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Being a father of six, I'm a firm believer in sex-ed of the Old School variety. Our daughters were taught from an early age that boys have cooties. Our sons, of course, did not need to be told that girls are icky. California can't leave well enough alone:

The Alameda Unified School District announced it was considering a supplemental curriculum to eradicate "homophobia" in kindergarten children.

This curriculum would be mandatory, prompting a protest from blogger Pundette (herself a mother of seven):

Lost in the shuffle of bullying school boards and angry parents whose rights have been violated is the concept of childhood innocence. It's something worth preserving. Kindergarteners shouldn't have sexuality pushed on them, even in the form of good old plain-vanilla heterosexuality; homosexuality wouldn't enter the mind of an elementary school age child unless it was shoved in his face. And exposing children to transsexuality and other permutations beyond that is the equivalent of child abuse. Why is this something their innocent, developing minds and imaginations need to confront? This is clearly not being done for the benefit of the children.

You should read the whole thing.