"Don't Say Gay" Passes in Tenn. Senate

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State Sen. Stacey Campfield's proposed "Don't Say Gay" bill passed the Tennessee senate Friday with a 20-10 vote. The measure passed after an amendment was added to restrict the ban only to lessons related to homosexuality, and not all speech, specifically unplanned discussions in classrooms.

Democrats in the senate pointed out that the state already bans sexual education in elementary and middle school instruction. Sen. Andy Berke said the bill was unnecessary, and only being passed "just to pass it," The Tennessean reports.

A companion bill in the house of representatives has not advanced out of committee. Earlier this month, Rep. Bill Dunn said the process started too late in the year, since the house education subcommittee has closed until 2012.

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Name: Lacy
Date posted: 5/23/2011 9:22:48 AM
Hometown: United Kingdom

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I thought America was supposed to be land of the free and home of the brave. Not 'let's worship a book and discriminate against others for bloody stupid reasons'! This makes me feel physically sick. This is just another step back. Believe it or not, Tennessee, kids NEED to learn about these things! Hiding your child from learning about gays won't make your child straight if it is gay!! People need to learn and love their children no matter what their sexuality or gender identity is! Don't hide them in the shadows and make them think they're 'wrong', because they are not! It's short of child abuse if you ask me!
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Name: jasonb84
Date posted: 5/23/2011 1:53:18 AM
Hometown: USA

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GLBT people who vote republican should be celebrating this win, they got what they wanted all along.
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Name: M. Damon
Date posted: 5/22/2011 1:31:41 AM
Hometown: Minneapolis

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Next stop: book burning.
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Name: Brad Bailey
Date posted: 5/21/2011 11:10:56 PM
Hometown: Fayetteville, AR

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This is part of a nationwide effort by Republicans to push through state-level legislation while they still can. They can feel the clocking ticking down to the 2012 elections.
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Name: buttman
Date posted: 5/21/2011 7:24:05 PM
Hometown: llimp

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this is why homosexuals CAN'T reproduce...ignorance, pure buttfucking ignorance...
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Name: PaulLynde
Date posted: 5/21/2011 7:21:45 PM
Hometown: SouthAmerica

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"Tennessee? Why is always those Southern states that have the highest incidence of overweight and uneducated people that do this kind of thing?" Oh I don't know.. why do the Democrats always chose a Southerner as Presidential candidate? Carter..Georgia.. Clinton..Arkansas..Gore..Tennessee.. must be something in the water..
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Name: CharlesNelsonReileyjr
Date posted: 5/21/2011 7:17:57 PM
Hometown: Assvilee

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"Name: mike Date posted: 5/20/2011 6:03:28 PM Hometown: cincinnati Comment: Boycott the state! Memphis doen't need gay dollars. WHAT and miss all that delicious down-lo blacksnake!! Never!! Most black males I've ever "met" have all been predatory..and "Little Miss Muffetts tuffet".. is what they are after!!
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Name: Mike
Date posted: 5/21/2011 5:19:34 PM
Hometown: NY

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Cliff, you seriously have to become educated! What an ignorant predjudiced thing to say! Hopefully you will find out that this "agenda" you speak of is simply about EQUAL RIGHTS FOR ALL!
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Name: Rob Z
Date posted: 5/21/2011 4:27:31 PM
Hometown: Boylston, MA

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Tennessee? Why is always those Southern states that have the highest incidence of overweight and uneducated people that do this kind of thing?
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Name: tj
Date posted: 5/21/2011 3:33:45 PM
Hometown: virginia beach

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this is why some heterosexuals SHOULDN'T reproduce...ignorance breeding ignorance...

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