Comments on: Tennessee Lawmakers Propose Ban on Mentioning LGBT People in Schools http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2011/02/23/30822 News, analysis and fact-checking of anti-gay rhetoric Tue, 21 May 2013 17:39:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Mike http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2011/02/23/30822/comment-page-1#comment-93036 Mike Fri, 22 Apr 2011 12:15:30 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=30822#comment-93036 I'd be curious to know the increase in the rate of gay youth suicide in conjunction with this kind of talk --and there will be. I can't imagine the terror struck in the minds of young people who are subjected to this kind of talk. I’d be curious to know the increase in the rate of gay youth suicide in conjunction with this kind of talk –and there will be. I can’t imagine the terror struck in the minds of young people who are subjected to this kind of talk.

]]> By: James http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2011/02/23/30822/comment-page-1#comment-90939 James Fri, 18 Mar 2011 10:09:54 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=30822#comment-90939 These legislators are quite active - they have also plan to ban vegetables (because vegetables contain nicotine!): http://www.ecigarettedirect.co.uk/ashtray-blog/2011/03/tenessee-to-ban-vegetables.html These legislators are quite active – they have also plan to ban vegetables (because vegetables contain nicotine!):
http://www.ecigarettedirect.co.uk/ashtray-blog/2011/03/tenessee-to-ban-vegetables.html

]]> By: okami http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2011/02/23/30822/comment-page-1#comment-89713 okami Sun, 27 Feb 2011 09:34:23 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=30822#comment-89713 This means they can't mention about half the Republican Party, or religious 'leaders', named in the past 30 years or so. This means they can’t mention about half the Republican Party, or religious ‘leaders’, named in the past 30 years or so.

]]> By: Bobby http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2011/02/23/30822/comment-page-1#comment-89666 Bobby Sat, 26 Feb 2011 15:16:20 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=30822#comment-89666 They're complete idiots who think bigotry and homophobia are family values. They'll be protested and condemned for this if it passes until they are thrown out of office. However, this might be a great way to ban all religion and religious groups of school campuses. They’re complete idiots who think bigotry and homophobia are family values. They’ll be protested and condemned for this if it passes until they are thrown out of office.

However, this might be a great way to ban all religion and religious groups of school campuses.

]]> By: Peter Dybing http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2011/02/23/30822/comment-page-1#comment-89653 Peter Dybing Sat, 26 Feb 2011 02:17:40 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=30822#comment-89653 Have they lost their minds. How do we educate young adolescents have hormones raging about responsible behavior, sexual STD's, etc. Right wing nut cases seem to be coming out of the wood work. Have they lost their minds. How do we educate young adolescents have hormones raging about responsible behavior, sexual STD’s, etc.

Right wing nut cases seem to be coming out of the wood work.

]]> By: Joey http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2011/02/23/30822/comment-page-1#comment-89638 Joey Fri, 25 Feb 2011 22:35:24 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=30822#comment-89638 Are we not the nation that is supposed to be showing the entire world equality and understanding? What happened to this belief? I love how they are always trying to shut off the gay world to everyone. First of all when I was in Elementary and Middle school they never spoke of homosexuality and guess what I turned out to be gay!!! Homosexuality is NOT a damn learned behavior either! I am so sick and tired of the Republican Party always bitching and gripping about their rights to speech, but as a homosexual person I need to be silent....that's complete and UTTER BULLSHIT. Get in touch with your own SEXUALITY and leave everyone else alone!!!! It makes me sick to say I am from the state of Tennessee. Are we not the nation that is supposed to be showing the entire world equality and understanding? What happened to this belief? I love how they are always trying to shut off the gay world to everyone. First of all when I was in Elementary and Middle school they never spoke of homosexuality and guess what I turned out to be gay!!! Homosexuality is NOT a damn learned behavior either! I am so sick and tired of the Republican Party always bitching and gripping about their rights to speech, but as a homosexual person I need to be silent….that’s complete and UTTER BULLSHIT. Get in touch with your own SEXUALITY and leave everyone else alone!!!! It makes me sick to say I am from the state of Tennessee.

]]> By: cowboy http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2011/02/23/30822/comment-page-1#comment-89615 cowboy Fri, 25 Feb 2011 14:16:20 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=30822#comment-89615 A certain teacher in a rural Utah school district was commanded by a written notice that she couldn’t <i>“make comments, announcements or statements to students, staff members or parents of students regarding [her] homosexual orientation or lifestyle.. “</i> That was in 1997. Maybe Campfield/Dunn need to bone up on the resulting lawsuit. It was Wendy Weaver vs. Nebo School District. (ACLU archives.) A certain teacher in a rural Utah school district was commanded by a written notice that she couldn’t “make comments, announcements or statements to students, staff members or parents of students regarding [her] homosexual orientation or lifestyle.. “

That was in 1997.

Maybe Campfield/Dunn need to bone up on the resulting lawsuit. It was Wendy Weaver vs. Nebo School District. (ACLU archives.)

]]> By: DreddPyrateRoberts http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2011/02/23/30822/comment-page-1#comment-89612 DreddPyrateRoberts Fri, 25 Feb 2011 06:42:06 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=30822#comment-89612 Why do Republicans go off the small-government reservation when they wish to promote fundie legislation. This will require more government theocracy. So government intrusion into peoples' lives is okay if it doesn't cost them any money. Am I getting this right? Not in MY America! Why do Republicans go off the small-government reservation when they wish to promote fundie legislation. This will require more government theocracy. So government intrusion into peoples’ lives is okay if it doesn’t cost them any money. Am I getting this right? Not in MY America!

]]> By: Beltaine http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2011/02/23/30822/comment-page-1#comment-89594 Beltaine Thu, 24 Feb 2011 23:46:06 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=30822#comment-89594 Campfirld and Dunn...they look like they'd make a cute couple. Campfirld and Dunn…they look like they’d make a cute couple.

]]> By: AdrianT http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2011/02/23/30822/comment-page-1#comment-89582 AdrianT Thu, 24 Feb 2011 20:46:31 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=30822#comment-89582 Freedom of expressoin is the most basic of all human rights - without it, none of the others are possible, because it strips your right to defend yourself. That's why I believe, proponents of anti-expression laws, who abuse their political position and seek to silence victims do deserve pies, eggs, vegetables in their faces - at any opportunity. Why this is not anti-constitutional in America I will never understand. Freedom of expressoin is the most basic of all human rights – without it, none of the others are possible, because it strips your right to defend yourself. That’s why I believe, proponents of anti-expression laws, who abuse their political position and seek to silence victims do deserve pies, eggs, vegetables in their faces – at any opportunity. Why this is not anti-constitutional in America I will never understand.

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