Sesame Street and the Gay Rights Movement

Gays and lesbians are less than 5 percent of the population.  However, this tiny minority has become increasingly vocal and aggressive in their proselytization of our kindergarten and school-aged children. In their latest effort to blur the lines of distinction between normal sexuality and deviant behavior, gay activists have petitioned the creators of Sesame Street to allow Bert and Ernie to wed each other.  Activists argue that the socialization of our children is needed to help reduce suicide rates and ostracism of gay children.  Clearly, the gay rights agenda extends beyond mere tolerance of an alternative lifestyle.  I believe the new aggressiveness will have negative consequences for parents and children.  First, it is not clear that it will actually reduce suicide rates and ostracism.  Secondly, it adds another layer of complexity to the confusion that young people experience as a normal part of growing up. Often our first close friendships are with members of the same sex.  Usually, it is later in our development that we become interested in the opposite sex.  It is imperative that early innocent same-sex friendships not be sullied by permissive sexual experimentation resulting from exposure to gay propaganda.  Let’s face it! Gay rights demands are no longer about tolerance and non-discrimination.  What we are witnessing is an organized effort by gay rights activists to increase their numbers.

18 Responses to “Sesame Street and the Gay Rights Movement”

  1. Kim Fyffe says:

    We as Christians only have to look as far as The Bible to see that civilizations that promote homosexuality will fail and end. Do we want this for our great nation? I say NO! Oppose the “normalization” of homosexuality!!!

    • Janet Sinelli says:

      Regarding the “normalization” of homosexuality…it has been a normal genetic trait since the earliest form of man and continues to be a normal genetic trait in the animal kingdom (to which humans belong)as well. There are dominant and recessive genetic traits. Please learn the difference.

      • carolswain says:

        I agree that homosexuality has existed since time immemorial. However, scientists have not been able to identify a gay gene to explain why a tiny percentage of the population suffer from same sex attractions. Same sex attractions remain a deviation from the norm.

      • John says:

        When an animal mounts another animal of the same sex it is not sexual behavior. It is dominance/submission or establishing a pecking order. There is not an animal homosexual gene.

      • Tom Kovach says:

        By their very nature, homosexuals cannot make babies.
        (And, if they do, then they defy their “pride”.)

        Therefore, homosexuality CANNOT be genetic.
        (Unless, of course, they are “mutants”….)

        The idea of a genetic cause for homosexuality is laughably illogical. But, it’s an argument that Lenin and Stalin would’ve loved. (To understand why, learn the meaning of the term “useful idiots”.)

        It is a choice, period.

        There might be people that are more inclined to make that choice than others, but there are still a series of choices that must be made (and boundaries broken) for a child to become a homosexual. (It has been proven that some people are genetically inclined to become addicted to alcohol. But, that can’t happen if they choose to not drink it.)

        Nobody is “born homosexual”.

        And, there is nothing “gay” about being that way.
        (The word “gay” means happy and wholesome.)

  2. Ken Singer says:

    You should run for president, Dr. Swain. I agree with you on more levels than I do with any of the presidents that I have lived to see in office.

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  5. Janet Sinelli says:

    Are you people nuts??!! No gay people are proselytizing or trying to “change” children’s sexual orientation. You are either BORN gay or straight. Period.Perhaps you should ALL go back to college and take a refresher course in genetics and/or biology! It isn’t a choice anymore than having freckles or being tall. Stop being afraid and embrace the differences we all have as human beings.

    • carolswain says:

      Thank you for writing to share your opinion. Gay activists are not content with tolerance. What they seem to want is a celebration of their lifestyles.

    • Steve says:

      I wish their agenda was simply to seek non-discrimination or reduce harassment. Unfortunately, it’s bigger than that. Their agenda really is to influence and change influence society to their ways. They say that it’s about loving relationships and it’s not about their sexual practices. But, if you observe their parades and various other activities, it almost always turns sexual in nature. They are very in your face about their sexuality despite their claims otherwise. Additionally, they say that they’re not trying to recruit straight people but if you they get kick trying to get straight people to try it out.

      I know of a few situations close to home where people are caught up in this lifestyle and they would even admit that they were never really attracted to the same-sex. You can tell by their actions that they’re not really attracted to folks of the same-sex. But, no one of the opposite sex would give them attention and they were hanging out with groups of gay folks. These groups over time coaxed them to try homosexuality.

      @Janet Sinelli: There have been at least two stories in the news within the last week where gay parents were attempting to change their children’s gender and/or delay puberty.

  6. Kepha says:

    Do you have any comment on the cases of Frank Lombard at Duke University (a few years back), or of the Lesbian couple Moreno and Kobel who are out to change the sex of the young boy they adopted?

    • carolswain says:

      I discuss the Lombard case in the family chapter of my book Be the People. I heard about the other case through a Blaze article. I think it is unfortunate that the mainstream media often fails to report such stories. In any event, most people are too intimidated to discuss homosexual adoptions.

  7. Upset Mommy says:

    My 15 mos old Baby was standing in front of the TV, and I had to turn Sesame Street off because it was so bad… This is what I saw
    Tully was talking to a Monster. The Monster “had a feeling” and didn’t know the word but he was very upset. Tully asked what was wrong, and the poor Monster (a boy) was playing dolls with his friends, who were girls.. Tully asked if the “feeling” was an emotion like happy or sad or embarrassed. None of those! No, the Monster felt “different” because he is a boy who likes to play with dolls like the girls do. And Tully said that’s okay because I am a man who likes to wear pink, and it’s ok for guys to like pink and play with dolls!
    Going too far! I am the parent in my house, and I don’t need Sesame Street to tell me how to raise my kids or what values they should have. My children deserve their innocence, and to just be kids…they don’t need propaganda…and if there is an issue, I can handle it as the PARENT. Thumbs down Sesame Street! Boo!!!!

  8. carolswain says:

    Here’s an article that you might find information. http://news.discovery.com/human/about-2-of-americans-are-gay-110411.html God is not politically correct. As a Christian, I am sure you respect the biblical perspective on heterosexual and homosexual behavior. The latter is found in the Old and New Testament. The biblical position does not change just because the behavior affects me or a loved one.

  9. carolswain says:

    Thank you for writing. I pray that God will bless you. Here’s an article that you might find interesting. http://news.discovery.com/human/about-2-of-americans-are-gay-110411.html

  10. AlarmedAussie says:

    As a devoted Christian, I am sure you respect the biblical perspective on several other issues as well. I don’t know how you have managed to go through life without wearing polyester or any other clothing of mixed fabrics, but I am in awe of how you did so (Leviticus 19:19). I also admire how you have never worn gold jewellery (1 Timothy 2:9), never eaten fish (Leviticus 11:10), never lifted a finger on a Sunday (Exodus 20:8), and always covered your hair each time you entered a church (1 Corinthians 11: 5-6). Kudos to you for understanding that the biblical position on these issues does not change just because these may affect you or a loved one.

    As the good Lord says in Leviticus 19:16: “You shall not go about as a slanderer among your people…” Homosexuals are among your fellow humans and I suggest that you all follow His divine command.