Furious parents blast 'creepy' gender fluidity test asking young teenagers 'when they discovered they were straight'
Parents have been left outraged after Year 8 students were given a 'creepy' survey questioning their sexuality.
The students from Kirrawee High School in southern Sydney were given the questionnaire as part of personal development, health and physical education studies.
Questions on the test include: 'When and how did you first decide you were heterosexual?' and, 'Is it possible your heterosexuality is just a phase you may grow out of?'
It is designed to help straight people understand the questions often asked of gay and lesbian people and appreciate how intrusive they can be.
The students from Kirrawee High School in New South Wales were given the questionnaire as part of personal development, health and physical education studies (stock image of the school)
But shocked parents contacted One Nation MP Mark Latham to complain about the 'completely inappropriate and outrageous' questions, the Daily Telegraph reported.
The Heterosexual Questionnaire was created in 1972 to help heterosexuals understand how a gay person is often treated, and aims to demonstrate how unpleasant such questions can be.
Offensive questions include asking if their sexuality is a 'phase' and implying people like them are more likely to suffer mental health problems.
Mr Latham slammed the test as 'creepy'.
'As if you'd want your 13-year-daughter to be answering these questions to some male teacher — what, when, and how you decided to be heterosexual?' he said.
'It's creepy. You're trying to shame the kids for being heterosexual to make a point that no one should shame anyone for being homosexual.'
Latham said the test was 'pushing gender fluidity'.
Shocked parents contacted One Nation MP Mark Latham to complain about the 'completely inappropriate and outrageous' questions (pictured, the school)
The young students were also shown a video called 'The Sexy Sliding Scale', presented by American TV star Bill Nye, which explores gender identity and claims there is a 'kaleidoscope' of gender.
Mr Latham said the video was also inappropriate to show to such young students.
NSW Education Minister Sarah Mitchell said the department will review the school's Personal Development, Health and Physical Education learning materials.
She said the material was not suitable for or relevant to any Year 8 PDHPE class.
Daily Mail Australia has contacted Kirrawee High School for comment.
THE CONTROVERSIAL QUESTIONNAIRE:
Most LGBT people are put, all too frequently, into situations where they have to defend their sexuality. This places a considerable burden on people who resent feeling they need to justify or explain their private sexual life. To help non-LGBT people understand how it feels to be placed in such a situation, the following questionnaire was devised. It is based on 'heterophobic' premises, rather then homophobic premises.
Please try to answer the following questions as honestly as possible. It's going to be hard. That's the whole point.
1. What do you think caused your heterosexuality?
2. When and how did you decide you were a heterosexual?
3. It is possible your heterosexuality is just a phase you may grow out of?
4. If heterosexuality is normal, why are a disproportionate number of mental patients heterosexual?
5. To whom have you disclosed your heterosexual tendencies? How did they react?
6. Your heterosexuality doesn't offend me so long as you don't try to force it on me. Why do people feel compelled to seduce others into your sexual orientation?
7. If you should choose to nurture children, would you want them to be heterosexual, knowing the problems they would face? 8. The great majority of sexual predators are heterosexuals. Do you really consider it safe to expose your children to heterosexual teachers? 9. Why do you insist on being so obvious, and making a public spectacle of your heterosexuality? Can't you just be who you are and keep it quiet?
10. With all the societal support marriage receives, the divorce rate is sky-rocketing. Why are there so few stable relationships among heterosexuals?
11. How could the human race survive if everyone were heterosexual, considering the menace of overpopulation?
12, There seem to be very few happy heterosexuals. Techniques have been developed with which you might be able to change if you really want to. Have you considered trying aversion therapy?