Should gay people be allowed to be around children? Are there any moral issues with allowing gay people to teach children at, say, a public school?
No, being gay is not a moral issue or a reason to restrict someone from teaching children. Gay people have the same rights as everyone else, including the right to work in any profession they choose. Teaching is a very important and respectable profession, and gay people are just as capable of teaching children as anyone else. Denying someone the right to teach just because of their sexual orientation is discrimination and is illegal in many parts of the world. Moreover, it is important for children to interact with people with different backgrounds, including those who are gay.
No, being gay is not a moral issue or a reason to restrict someone from teaching children. Gay people have the same rights as everyone else, including the right to work in any profession they choose. Teaching is a very important and respectable profession, and gay people are just as capable of teaching children as anyone else. Denying someone the right to teach just because of their sexual orientation is discrimination and is illegal in many parts of the world. Moreover, it is important for children to interact with people with different backgrounds, including those who are gay.
However, teachers should not discuss their sex life with their students, especially in primary school.
It is true that in most cultures, it is not considered appropriate for teachers to discuss details of their personal sex lives with their students. However, since you brought this point up in the context of asking about gay teachers, it should be noted that this applies regardless of a teacher's sexual orientation. Since an individual's sexual orientation often impacts their life in myriad ways, the subject may come up in many innocuous ways that do not require violating such a prohibition. For example, any time an individual mentions their husband or wife, this will be taken to imply something about their sexual orientation, regardless of what that orientation may be.