual teachers and LGBT student clubs have promoted LGBT History Month on their own.
This is just terrible! Historical figures should be honored for their contributions– and their illnesses and problems should not be noted, except in the case of where they triumphed over a great illness, or disaster, to do wonderful things, to help others! Julius Caesar suffered from epilepsy– an illness that often carried with it a painful stigma, and discrimination, in many societies! Some considered epileptics as close to witchcraft! A person suffering from “LBGT” problems, should never label themselves as such– only call themselves HUMAN BEINGS!! And try to lead good, chaste, quiet lives, doing good, being good community members! Same as everyone else!
Part of your post is very well put, LM. The entire reason for celebrating the contributions of LGBT people and specifying that they were LGBT is precisely because they triumphed in spite of a sexual orientation that – for centuries – “carried with it a painful stigma, and discrimination, in many societies!” Your words Linda Maria! Just as some consider epilepsy as close to witchcraft, so many people have considered people who are not straight as witches, demonic, and many worse names. Many LGBT people had to rise up with their talents, in SPITE of their stigmatizing discrimination by society. That is EXACTLY the point!
Your Fellow Catholic, so many people of all types, have had to endure suffering and discrimination, throughout human history! Christ Himself was accused falsely, by the Jews, of a “crime” they rigged up, in order to get Him killed! And He is Our Lord and Savior! We can always turn to Christ, with our sufferings, knowing He understands, and can help us, and console us! He is also there, to help us to lead a good life, and lead us right into Paradise, then, at life’s end, if we listen to Him, faithfully, and follow Him! Christ is our hope!
P.S. I think Christ taught that this life is only a preparation, a place of purification, so we may get ready for Heaven! Maybe there is plenty of human sin and weakness, in this life, to put up with — but in Heaven, we will be greatly rewarded, with the Divine Presence of God! That sounds so wonderful! And it is all true!
I think the problem with the secular “LGBTs” is that others have trouble respecting immoral sexual promiscuity, and gay sex acts! What people do respect, however, are public figures who struggled with “LGBT” issues, who ROSE ABOVE their weakness, by leading a grace-filled life of chastity, lifelong, by God’s help– and told this to the world! Dag Hammarskjold, the famed United Nations leader who mysteriously died in 1961, was a fine example, of a man who struggled with gay issues, had a deeply religious faith, and led an exemplary, chaste life, close to God!
Buchanan was the first gay president? Maybe this is like Bill Clinton was the first Black president?
A terrible INJUSTICE to this President, historically! A LIE!!! HORRIFIC for his descendants!! They ought to sue the daylights out of the LGBT group that fabricated this HORRIFIC LIE to suit their own purposes! History MUST BE RELATED ACCURATELY!!!
And BO is the first Muslim president?
Are you sure he was even born in the US?
His 18 year old mom, heavyly pregnant, decided to fly to Kenya give birth then fly right back with the baby (can you just being a baby back through Customs w/ no paperwork?) not tell anyone, then manages later to get a back dated newspaper announcement and falsifies county records. OK, y’all say she did that. Can anyone tell me WHY?
When you take Caesar Soetoro’s Coin – you have sold yourself to an agenda of Evil that Caligula or Ernst Rohm would have been proud of.
I have spoken of ‘Jail Time 4 Thought Crime’ before and many thought it just hyperbole, although I remain in dead earnest of the Pander or Perish pogrom (often literally) behind it
It may be a small act of defiance – but as with Dachau (opened by Rohm’s Homosex ‘SA’ Storm Troopers to intimidate ‘good germyns’) – perhaps the Jailing of those who refuse to pander to such Evil may wake up Amerika – Or just release violent criminals to incarcerate the recalcitrant
Regardless – as Lincoln Said – “We shall either nobly save or meanly lose this last best hope on Earth”
So Be It – the Die is…
Hmmmph. James Buchanan a gay President… who knew?
“Not that there’s anything wrong with that.”
….and Bill Clinton was the first active sexual predator POTUS. Wow! Celebrate the diversity. And, as we all know, there is zero wrong with diversity. That’s why so many are embracing the presidential run of the first openly misgynistic, anti-American candidate for POTUS.
Who’d have thought? A woman who hates women and America running to be POTUS of the United States of America. Only in America. Or only in America for as long as it takes the change mongers to restrict the actual constitution and rewrite the dictionary to redefine sin as sanctity and holiness as hatefulness. That and loving America as the overt destruction of it.
After all, we always kill that which we love!!!
Our morally-unstable country will soon see a new generation growing up, of children raised in serial “shack-ups,” with half-siblings from their mothers’ serial affairs– and also, kids raised in gay “marriage” situations. And some children are being raised in situations of divorce and child custody. Very few are being raised in traditional family homes, with parents who are in good marriages, and provide good moral and religious training to their kids! Most kids sadly will be educated in very unstable and immoral schools and colleges, exposed to every sin imaginable, with no moral nor religious training and guidance, from the churches! America will soon be unrecognizable, as a country we once knew!
Recently, it was reported in the Catholic news, that Cardinal Christoph Schonborn, of the Diocese of Vienna, Austria, who favors the Church’s support for gay unions, placed a photo and story of a gay family, in his recent cathedral bulletin! Christian morality has collapsed, in modern Europe!
It sure looks like many of our top clergy leaders need good “missionary training” in how to effectively teach, preach, and convert non-believers, and help them practice their Catholic Faith and Morals successfully! Obviously, Cardinal Schonborn could use a few good lessons!
Speaking of NO MORAL CONSCIENCE— today, Sat. Oct. 8th, it was all over the news (I shouldn’t have watched it, it was so deeply troubling!) the filthy, lewd remarks that that Trump made, regarding women! The Republican Party has a moral obligation to America— to GET RID OF THIS CANDIDATE– and replace him, maybe, with his running mate, Pence! Too bad, if the flip-flopping, untrustworthy Trump, made a pledge to Catholics, to support Christian religious rights, as President! The Republican Party has a MORAL RESPONSIBILITY– to REPLACE THIS EVIL, FILTHY, UNWORTHY CANDIDATE!!
Many immoral American liberals, may not prize their “freedoms to sin,” under immoral Presidents, quite so much, as we might think! Many might think a pretty, blonde, elderly lady, like Mrs. Clinton– to be unfit for office, as our tough Commander-in-Chief– especially, leading our military, and making tough decisions, with ISIS, and the Middle East! Of course, she also goofed, in her former job as Secretary of State. Well, feminism and liberal immorality, may not be the top priorities, for the immoral, liberal American voters! A lady as President?? For “political correctness??” We’ll see.