Along with learning how to add two-digit numbers and construct intelligible sentences, second graders in the state of California will soon learn about all kinds of family structures—including those with gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender parents.

This week, the California Board of Education unanimously approved a history and social studies curriculum that includes prominent LGBT figures and milestones—from theStonewall riots of 1969 to the legalization of same-sex marriage in 2015—for public school students.  MORE