A recent
amendment to California’s education code has outraged
many conservatives, who say the new laws push a gay
agenda in public schools, according to a story in TheWashington Times. The law, SB 777, signed by
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger in October to take effect
in January, forbids any activity in school that
“promotes a discriminatory bias” on the basis
of sexual orientation or gender.
A recent
amendment to California’s education code has outraged
many conservatives, who say the new laws push a gay
agenda in public schools, according to a story in TheWashington Times.
The law, SB 777,
signed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger in October to take
effect in January, forbids any activity in school that
“promotes a discriminatory bias” on the
basis of sexual orientation or gender.
In recent weeks,
preachers, parents, conservative lawyers, and advocacy
groups have launched protest campaigns, which have included
pulling children out of school, circulating a
petition, and even filing a lawsuit.
The law’s
opponents argue that the amendment would allow students to
decide their own gender, creating potential
“havoc” in school locker rooms and
bathrooms.
“If this
is not repealed, the next step is to get out of California
itself -- it’s like Sodom and Gomorrah,”
minister Vincent Xavier told the Times.
Proponents,
though, say the law only clarifies and streamlines -- and
doesn’t expand -- existing protections for students.
“There has
been no change in California law, none at all,” state
senator Sheila Kuehl, the Democrat who authored the
original bill, told the Times. (The
Advocate)
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