Did you hear about over 300,000 Italians protesting gay marriage and crazy gender education?

Over 300,000 (and some estimate 1 million) Italians gathered in Rome over the weekend to protest proposed legislation sanctioning ‘gay marriage’ and new educational programs in public schools (there are no alternatives in Italy) which force students to cross-dress in order to experience different ‘gender roles.’

I’m sure you heard about this on your local news, right?

Raw video (the only video I could find on Youtube):

It’s good to know that the public school system has math, literature, language and history covered so they can focus on gender reeducation. What could possibly go wrong?

How long before your kids are forced by the State to engage in cross-dressing? Next month?

This is a good wake up call to decentralize education and perhaps to support state constitutional amendments (and federal) spelling out parents’ constitutional right to home school their kids.

More…

Rome (AFP) – Hundreds of thousands of Italians gathered in Rome Saturday to demonstrate against gay unions and the teaching of gender theories in schools, as Prime Minister Matteo Renzi tries to push a civil union bill through parliament.

Holding aloft banners reading “The family will save the world” and “Let’s defend our children”, a sea of people crammed into the San Giovanni square near the Italian capital’s historic centre to support family values.

The square, which can hold an estimated 300,000 people, was overflowing with the young, elderly and parents with toddlers, an AFP photographer said, with many more demonstrators spilling into nearby streets. Organisers for their part said one million people were taking part. Italian police never provide figures for demos.

“In my children’s schools they are talking about families made up of two fathers or two mothers, without asking parents’ permission,” said 41-year old doctor Giuseppe Ripa, adding: “It’s dangerous and wrong…”

More from Yahoo/AP.