SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois state Senate could soon vote on a measure that would require K-12 public schools in the state to teach LGBT history. The measure would require textbooks “include the roles and contributions of all people protected under the Illinois Human Rights Act” and “the teaching of history of the United States shall include a study of the roles and contributions of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in the history,” reported the Illinois News Network.
State Rep. Anna Moeller, a sponsor of the bill, said the measure would give LGBT students role models to look up to in history books. She said it would help students who feel like outsiders.
State Rep. Tom Morrison expressed concern about the bill’s lack of parental opt-out or notification provisions and asked why someone’s sexuality is important, “especially when we’re talking about kindergarten and elementary school history?”
The Illinois Senate approved a similar plan in 2018, but lawmakers left Springfield before the bill came up for a vote in the Illinois House. (TAB)
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