(CNSNews.com) - A national women's group is joining other conservatives in condemning a homosexual activist group's promotion of homosexuality in Massachusetts schools.

The Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network (GLSEN) said the 11th annual "TeachOUT" conference titled Creating Safety-Teaching Respect, which takes place at Tufts University Saturday, is designed to help teach educators, parents and students how they can combat "homophobia" and "anti-gay harassment" in their schools and in their communities.

The mission of the national non-profit organization, according to its web site, is to "end anti-gay bias in K-12 schools."

"Just last week GLSEN received a call from a terrified mother whose daughter received a death threat related to her sexual orientation following an incident of anti-day harassment. She was looking for personal support and information about how her daughter's school could better protect her child, and all children. That's what this conference is all about," said conference coordinator Adam Glick in a written statement.

But the Massachusetts chapter of Concerned Women for America, the largest public policy women's organization in the nation, believes the conference will "promote risky sexual behavior."

Sandi Martinez, state director for CWA said students should be focusing on academics and positive extra-curricular activities. Instead, she said, they're being "introduced into a world of sado-masochism" at a young and tender age.

Over 40 workshops are planned this year. According to a GLSN press release, they include "If You Are Harassed, What Can You Do?"

Another title is "Putting an End to Bullying and Teasing By Creating a Climate of Respect," also "Responding to Teasing, Name Calling and Harassment in Middle and High Schools."

Martinez cited other workshop titles, such as "Diesel Dykes and Lipstick Lesbians: Embracing Individual Identities Within the Lesbian Community," a repeat from last year.

Another workshop that will be repeated this year, she said is, "From Lesbos to Stonewall: Including the History of Gay, Lesbian, Bi and Transgender Individuals in a High School or Middle School World History Curriculum."

Still another topic is, "Early Childhood and Daycare Educators, Infants through Preschool: How Safe Is It to Come Out at Work," Martinez said.

"So basically, what this whole thing is designed to do is to teach teachers, primarily, and youth how to bring all of these issues into your schools. And so they address all the different ways you can do it," Martinez said.

She cited another example, a workshop titled "Homophobia and Athletics Panel," where "what they'll do is they'll go find a child who is identified as a homosexual who is an athlete and who has now come out to his peers and is still considered a jock and they'll have him speak to other kids."

But one particular workshop held last year, titled, "What They Didn't Tell You About Queer Sex In Health Class: A Workshop For Youth Only, Ages 14 - 21," was at the center of the controversy.

The entire conference was then nicknamed "Fistgate" by its critics after a workshop audience was given step-by-step instructions on how to perform a homosexual act called "fisting."

"The person who was running this particular workshop described to the class the practice of fisting, which is basically inserting your hand up another person's rectum and taught them the proper way to position your fingers," Martinez said.

Two Massachusetts Department of Education staffers lost their jobs last year for their involvement in the workshop. But, a department spokesperson said the department is "not co-sponsoring or sponsoring or sending any employees in an official capacity to the conference" and in no way funded or approved this year's conference.

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