"Gay" people are not a threat to my kids. And I never said they were. (I said the opposite, didn't I? I said I would trust them with my childrens' lives).I find it hard to respect someone who suggests-for no rational reason that I might somehow bother his children. And I have little respect for someone who thinks that gay people are a threat to kids. (unless they are married? That does not excuse your bigotry)
But the "posturing for political purposes" is something entirely different.
Our children grew up in San Francisco, which as you know is liberal heaven. They are mixed race, so before the age of 6 they had the whole spectrum of racism and sexuality.
My take as a parent is, I leave it up to them to drive the discussion. If they want to know something, they'll ask, they're not shy. And we trust each other, and I'm going to do my very best and utmost to tell them the truth, such as I understand it.
But I mean... the idea of prancing a flamboyant trans-whatever around the classroom and pretending it's normal is going to confuse my child very much. She's not ready for that kind of stuff.
And the idea that "you" would get to decide when she's ready, instead of me and my wife, is a non-starter. We won't allow that. "No matter what".