Lexington’s Gay Agenda

Lexington has found itself at the center of gay marriage/gay rights debate. Last week, the liberal agenda of the Lexington school system made headlines when a second-grade teacher read the fairy tale “King & King,” to the class without parental notification.

The teacher at Joseph Estabrook Elementary School used the children’s book, ”King & King,” as part of a lesson about different types of weddings. A prince marries another prince instead of a princess in the book, which was on the American Library Association’s list of the 10 most challenged books in 2004 because of its homosexual theme.

”My son is only 7 years old,” said Lexington parent Robin Wirthlin, who complained to the school system last month and will meet with the superintendent next week. ”By presenting this kind of issue at such a young age, they’re trying to indoctrinate our children. They’re intentionally presenting this as a norm, and it’s not a value that our family supports.”

She complained more than a year after Lexington parent David Parker was arrested for trespassing, because he refused to leave the Estabrook school grounds until administrators allowed him to opt his son out of discussions about families with same-sex parents. The latest incident has renewed the efforts of Waltham-based Parents’ Rights Coalition to rid the state’s schools of books and lessons that relate to homosexuality, and led the school system to reemphasize its stance on teaching about gay marriage and related issues as part of larger lessons on diversity and tolerance.

Yesterday at Lexington High School, students joined with other students across the state in a so-called “Day of Silence” in support of gay rights. While this silent protest occurred, another protest was silenced–effectively protecting the First Amendment rights of the “Day of Silence” participators, but revoking the First Amendment rights of anyone against the “Day of Silence.”

Students across the state quietly joined in yesterday’s “Day of Silence” in support of gay rights, but a ruckus still occurred outside Lexington High School.

Parent Rob Bennett was escorted away from the school as he loudly objected to being forbidden to protest.

“At Lexington, they have been promoting one side of the agenda,” said Bennett. “If anyone voices any dissent, they will be attacked, they will throw out the word bigot.”

“I was shocked. I realized (Jones) had lied to me, or maybe he changed his mind and didn’t tell me,” Bennett said. “I was dumbfounded, I told (Jones) ‘I don’t like what’s going on, you’re promoting a gay agenda and not promoting a dissenting point of view.’ ”

Jones said the Day of Silence, sponsored by the Boston-based Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network, is not a school-sanctioned event, but students have a right to express themselves.

“People are entitled to free speech,” Jones said.

Yes, even people against gay marriage, or the promotion of the gay agenda have free speech too. Liberals will whine about Romney’s proposed abstinence program being funded by the federally-funded Christian organization Healthy Futures, yet they ahve no problem when the Boston-based Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network or Planned Parenthood sponsor some type education program, or organize a protest. Effectively, our schools systems are teaching children that any viewpoint against the liberal agenda is obscene, bigoted, or racist.

Aaron Margolis is a life long resident of the Bay State, and works at an architectural firm north of Boston. Aaron has a Master of Architecture Degree from Boston Architectural College and is currently in the process of becoming of a Registered Architect.