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GOP Lawmaker Hopes Coming Out Stops 'Don't Say Gay'

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 05.02.2012

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Regret over voting against a bill that would have outlawed discrimination based on sexual orientation and fears that the sponsor of the 'Don't Say Gay...

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GOP Lawmaker Comes Out, Opposes 'Don't Say Gay' Bill

AP | WES DUPLANTIER | Posted 05.02.2012

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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A Republican Missouri House member who previously served in the U.S. Air Force publicly announced Wednesday that he is gay...

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WATCH: Colbert Mocks Missouri's 'Don't Say Gay' Bill

Posted 05.02.2012

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As more and more Americans become tolerant of gay marriage, conservatives are attempting to shore up their defenses against homosexuality. The so...

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'Don't Say Gay' Bill Gets The Axe

Posted 05.01.2012

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A controversial bill in Tennessee meant to restrict public school discussion of sexuality and LGBT issues is set to die without a vote after the key G...

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Talking To Kids About 'Gay'

Amelia | Posted 04.26.2012

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The truth is that explaining to children (or anyone, for that matter) what being gay means isn't difficult. It only gets complicated when parents and other adults try to deny the parts about being gay that aren't related to which body part gets put where.

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WATCH: Tennessee Representative Says Bad Parenting, Not Bullying, Leads Teens To Suicide

Posted 04.25.2012

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A Tennessee-based lawmaker raised more than a few eyebrows this week after suggesting that children who were committing suicide were doing so because ...

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Last Week In Crazy

The Huffington Post | Ross Luippold | Posted 04.24.2012

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Isn't it great how people in the news are the only people in the universe who ever screw up, ever? It's an astounding phenomenon! The Fourth Estate is...

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GOP Lawmakers Say 'Don't Say Gay' Bill Would Prevent Bestiality Education

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 04.24.2012

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Republican lawmakers in Missouri are defending their controversial bill to ban the teaching of sexual orientation in schools as a way to prevent stude...

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Another 'Don't Say Gay' Bill Gains Momentum

The Huffington Post | Nick Wing | Posted 04.20.2012

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A bill in Missouri meant to eliminate any mention of sexual orientation in the state's public schools advanced to committee on Thursday after a first ...

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WATCH: George Takei Names Tennessee's Anti-Gay Lawmakers As 'Friends Of Dorothy'

Posted 03.07.2012

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Just days after vowing to talk same-sex marriage with Donald Trump, "Star Trek" actor George Takei is taking on Tennessee lawmakers who are spearheadi...

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In Defense Of 'Homosexual Propaganda' In Schools

Noah Baron | Posted 05.01.2012

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During the Proposition 8 campaign, one of the arguments used by proponents of the ban on gay marriage was that, if it was not passed, schoolchildren would be taught about gay marriage when they learned about families. I often found myself wondering: what would be so bad about this?

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State Delays Controversial Anti-Gay Bill

The Huffington Post | Anna Staver | Posted 02.29.2012

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Although GOP state leadership has asked him to back off the issue, the Republican sponsor of Tennessee's so-called "Don't Say Gay" bill will continue ...

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Tennessee's 'Don't Say Gay' Bill Advances Despite Protests

Posted 02.16.2012

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Despite nationwide criticism, a controversial Tennessee bill that would restrict references to homosexuality in schools has cleared its first hurdle i...

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Tennessee Senator Behind 'Don't Say Gay' Bill Removed From Restaurant In Wake Of Anti-Gay Remarks

Posted 01.30.2012

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Tennessee Senator Stacey Campfield's proposed "Don't Say Gay" law continues to divide residents -- but one local restaurateur made her views on the le...

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Odious New Anti-Transgender Bill Introduced in Tennessee General Assembly

Scottie Thomaston | Posted 03.13.2012

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A new anti-transgender "bathroom bill" was filed in Tennessee today that "restricts access to public restrooms and public dressing rooms designated by sex to members of that particular sex." This affects all transgender and gender non-conforming people.

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Love The Iron Lady, Not Margaret Thatcher

Laurence Watts | Posted 02.12.2012

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As I slowly became aware of politics, I admired Thatcher, like many others did, as a "strong leader." It was only after I discovered I was gay and studied politics that I realized her policies were, in fact, anti-gay.

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WATCH: Eighth Grader's 'Don't Say Gay' PSA

Posted 11.29.2011

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An eighth grader's hilarious public service announcement on the misuse of the word "gay" is making the rounds of the LGBT blogosphere and beyond. ...

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Don't Say Gay, Do Say Gay: The Politics of Curriculum

David Moshman | Posted 11.26.2011

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In Tennessee, a "Don't say gay" bill would forbid teaching about matters of sexual orientation in schools. In California, a new law requires teaching about gays. So, should we teach about gays, or not?

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WATCH: Don't Say Gay... Or Anything Else

Posted 07.25.2011

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Following the logic of the first "Nightmare On Elm Street," (where Freddy disappears as soon as Nancy turns her back on him) the Tennessee lawmakers b...

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WATCH: Can't Say Gay? Say Takei!

Posted 07.20.2011

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Tennessee's senate recently passed a bill that would prohibit teachers from discussing homosexuality in classrooms before students reach ninth grade, ...

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'Don't Say Gay' Bill Gains Traction In Tennessee

Carly Schwartz | Posted 06.22.2011

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A bill that would prohibit teachers from discussing homosexuality in the classroom before the ninth grade has advanced in Tennessee's Senate. Spon...

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