LGBTQ+ Education (history lesson request)

That's a shaky topic to talk about right now, and I think Khan Academy wants to avoid such controversial matters right now.

Khan Academy wants to teach students to think about tough situations and should not be avoiding topics like this.

No, not every instance of LGBTQ+ is preventable. And some don't want to prevent it or change out of it. Tough as it may be, they want to continue the lifestyle that suits them. I have known quite a few same-sex couples over the years, and they are happy with the life they have chosen. At least two people I worked with in my career as an IT professional decided that they needed to become the other gender, and I fully supported their decisions.

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