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Gay issues to be integrated into school curriculum

TAIPEI, Taiwan -- The issue of homosexuality will be integrated into the curricula of junior high and elementary schools with effect from academic year 2011, the Ministry of Education (MOE) said yesterday.

The issue will be made part of the subject of gender equality to help raise students' awareness of human rights and the importance of non-discrimination, the ministry said.

In 2008, the MOE noted, it published a teacher's guide on sexuality. In 2009, it publish another guide titled: “We Can Also Teach Gender Equality and Differences This Way,” which was compiled by National Dong Hwa University in Hualien, eastern Taiwan.

Later that year, the ministry also published a teacher's guide, titled: “It's Easy to Teach Gender Issues,” compiled by National Kaohsiung Normal University in southern Taiwan.

For the 2010 academic year, the MOE said, it will not only provide teaching materials on the subject of homosexuality, but will also hold relevant training seminars for junior high and elementary school teachers.

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