New CA state law requires textbooks to include gays’ achievements

27th July 2011, 9:36 am

‘History should be honest,’ Gov. Jerry Brown says in signing the state law, which had sparked hot debate among legislators.

July 15, 2011|By Patrick McGreevy, Los Angeles Times

Reporting from SacramentoGov. Jerry Brown signed legislation Thursday making California the first state to require that school textbooks and history lessons include the contributions of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Americans.

Published: 27th July 2011

Tags: Gay rights

Categorised in: Events, For the Record

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