Speaking the unspeakable in forbidden places:

Speaking the Unspeakable in Forbidden Places:(extended comments)

By: Alexandra Allan

In Frankie O'Hara's blog post about "Speaking the Unspeakable in Forbidden Places: Addressing Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender equality in the Primary School" written by Alexandra Allan and many other authors, he talks about how its good for teachers to discuss with their class about gay and lesbian individuals. I completely agree with all the points he raised about how it is definitely necessary for a child to learn at an early age that there are gay and lesbian people in the world. It gives them a positive light about the idea and allows them to feel comfortable and not confused about what it means. Reading books are a great way to start incorporating them in a positive manner during class. Frankie also talks about how it'll help prevent students bulling other students from the LGBT community. I believe that this is also very true because if the children learn at a young age that people apart of that group are no different from everyone else and they will feel comfortable to understand that they are normal. Something that Frankie hadn't mentioned that I also believe is important is the fact that children who eventually figure out they are gay will feel comfortable about their sexuality, knowing that its normal and that they should express it among other without fear.

I love how Frankie compared this article to some other articles we read. This was the main reason why I chose to extend further comments from his blog. I really liked how he compared the LGBT community to racial groups and how they feel like outcasts because they are perceived as different from the norm in society. The racial groups feel like outcasts because of their different skin color or different social beliefs from the Caucasian race. In this case its a persons sexual preference that makes them feel like an outsider which, I agree with Frankie, is equally ridiculous. African Americans aren't represented in commercials and tv shows enough, same thing with the LGBT society, thye need to be represented more in our society. I love the idea that there are more authors writing about same sex marriage and parenting for children s books. It's definitely a good step in the right direction. Teachers should use these books more in class to help kids learn about the LGBT community. I think that Disney should release a same sex fairy tale movie as well, giving more exposure to the kids and show them that not all couples are opposite sex. That is all they are exposed to in those films and a film with same sex couples would help them feel comfortable to the idea. Teachers can help fix many problems in our society by educating the younger generations to accept all and make the society a better place.

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