Illinois inches closer to requiring LGBT history in public schools.
A bill passed by the Illinois State House would require schools to teach LGBT history to give students “role models” within the community.
The Illinois House passed HB0246, requiring that all textbooks bought by the district “authorized to be purchased must include the roles and contributions of all people protected under the Illinois Human Rights Act,” and require that they facilitate “the teaching of history of the United States shall include a study of the roles and contributions of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people in the history.”
State Representative Anna Moeller believes the bill will “give LGBT students a safe inclusive and welcoming environment,” and provide students with “accurate and improved history and understanding of how LGBT individuals and movements have contributed and shaped our world today.”
She also believes it will aid LGBT students by giving them positive “role models” to emulate.
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