WTF? Tennessee 'Don't Say Gay' bill clears a hurdle in state House

[w8liftinglady]

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/nationnow/2012/02/dont-say-gay-bill-tennessee.html

A bill that would ban teaching Tennessee kids about homosexuality before they reach the ninth grade was approved by a state House subcommittee Wednesday, reigniting an emotional debate in the buckle of the Bible Belt.

The bill, which would limit class discussions to "natural human reproduction science" in public schools, passed the House education subcommittee, which keeps it on track for consideration by the full House, according to reports in the Nashville Tennessean and the Nashville Scene.

To supporters, the bill gives parents control over how and when to educate their children about what is still, to some, a sensitive topic.

"The basic right as an American is my right to life, my right to liberty and my right to the pursuit of happiness," Democratic state Rep. John DeBerry said, according to the Tennessean. "Within that includes being able to run my home, raise my children as I see fit and indoctrinate them as I see fit."

[da_decider]

1. Party of "small government" my ass

Yeah, small government except to define marriage and ban contraception and tell women what procedures to have and force people to show ID when voting and....

[Fearless]

2. Creating another generation of boys and girls that are afraid of who they are.

Utterly despicable.

[Politicalboi]

3. Do these assholes think

That children don't know they are gay before 9th grade? They know long before 9th grade. Looks like John DeBerry Dino needs to go.

[w8liftinglady]

5. My doc's wife is a preschool teacher

he said she says she can pick out both boys and girls who will "come out" later on(she's done it for 40 years)...at 3 and 4 years of age.She said the cruelest thing adults can do is try to make kids be "straight"

[justiceischeap]

4. One word tells the whole story, "indoctrinate"

That's exactly what these people do. Instead of allowing their kids to actually learn, they indoctrinate them.

Does this mean, if a child in 8th grade wanted to give a report on same-sex marriage or some such thing, they'd be arrested?

[Neoma]

6. Hmmm.

That person needs to homeschool his kids instead of pissing on people.