Sacramento, Calif., May 25, 2006 / 22:00 pm
Campaign for Children and Families that lobbied against SB 1437 is pleased with California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s pledge to veto the "gay history" bill if it reaches his desk, reported CNSNews.com.
The bill would require social studies textbooks used in public schools to include "the role and contributions of...people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender...with particular emphasis on portraying the role of these groups in contemporary society."
The bill also would bar textbooks and school-sponsored activities from "reflecting adversely" on transsexuality, bisexuality, or homosexuality.
"The governor believes that school curriculum should include all important historical figures, regardless of orientation," Schwarzenegger's director of communications, Adam Mendelsohn, told Thursday's Sacramento Bee. "However, he does not support the Legislature micromanaging curriculum."