"It really recognizes that whatever your political view or opinion of LGBT rights, LGBT history is a part of American history, and you cannot understand where we are now collectively as Americans without understanding something of the LGBT past." The additions dealing with LGBT history are part of an overall revision of the state's history and social studies framework, which identifies the historical concepts California students should be exposed to each year. SAN FRANCISCO (AP) " After multiple delays, California education officials are moving to comply with the nation's first law requiring public schools to include prominent gay people and LGBT rights milestones in history classes. "You want us to talk about a tiny LGBT community and ignore the killing of an entire people group?" "One of the really important things about this new framework is it's a 21st century framework," Romesburg said.

Source: New Zealand Herald July 14, 2016 05:26 UTC