UPDATE: Thanks to the help of several commenters, it seems clear this is a hoax. There's no school by this name in this place. Of course, that won't stop it from going viral and for the heroic forces of goodness from waving it around as one more reason the government is turning everyone into gay commie freedom-hating welfare abortion-havers, so be on the lookout.
Forgive me, I realize Daily Kos is not Snopes. But maybe someone can help me figure this out.
A story is splashing across my social media pages this morning from multiple sources. The gist of the story is that middle school students in Maryland were "forced" to cross-dress as part of some sort of misguided LGBTQ awareness unit, and anyone choosing not to participate would "fail."
Parents in the town of St. Leonard, MD were aghast after learning what the staff at Heritage Middle School required children to do for a passing grade. The outrage stems from an event held this past Monday, a day which the school had dubbed “LGBTQ Appreciation Day” instructing children to experience the homosexual lifestyle for a single school day or receive a failing grade.
Students were assigned the different roles throughout LGBTQ culture. Boys were given the task of being masculine homosexuals, feminine homosexuals, cross dressers and a wide variety of other gay archetypes. The young ladies were selected to be lip stick lesbians, or butch lesbians.
No, this is not from The Onion although it sure seems like it should be. Unless -- this actually occurred? (And maybe there's a perfectly good explanation for how this could somehow be ok?? Although I sure can't think of one.)
Based on the sketchy sources and the lack of any mainstream verification -- and the bizarre nature of the report ("butch lesbians?" oh come on), I'm inclined to think this is pure fabrication. But before I rant away at my gullible friends, I thought I'd share it here and see who knew what. Anyone who can help me debunk it would be much appreciated.
Lordy.