Kate Lyman

About the author: Kate Lyman is an elementary school teacher in Wisconsin. The names of the children in this viewpoint have been changed.

Homophobia should be treated the same way as racism and sexism —it should not be tolerated in American society. Homophobia and gay and lesbian families should become a part of schools' discrimination and multiculturalism curriculum so that children can learn to be more accepting of those who are different. A photo exhibit of gay and lesbian families in one school successfully introduced the concept that different kinds of families are similar to their own families.

Ateacher in my elementary school returned from a conference with information about the photo exhibit Love Makes a Family: Living in Gay and Lesbian Families. The colleague had been part of a team of four...