Former Senator Rick Santorum (R-PA) has spoken out expressing his disapproval of a measure currently moving through California’s legislature that would compel state schools to add gay history to education curricula. If the measure passes, San Diego gay and lesbian history, not to mention that of gay rights activists across the nation, could one day become a part of students’ local education.
Santorum spoke with representatives from ThinkProgress after delivering a keynote address at the South Carolina Silver Elephant Dinner last Friday. While he stated that he was “not surprised” by the introduction of the bill, he also viewed its progress as a “logical consequence” of what are, in his opinion, “created” rights produced by court rulings.
The former Senator, who has written and spoken extensively on related education issues, said that he “certainly would not approve” of California curricula that incorporated gay rights history into the traditional educational standard.
