Mr. Harding’s Class

The students tumbled into the classroom and sat at their desks. They pulled out their tablets, and propped them up for the day's reading assignment.

"Class, settle down." Mr. Harding's words rang out, and everyone became quiet.

"Today we will discuss an event that occurred more than a hundred years ago, back in 2061. Who knows what that was?"

"The great famine," said Mark. He did not bother raising his hand. Mark just blurts out answers, to the annoyance of the other students who never get a chance.

"Yes Mark, the great famine. Global population increased, and food supplies could not keep up. The governments of the world realized what the main problem was- the poor kept having kids they could not provide for. They implemented forced mass sterilization programs for millions of people, which resulted in an angry public and uprisings in nations all over the world. So, what happened next?" Mr. Harding continued quickly- "Anyone but Mark."

David raised his hand, and Mr. Harding called on him.

"Doctor Jacobi's vaccine."

"Correct David. But technically what Dr. Jacobi invented was not a vaccine, but a Gene Therapy treatment. He introduced it without people's knowledge or the government's authorization into the water supply. It spread through the population, turning heterosexual people homosexual. He knew he would be discovered eventually and they would clean the water supply, so he made sure it would spread beyond those who drank the water. It is transmitted sexually, and even through casual contact like shaking hands. It is also passed on to further generations, ensuring a homosexual populace. Straight people reproduce as an accidental side effect of sex for pleasure, resulting in numerous unwanted children. Doctor Jacobi made sure that defect in straight people no longer harmed the planet. He was executed as a terrorist in his day, but we consider him a hero now, because without him we could not have the paradise we now live in, where everyone has all of their needs met."

Alex raised his hand, and Mr. Harding called on him.

"Why didn't we all die off?" asked Alex.

"Very simple- as you know from your parents, when a gay couple truly wants a child and can provide for them, they have one. Some gay male couples ask a lesbian friend to be a surrogate, Lesbian couples ask a gay male friend to donate sperm. No unwanted pregnancies. No unwanted children. Every child that is born, is born into a loving home."

Jeff's question was next. "What if someone today, um, kind of has feelings for someone they should not?"

The rest of the class turned and looked at Jeff.

"Well, Jeff," said Mr. Harding, "There are some people that are born with a mutation that makes them immune to the gene treatment. They are then sent to hospitals to come up with a customized alternative therapy."

"What if that does not work?" asked Jeff, now appearing very nervous.

"Then that individual is sterilized, for the good of the world as a whole. They can still live out their lives much like asexuals do, but they will not spread their mutation to another generation."

"I guess that is not so bad," said Jeff.

"Do you need to speak to the school nurse, Jeff?" Asked Mr. Harding.

"Yes," said Jeff, and he stood up and left the room.