"history should be honest"

I thought this news would interest many. Here's to hoping that more states do so too!


Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation Thursday making California the first state to require that school textbooks and history lessons include the contributions of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Americans. [...]

In accepting a mandate that California students be taught the accomplishments of gays and lesbians, Brown said that "history should be honest." The bill, he said in a statement, "revises existing laws that prohibit discrimination in education and ensures that the important contributions of Americans from all backgrounds and walks of life are included in our history books.''


http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-legislature-20110715,0,7503277.story