The existence of homosexuality should be made clear to children, definitely.

In the UK, along with the usual Equality and Diversity training, school staff members now do Stonewall training, which teaches awareness of anti-LGBTQ bullying, how to identify it, and how it should be handled. LGBTQ awareness for students comes into it too. When I did the training last term, we were told that homophobia, biphobia, and transphobia is connected with this idea that everyone should fit in and all be the same (basically, it all comes from the same mindset).

They then suggested that one of the ways we can help stop young children from discriminating against the LGBTQ community is by showing them the movie Happy Feet. This is because it's about a penguin who is initially shunned for being a dancer in a community of singers, and about finding acceptance, and everyone learning that it's okay to be different. Happy Feet is not about LGBTQ in any way, so I thought it was a strange suggestion at first, but it's about the psychological side of getting kids to accept differences between people.

But even so, I think kids would benefit from gaining a better understanding of homosexuality and LGBTQ at a young age. Another suggestion made in the Stonewall training was to make sure that schools have books that focus on alternative families.

Another little thing I slipped in when on playground duty was when two five-year-olds were having an argument; they were playing "mums and dads" but both of them wanted to be the mum. To settle the dispute, I said to them, "you can both be the mum!"

Anyway, I'm rambling. XD But yeah, I think homosexuality should be highlighted more in schools to help students accept it from a young age. Schools here in the UK at least certainly seem to be making an effort, and I do believe that we're seeing less and less homophobia with each generation. But I think we can still do better.

of course it should be, it's an important part of our world

I'm from New York City, so it is talked about in my school. But it's not talked about in a lot of other parts of the US. Part of how I figured out my identity and sexuality was because I knew about and feel that I didn't have to struggle as much. But kids who have no idea what the hell it means to be gay or to be trans will probably have an even harder time. And this stuff is really damn difficult. The more someone knows about something's, the better they'll be able to make delicious about it. Or in this case, the better any LGBT kids will be able to accept their identities. Sadly, it may be a long time before this will be possible in the US. There's a lot of homophobia and transphobia here and despite gay marriage being federally legalized here, we still have a long way to go.

It's about time that it's talked about in schools. Otherwise, those who are in the school system who find themselves questioning their sexuality will just be left confused and due to the sensitivity of the matter will probably keep it to themselves. However, this would also require a lot of work to make sure that an unbiased standpoint is taken so as not to give a negative stigma towards any sexual orientation, which would mean work to remove any potential bigotry from the system.

It should be taught in health class because it's pretty obvious NOBODY gets it!

I think it's very important for kids to grow up with tolerant influences. If a kid bullies someone for being LGBT+, it's mostly the fault of the terrible adult influences in their life.

I think that it should be part of sex ed.