The Victorian premier, Daniel Andrews, has condemned a New South Wales decision to ban a documentary on gay parenting from high school classes, labelling the apparent controversy over the film “cruel rubbish”.
Students at one school that planned to screen the film, Burwood girls high, have also spoken out, saying they “pride ourselves on our support of diversity” and are “leaders in the push for equality and acceptance for all people”.
Andrews said he had taken his family to see Gayby Baby, an Australian documentary highlighting the unique and the ordinary challenges faced by four children with same-sex parents.
“But apparently the NSW government thinks it’s all too confusing and distressing a subject for high school students,” the premier said “I’m getting really sick of this stuff.”
The NSW education minister, Adrian Piccoli, ordered NSW schools not to screen the documentary during class time.
“During school hours we expect them to be doing maths and English and curriculum matters,” Piccoli told 2GB Radio. “This movie is not part of the curriculum and that’s why I’ve made that direction.”
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