Zeldaaaaahhhhh!!!

So, what ever happened to Zelda? You remember her don't you...from Dobie Gillis? I remember her because kids at school were always telling me I looked like Zelda. Gee, I wonder why? Perhaps it could be because Zelda (AKA Sheila James Kuehl) is a lesbian, and so was I.

I always suspected that but never knew for sure until I came across a news article today about a bill passed in California dealing with sexual orientation and the schools (SB777). It was sponsored by Sen. Sheila James Kuehl ( AKA Zelda). Here is part of how it was reported by the World Net Daily:

The law at issue went through the California legislature as SB 777, and now bans in school texts and activities any discriminatory bias against those who have chosen alternative sexual lifestyles, Meredith Turney, legislative liaison for Capitol Resource Institute, said. "SB 777 will result in reverse discrimination against students with religious and traditional family values. These students have lost their voice as the direct result of Gov. Schwarzenegger's unbelievable decision. The terms 'mom and dad' or 'husband and wife' could promote discrimination against homosexuals if a same-sex couple is not also featured.

I admit, even as a former lesbian of 50 years, my first reaction was, "enough is enough". I'm tired of the political correctness trend, not because I don't believe in being respectful of others, but because we are tying ourselves up in legal knots with it. I decided before blowing off too much steam about it I would read the bill and see what it really said, not what someone else is telling me it says.

The bill, as written, says nothing about allowing "male identified" girls in boy's locker rooms, "female identified" boys in girl's bathrooms, not allowing the use of terms like "father" and "mother". It simply calls for educational settings and materials to not disparage alternative lifestyles and people of different sexual orientations. There is a big difference between "promoting" the gay lifestyle and just asking that students in the public educational system not be taught that being gay is wrong. As a matter of fact, I'd be quite happy if the school would just concentrate on teaching the kids how to read and write, learn to behave, learn personal responsibly, and respect for others. Let morality issues be taught by the parents based on their own beliefs.

I hope this country will stop using it's children as "political" or "religious" pawns for the sake of any issue or agenda. I hold the conservatives, liberals, radical straights and radical gays responsible for continuing to behave in ways that I think are worse examples for our children than most mainstream straight and gay individuals exhibit on a daily basis. And I'm ashamed of the ways news media of every persuasion seems to be trying to "make the news" instead of "reporting the news". They work to incite fear and to misinform by reporting things with their own agenda. I'm just tired of the business of "making issues" where there doesn't need to be any.

One good thing came out of all this. I finally know what happened to Zelda!!