Talk:Margaret Spellings
Postcards From Buster is meant to promote a "vivid, multicultural portrait of America and the world," according to the show's website. Teaching children about respect for differences promotes tolerance -- a value that children should be learning.
Gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender youth are at a disproportionate risk for suicide and creating a climate where children are taught that differences should be feared does nothing to promote understanding.
Same-sex couples are raising children in almost every county in the nation. These families deserve just as much respect and dignity as their neighbors.
If you asked the daughter we raised today to look back at her childhood, if she would change anything she would tell you no. That she grew up in a loving and supportive home in which many of her friends thought she had the "coolest" parents.
Our daughter is a beautiful person and a respected member of her community as an adult. A large part of this is due to how she was raised. Loving parents, are just that loving parents. They don't manifest as only Heterosexual couples.
I urge you to reconsider your statements about the episode.
Please reconsider your decision about Sugartime!, Postcards from Buster
Dear Margaret Spelling, Secretary of Education
I'm writing to express my disappointment at your decision to promote intolerance by denouncing the episode Sugartime! on the show Postcards From Buster.
Postcards From Buster is meant to promote a "vivid, multicultural portrait of America and the world," according to the show's website. Teaching children about respect for differences promotes tolerance -- a value that children should be learning.
Gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender youth are at a disproportionate risk for suicide and creating a climate where children are taught that differences should be feared does nothing to promote understanding.
Same-sex couples are raising children in almost every county in the nation. These families deserve just as much respect and dignity as their neighbors.
I urge you to reconsider your statements about the episode. I look forward to hearing back from you.
