Critics: Gay Discrimination Bill Will Stifle Free Speech, Advance 'Homosexual Agenda'

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A bill in Congress that would prohibit discrimination in public schools based on sexual orientation or gender identity could stifle free speech and even lead to "homosexual indoctrination" in the nation's classrooms, critics say.

Okay, first: What discrimination are they trying to address, exactly?

The Student Non-Discrimination Act (SNDA), or H.R. 4530, was introduced late last month by Colorado Rep. Jared Polis, with 60 co-sponsors. Polis, the first openly gay man elected to the House as a nonincumbent, said the legislation will put lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students on "equal footing" with their peers, much as Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 did for minorities and Title IX did for women.

Why do we need a new law? Why not simply add 'sexual preference and orientation' along with race, national origin, and the rest through an amendment to existing state and local laws (possibly to the USC if they really see a need)?
"Hatred has no place in the classroom," Polis, a Democrat, said in a statement on Jan. 27. "Every student has the right to an education free from harassment and violence. This bill will protect the freedoms of our students and enshrine the values of equality and opportunity in the classroom."

Can they show systematic discrimination? Or are they simply talking about eh kind of bullying that's wrong no matter the reason someone's singled out?

"When left unchecked, discrimination, including harassment, bullying, intimidation and violence, in schools based on sexual orientation or gender identity can lead, and has lead [sic] to, life-threatening violence and to suicide," the bill reads.

Even granting that, how is that an issue of systemic or institutional discrimination, rather than simply part of the problem of bullying and violence? Why focus so much more on specific victims because of the reason they're targeted?

the article: FOXNews.com - Gay Discrimination Bill Will Stifle Free Speech, Advance 'Homosexual Agenda,' Critics Say
 
☭proletarian☭;2038386 said:
A bill in Congress that would prohibit discrimination in public schools based on sexual orientation or gender identity could stifle free speech and even lead to "homosexual indoctrination" in the nation's classrooms, critics say.

Okay, first: What discrimination are they trying to address, exactly?

The Student Non-Discrimination Act (SNDA), or H.R. 4530, was introduced late last month by Colorado Rep. Jared Polis, with 60 co-sponsors. Polis, the first openly gay man elected to the House as a nonincumbent, said the legislation will put lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students on "equal footing" with their peers, much as Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 did for minorities and Title IX did for women.

Why do we need a new law? Why not simply add 'sexual preference and orientation' along with race, national origin, and the rest through an amendment to existing state and local laws (possibly to the USC if they really see a need)?
"Hatred has no place in the classroom," Polis, a Democrat, said in a statement on Jan. 27. "Every student has the right to an education free from harassment and violence. This bill will protect the freedoms of our students and enshrine the values of equality and opportunity in the classroom."

Can they show systematic discrimination? Or are they simply talking about eh kind of bullying that's wrong no matter the reason someone's singled out?

"When left unchecked, discrimination, including harassment, bullying, intimidation and violence, in schools based on sexual orientation or gender identity can lead, and has lead [sic] to, life-threatening violence and to suicide," the bill reads.

Even granting that, how is that an issue of systemic or institutional discrimination, rather than simply part of the problem of bullying and violence? Why focus so much more on specific victims because of the reason they're targeted?

the article: FOXNews.com - Gay Discrimination Bill Will Stifle Free Speech, Advance 'Homosexual Agenda,' Critics Say

So what are you saying? Ignore the problem? Screw 'em? So what?
 

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