DepEd defends inclusion of same-sex unions in revised K to 10 curriculum

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The Department of Education (DepEd) defended the inclusion of same-sex unions in the proposed revised basic education curriculum noting that the concepts have been discussed among students in the past ten years. ManilaBulletin READ:

“The topic on same-sex unions has been in the curriculum since 2013,” DepEd said in a statement issued Thursday night.

While DepEd did not directly respond to Villanueva’s statement, the agency said it “will consolidate and consider all the comments received” as it moved to finalize the curriculum guide for K to 10. DepEd’s revised curriculum for Social Studies also tackles case studies on gender issues such as the gender wage gap in the county as well as LGBTQ+ children and their experiences, among others.

 

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