Lunatic Fringe Part 4 Kevin Jennings

"You want to know what I believe, just look to the people that I surround myself with"

President Obama

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NAME: Kevin Jennings

POSITION:Safe School CZAR

BIO: The founder of the Gay Lesbian and Straight Education Network. Jennings is famous for his advocacy of toleration toward homosexuals and the homosexual community. He is a successful author and huge proponent of introducing curriculum in public schools that would promote gay, lesbian, bi-sexual and transgender themes. He has publicly went on record as indicating that he supports the "queering of elementary school students." It is his theory that through education children can be conditioned to respond positively to alternative lifestyles. Thus eliminating characterizations and stereotypes and eventually "hate crimes." Interestingly enough, Jennings has proven to be very intolerant of dissenting views and does not practice what he preaches.

QUOTES: "We have to stop being afraid of the religious right......I'm not trying to say {F***} 'em, which is what I want to say, because I don't care what they think! Drop Dead!"

"Ex-Gay messages have no place in our public schools!"

"I have embraced the idea of promoting homosexuality!"

SYNOPSIS: Kevin Jennings does not meet the ethical standards for public service. I am not basing my statement on the quotes mentioned above nor on his sexual preferences, but rather in regards to his response to a student while he was an educator.

While teaching, Jennings was told by a 15 year old male student that the student was having a sexual relationship with an older man. Instead of reporting this to the authorities, which is his duty as a citizen and in most states his duty as an educator, Jennings encouraged the young man to "use a condom." Jennings was perfectly aware of the fact that the situation could be considered statutory rape by law. (It is important to note that the age of statutory rape differs from state to state)

The information that Jennings was privy to regarding the student also included the fact that the student had met the older man in a public restroom and became acquainted with the man through apparent sexual solicitation. We know this because during a speech given at a GLSEN rally he has been quoted as saying "I met someone in the bus station bathroom and I went home with him, High School sophomore, 15 years old. That was the only way he knew how to meet Gay people." The very fact that the young man's life could have been in danger, apparently did not cross the mind of Jennings, his only concern appears to be that the young man had "safe sex," with a total stranger.

The fact that Jennings did not report this incident to the authorities, to the school or to the students parents accompanied with his outspoken and utter resentment towards religion leads me to believe that he is ethically irresponsible, close minded and should not be placed in a position of public service. Questions need to be asked and the first that comes to mind is how does someone with this type of history get through the vetting process?

LUNATIC FRINGE RATING: 8

(based on a scale of 1 to 10 with 10 being the most extreme)