mhaze and SM,

Leaving aside the irony of the religious right crying
foul about "indoctrination" in the classroom while
they happily champion taxpayer-funded religious schools
and a $245 million chaplaincy scheme, lets look at the
facts.

The Safe Schools Coalition was not pushed upon an
unwitting educational system by "gay activists."
It was set up in 2010 in Victoria in response to requests
from teachers to help them support a growing number of
LGBTI students who were wrestling with their identity.

It has the backing of BeyondBlue, The Australian Secondary
Principal's Association, The Australian Education Union,
and the Australian Council of State Schools Organisations.

Adding to teacher's concerns were alarming statistics from
La Trobe University's 2010 - "Writing Themselves In Study,"
which revealed 75 per cent of LGBTI young people had
experienced physical or verbal homophobic bullying.
Eight per cent said the abuse happened at school.

These students are up to six times more likely to
attempt suicide and self harm than their peers.

For this reason, Victorian Premier, Daniel Andrews has
championed the program. He's hit out at the "extremists"
saying it wasn't the structure of the program (which is
voluntary - the school has to ask for it) that offended
them but the kids who needed it.

The Premier may have a point.

At the 2014 National Launch in Melbourne, then
Parliamentary Secretary for Education, Senator Scott Ryan -
said in an impassioned speech that creating a safe and
supportive environment for students was "simply the right
thing to do."

There's more at the following link from which this
opinion piece was taken - for your information:

http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/safe-schools-program-why-zealots-are-trying-to-drag-us-back-to-the-dark-ages-20160223-gn1ryq.html

Dear Steele Redux,

Point noted.

Thread is supplying chuckles as posters pin a not existing Marxist label on any thing
Reminds us just how one sided we are here
And so very far too from public opinion

Aidan,

So, tell me how you have wielded power over the system. In what way are you 'in the club’ that you say is available to everyone? Let's hear about your influence; I'm willing to learn. What “choices” have you made? How have you resisted things that you are not happy with? Or are you happy with everything that is done in your name, of done for you, or done against you? Perhaps you are the pragmatic type who just grins and bears it? You are a great theorist, but what do you actually DO, apart from telling others that they are wrong?

Dear Belly,

Here's an interesting article from The Australian
on conservatives:

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/inquirer/conservatives-leave-door-open-to-progressive-change/news-story/106e0a22017eafef9229352a4a7d1123

Dear Belly,

My apologies - the link has hit a paywall and can't be accessed.