Aimee,

Everyone is entitled to their opinions and your response was semi mild until you said "You Homos make me sick". Personally, I'm not gay. But that REALLY offends me. You might want to think next time before you move your fingers across that keyboard.

Let me ask you a question...Can penguins choose to be gay? Look it up...you'll know what I'm talking about. Other than that I don't think I need to dignify anything else you said with a response.

Again... with the gay bashing? What's going on here? Why is everyone being so stupid? Opinions are ok. Insults are not...

I dunno ... My kids weren't confused at all when their friend's dads got married. From my experience, kids are more confused when some people who love each other can get married and others who love each other just as much cannot. Try explaining that to a six-year-old without resorting to "well, you see, marriage is all about sex. But only the 'right' kind of sex."

so you are saying that marriage should be between a man and a woman and tht parents should only be between a man and a woman. how can you support sexual prefrence and have biased ideas like that. the only thing that teaching children to be closed minded like that is another form of racism. do you want to raise your child to be biased and racist?

I vote other also...
I've never heard of students taking a field trip to a wedding...that's the most insane thing I find in this article, i'm least bothered by the "same sex" aspect.
*at least they went to City Hall*

....wouldn't it have been a more responsible *educational* decision to have held the wedding *after* school hours and invited her students and their families to attend..so they had a choice and didn't feel pressured by a school related activity?! Who really wants to opt their kid out of stuff?!
Parents should still be a part of teaching their children, especially in this area where academics isn't involved but intense personal beliefs and values play a role. Where exactly does gay marriage fit into the first grade curriculum? And what about the religious beliefs that some have about not being married under *God* (I assume the couple was married at City Hall)... this seems to be forcing people to not only be okay with their decision but to be involved in it.

..and kids know a lot more than you think they do, and they wouldn't be so confused by these *issues* if the adults teaching them weren't so confused themselves. My daughter fully understands homosexuality at 9 without much other than answering a few of her questions honestly. Give the kids a little credit, trying to keep them naieve doesn't make them naieve.

The Question is? Would the school have approved the trip for the kids to go to any other wedding during school time? I doubt it.

No, It's normal to teach children that you fall in love with SOMEONE and live happily ever after. A woman doesn't have to fall in love with a man or vice versa. This whole debate makes me sick, I'm a straight woman but if I fell in love with someone (man or woman) and the government told me I couldn't be with them, my life would be ruined. Even if you don't agree with being gay, or gay marriages, they're not hurting you, so let these people live their lives and be happy!

It really does not matter what I think about same sex marriage. I have to base my decisions on what GOD'S word says, the Bible. GOD created male and female for the purpose of marriage and procreation. When GOD joined Adam and Eve together he said be fruitful and multiply. GOD did not intend man to be with man nor did he intend woman to be with woman. Our culture is trying to equate same sex marriage with racial bias and that is ridiculous. Two people of the same sex were not intended in GOD'S design for human life to be married. The referrence below demonstrates how GOD judged sin. He is the same GOD, he never changes. America must repent before GOD judges our nation for our arrogance and pride toward sinful lifestyles. Jude 1:7 NIV
In a similar way, Sodom and Gomorrah and the surrounding towns gave themselves up to sexual immorality and perversion. They serve as an example of those who suffer the punishment of eternal fire. GOD desires that all men be saved and come to repentance.

Being gay is a sin. I do not understand why the government is trying so hard to take the LORD out of everything in this country. Faith is what this country was founded on and I am appalled that a lesbian teacher would even think about submitting her classroom to that.

Boy, I'm on the fence here. While I support same sex marriage I think I'd rather wait for a little longer than 6 years olds to expose my child to one. I guess if the parents were going to be there or could prepare the children ahead of time than that would help make the decesion. I've been to San Fran, numerous times, and the gay community is ...errr... out and about, so to speak. I guess children in the city are exposed to much more than other cities, so they may see this as something that happens every day.

Hey Pamela? Believe it or not, what's "normal" for you, is not necessarily NORMAL for everybody! Hahaha! You have my pity, dear.

I essentially agree with Parmela. It's inappropriate for 1st graders to be faced with the issue of homosexuality and same-sex marriages. It should be up to the PARENTS AND ONLY THE PARENTS to teach their kids about such topics WHEN THE PARENTS FEEL THE CHILD IS READY.

As a Christian, I will absolutely teach my children about preserving the sanctity of marriage (between one man and one woman), but I don't even feel my 2nd grader is ready to discuss it yet. As a Christian, when the time is right, I will also absolutely teach my children to love everyone and judge noone. Finally, when the time is right, I will teach them that loving others does not mean we actively support them (with legal and financial measures) in something that we believe to be against God's will.

The lesson about loving and not judging is as important to me as the lesson about preserving the traditional definition of marriage. It's not about hating, it's about loving God, loving others and following God's will.

NORMAL IS ONLY WHAT YOU MAKE IT! THIS IS THE NEW GENERATION AND FOR PEOPLE TO BE SO CLOSED MINDED ABOUT SUCH A BEAUTIFUL THING AS MARRIAGE IS SAD. EVERYONE HAS THEIR OWN OPINION BUT JUST REMEMBER ONE DAY YOUR CHILD WILL GROW UP AND MAKE THAT DECISION FOR THEMSELVES; WILL YOU SUPPORT YOUR CHILD?
I HAVE A SON AND I'M NOT SAYING THAT I WOULD PREFER ONE OVER THE OTHER BUT I WOULD SUPPORT MY CHILD IN EVERY ASPECT OF THEIR LIVES.

First before anything else I wantto say that my father is gay, and I grew up with him...

Second lets take a look at the LEGAL issue here, NO permission slips where passed out our signed... NO Parents where notified...

WHAT IF God bless the childrens saftey... something HAD happened!!!...

I believe it should have been a choice, and familys should have been invited and it should and could have waited until after school...

THe kids are only in the first grade, what age do you tell your child about the birds and the bees...???

in response to Molly:

"Being gay is a sin. I do not understand why the government is trying so hard to take the LORD out of everything in this country. Faith is what this country was founded on and I am appalled that a lesbian teacher would even think about submitting her classroom to that."

Just one thing to say to you

KEEP YOUR RELIGION OFF MY CIVIL RIGHTS

Not everyone in this world believes in god or in a deity. and as Bleise Pascal said:

"People never do evil so compleatly and so cheerfully as when they do it from a religious conviction."

Its people like you who bring hate into this world. read your bible. find out what jesus actually wanted us to do. LOVE. but people like you cant set your differences aside and actually listen to what people like me or anyone else have to say. you cant help who you fall in love with. and Your God wouldnt want you to hate anyone who fell in love with someone of the same sex. Please just read your bible, and dont read it with selective reading.

Jonathan Swift says, " We have just enough religion to make us hate, but not enough to make us love."

I think it's far more confusing for children to see a couple separate and divorce that to see two people in love make a commitment to each other. All of these Bible-thumpers who preach about protecting the sanctity of marriage need to work on outlawing divorce, not gay marriage.

It my personal experience that students are getting less and less of the basic training they need in public schools: reading, writing,science,math, computers and some physical ed or sports activities. Public schools should stick to these basics.

NO its not normal for a man and a woman to fall in love and get married and have children! It is normal for two people to fall in love and want to share a life together, get married and have a family! And no it is not confusing for children at that age. Children at that age are ready to learn and it the perfect time to teach them as much as they possibly can learn about everything you can teach them. Which includes things that you dont believe in so they can grow up and make an informed decision about what they believe in and what they think is right! MARRIAGE IS NOT ABOUT MAN AND WOMAN ITS PURELY ABOUT LOVE!!!

I have to disagree with you Pam,

I feel that a child needs to learn that marriage is a sacred institution between two people that love each other, and are willing to be with each other for the rest of their lives, whether it's between a man and woman or with same sex marriages. There are a lot of other things out there that children are learning such as violence, bad language and so forth. I think those need more attention.

It seems like just because someone mentions a gay wedding, means that we have to slap a "Mature Audiences Only" sign on the whole situation, like this is a taboo subject that should never be mentioned. I think that for people that do realize they're gay, learning about this at a young age will make them feel less awkward when it comes time for them to come out of the closet and it'll be easy for others to socially except them.

This is a good thing for people of any age to learn about. Gay marriage is just like straight marriage. Two people who love each other, and want to live normal lives. People who think this isn't normal, think it's that way because we're so used to a man getting married to a woman. When more and more people of the same sex get married, that will be viewed as normal.

Hopefully, we'll start be less ignorant about that sort of thing. So yes, I think the field trip was a great idea.