Minorities are not at a disadvantage in American society.

1. I'm disappointed that my opponent has only offered me conjecture instead of any quantifiable statistics. Your only contention is that the LGBT should feel as though they're being taught something that mirrors their lives. You have not even described what type of things students should be taught regarding LGBT issues. This can be said of many students regarding their race, gender, or religion not just the LGBT community. You have provided no statistics proving that the LGBT students are being harassed instead you only offer your personal opinion. Facts do not care about your feelings or anyones elses. More importantly you have entirely failed to prove in any way that minorities are at a disadvantage in regards to education. They are not banned from attending any schools which means they get the exact same education as everyone else. They are not at a disadvantage in education. "the arguments from the haters" are just people that realize LGBT matters are something more appropriately taught to them by the parents not the school. This falls into the same category as religion, it is simply something that should not be discussed in public schools. There are simply too many different variables to cover in order to make everyone feel as though their lifestyles are being taught. Many in the LGBT community have also stated that their are 76 genders, are you suggesting that they should have to cover all 76 genders to ensure no one is left out? Schools are meant to teach historical events, math, science, reading, writing, and economics among other things that are relative to literally everyone across every spectrum. 1. Administrators - You haven't even named a single topic you believe should be taught regarding LGBT. 2. Parents - They have a right to decide that they do not want their children being taught such a controversial topic by anyone but themselves. 3. Don't know where - Again this is simply your conjecture without any type of proof. You do not have the right to force them to teach students anything. A persons personal life is by no means an appropriate way to determine what is taught in schools. And you did not mention any minority aside from the LGBT, that itself seems rather discriminatory. 2. Policing The only minority groups that seem to be claiming unfair policing are the black and hispanic communities. Many people have argued that minorities have been the victim of unfair and sometimes brutal policing. The problem with this statement is that the numbers simply do not support the belief. Between 2013 and 2014 The Crime and Prevention Research Center conducted an investigation to determine if there was any evidence to support the claim that blacks are more likely to be shot and killed by police officers. http://www.foxnews.com... Prager University created a video of compiled studies that provide evidence of non-bias police shootings. "a recent Harvard study concluded that 1,332 police shootings over the 2000-2015 time frame reveal that blacks are actually 20 percent less likely to be shot at by police than whites, despite the fact that blacks and whites are just as likely to be carrying a weapon. This is further confirmed by a study conducted by John Jay College of Criminal Justice assistant professor Peter Moskos, who determined that when the homicide rate is adjusted, "whites are 1.7 times more likely than blacks [to] die at the hands of police. Adjusted for the racial disparity at which police are feloniously killed, whites are 1.3 times more likely than blacks to die at the hands of police." http://www.dailywire.com...# The link above gives several studies that prove black Americans are not unfairly policed. But seeing as how my opponent said nothing about all the other minorities in this country instead focusing solely on the LGBT community, that is where I will focus my attention. This group of people has already made tremendous advances in society today, going from being ridiculed for being who they are to openly living their lives in public without consequence. In the past abuse of these people was tolerated and even laughed at whereas today that abuser would face severe legal consequences. There is virtually no evidence to support the claim that members of the LGBT community are being unfairly policied. In fact there has been several cases where a member of the community has faked an attack in an attempt to paint the right as being bigoted. http://www.nationalreview.com... http://reason.com... http://www.fakehatecrimes.org... (a list of over 300 fake hate crimes) There is an epidemic of people making up stories about being attacked by "white nationalists" or "bigoted" people. This sort of thing is not helpful to the cause of people that belong to the LGBT community. It actually severely discredits them to the point that people become desensitized to it because they anticipate it to be revealed as another hoax. The LGBT community is in no way unfairly policed. They receive the same treatment as everyone else. If they are attacked and can actually prove the attack, the police will handle the situation exactly the same way they do everyone else. My opponent seems to be in the mindset that if a member of that community were attacked for being a transsexual for example, their attacker would face no consequences. It's important to note that all minorities have the same burden of proof that the rest of the country does. You have to be able to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that your allegations are true. Thus far we have seen far more examples of fake attacks both physical and mental than legitimate attacks. ANTIFA is an organization full of members from the LGBT community and they have perpetuated violence against people that simply don't agree with their opinions. Calling them racists and bigots for a disagreement does not make someone racist or intolerant of someones gender in question. No one is saying that the LGBT community shouldn't have equal rights. No one is advocating that they be locked up, banned from voting, owning a firearm, attending any public school of their choice, or any of the other rights/privileges that everyone else has. The only unfair policing seen thus far is not directed towards the LGBT but against anyone that tries to speak out against their views. Which is a direct violation of our 1st amendment right, you cannot silence someone simply because they disagree with you. We have seen a mass outbreak of organizations like ANTIFA violently attacking people that disagree with them and yet they are still allowed to have gatherings. It's because they have the right to protest PEACEFULLY and only when they become violent do they face consequences. However those that oppose their opinions are often times denied access to speak at Universities around the country, many of which receive federal aid which should ensure the 1st amendment is protected. Yet we are seeing the complete opposite, speakers such as Ben Shapiro have been denied permission to speak at many Universities and when he is allowed members of the LGBT often times try to shut him down or just become violent. Milo Yiannoppoulos (a gay conservative) is often called a white supremacist and a neo-nazi because he denies much of the conjecture put forth by modern day feminists. So it would seem that even though he's a member of the LGBT community by definition, he is an outcast to them because he doesn't agree with the ideology. Many people of this community are trying to force people to accept them and their beliefs, going so far as my opponent is suggesting in teaching LGBT related issues in public schools. You cannot morally force your view on others.