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Students protest Tennessee ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill, while Senate delays vote — again
The Tennessee state Senate adjourned Wednesday without voting on the “Don’t Say Gay” bill, and now the bill’s author, Sen. Stacey Campfield (R-Knoxville) has put off Thursday’s planned vote and rescheduled it for next week.
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Law school graduates stage walkout to protest Senator’s anti-gay voting record
More than 100 University of Michigan Law School graduates on Saturday staged a walk out during Ohio Sen. Rob Portman’s commencement speech in protest of his anti-LGBT voting record.
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Gay christian college freshman harassed by students, professors
Openly gay freshman Isaiah Thomas has discovered Messiah College in Grantham, Pa., is not quite a good fit.
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FCKH8.com takes aim at Tennessee’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ at school law
In this new video campaign, FCKH8.com takes aim at the Tennessee legislature, which is considering a controversial bill — dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” bill — that would prohibit teachers from discussing homosexuality in kindergarten through 8th grade classrooms.
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‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill will wait a year in Tennessee House; Senate vote this week
Tennessee State Rep. Bill Dunn said it’s too late in the year for the controversial “Don’t Say Gay” bill to be approved in the state House, and that he will not pursue passage this year
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Tennessee lawmaker: Homosexuality is a ‘learned behavior’
Tennessee lawmaker Sen. Stacey Campfield (R-Knoxville), sponsor of the “don’t say gay” bill that would prohibit teachers from discussing homosexuality in kindergarten through 8th grade classrooms, said Thursday that homosexuality is a learned behavior.
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NM school district restricts club meetings after gay-straight alliance formed
The Clovis, N.M. school board on Tuesday voted unanimously to end all non-curricular clubs from meeting during school hours after a gay-straight alliance applied to become a club.
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Tennessee Senate committee advances ‘Don’t Say Gay’ education bill
A Tennessee Senate committee on Wednesday approved a bill that will prohibit teachers from discussing homosexuality in kindergarten through 8th grade classrooms.
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California Senate approves bill to require public education of LGBT history
California moved another step closer to requiring the teaching of LGBT history in public schools, after legislation was approved in the full state Senate this week.
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ACLU warns Virginia school district to stop blocking pro-LGBT rights websites
The American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia on Monday sent a warning to Prince William County Schools in suburban Washington D.C., advising the school district to stop censoring websites that advocate LGBT rights.