The '' FAIR Education Act '' is a California law which was signed into law on July 14 , 2011 . The law compels the inclusion of the political , economic , and social contributions of persons with disabilities and lesbian , gay , bisexual , and transgender people into educational textbooks and the social studies curricula in California public schools by amending the California Education Code . It also amended existing law by adding sexual orientation and religion along with race , ethnicity , nationality , gender , and disability that schools are prohibited from sponsoring negative activities about or teaching students about in an adverse way . The Act mandates that history and social studies classes explore LGBT history . This can include reading children 's books with same-sex parents or learning about the LGBT rights movement , the White Night riots and the Moscone – Milk assassinations , depending on age and grade
White Night riots
White Night riots
LGBT rights in California