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Here's lookin at you Cathloic Canadians, lol.

http://ca.news.yahoo.com/blogs/dailybrew/catholic-schools-ontario-ban-rainbows-185825842.html

okay, that's stupid, and it irks me how rainbows are, for the most part, associated with homosexualism these days. When I was little, when people heard the word rainbow, they thought of leprechauns and a pot of gold at the end of the colorful spectrum. Now that seems to be the last thing on their minds. gonk

Just to say a few things: it's homosexuality not homosexualism.

I do agree. Rainbows have multiple meanings and are not only associated with "queerness" (trying to including everyone in LGBTTTTTDQDKQQIAAAPPGQ). But here's a bit of the history of it from Wikipedia that I can vouch as being true:

"Originally created with eight colors, pink and turquoise were removed for production purposes and as of 1979, it consists of six colored stripes, which should always be displayed with red on top or to left. It is most commonly flown with the red stripe on top, as the colors appear in a natural rainbow.[11] Aside from the obvious symbolism of a mixed LGBT community, the colors were designed to symbolize: red (life), orange (healing), yellow (sunlight), green (nature), blue (harmony), and purple/violet (spirit).[citation needed] The removed colors stood for sex (pink) and art/magic (turquoise)"

This whole controversy erupted after some students in the Catholic School Board in Toronto (Mississauga) wanted to start a GSA. Catholic schools in Canada are severely messed up, and I really think that people should go to public schools and leave their religion at home and on the weekends when they go to church.

You guys should look up what other stupid things are happening in regards to education and sexuality. The Premier of Ontario, Dalton McGuinty, who I am ashamed to say is from my city (Ottawa) scrapped plans to starting a new curriculum to teach children about safer sex and sexuality at a younger age after a bunch of religious parents protested saying that he was encouraging homosexuality and such.

I didn't think that we were that religious, as well. Although, McGuinty only speaks for the province of Ontario, and I believe we are a lot more progressive than the U.S. Although same-sex marriage is legalized, the Conservative party originally opposed the whole concept and voted against it. After the second try to get disallow it, they had to give up. Now, they're voting to soften their stance on same-sex marriage.

Canada is a great place to live and be queer, but we do have many religious people (of a variety of religions, too) who oppose sexuality being taught in schools.

Every year, some pro-life organizations gather on Parliament Hill in Ottawa (which is where I am from, and is Canada's seat of power where people typically go to protest) to protest Canada's decision to legalize abortion. Catholic schools give students that day off to make the students go to the protest so that the protest has more numbers. It gather's 10,000s of people. CTV Ottawa Pro-life protest