- Nikki Peet, 17, wants to start a chapter of the Gay Straight Alliance at Flour Bluff High School in Corpus Christi. But school officials won’t allow it.
Your weekday morning blend from Instant Tea:
1. In an apparent violation of federal law, Flour Bluff High School in Corpus Christi is refusing to allow students to start a chapter of the Gay Straight Alliance. After reading the story, go here to get contact info for the school, then give them a call.
2. Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie signed civil unions into law Wednesday, making Hawaii the seventh state in the nation to offer the legal status to same-sex couples. The law takes effect Jan. 1. “E Komo Mai: It means all are welcome,” Abercrombie said in remarks before signing the bill into law. “This signing today of this measure says to all of the world that they are welcome. That everyone is a brother or sister here in paradise.”
3. Two GOP lawmakers in Tennessee have introduced a bill that would prohibit schools from discussing any sexual orientation other than heterosexuality. “The Don’t Say Gay bill raises all kinds of issues about anti-gay bias, free speech and government overreach,” said Ben Byers with the Tennessee Equality Project. “It limits what teachers and students are able to discuss in the classroom. It means they can’t talk about gay issues or sexuality even with students who may be gay or have gay family.”
I don’t know why, but it still amazes me how supposedly intelligent people are elected to office; then; as in Tennessee; they actually propose a bill that even an idiot would know is a violation of Constitutional rights. So that Bil, if passed will cost the citizens of Tennessee a ton of money in Legal costs, only to have it eventually overturned! People like that need to be removed before they bankrupt the State!
Its not like they are asking for a gay dance club with semi nude dancers! Just asking for a place where they can socialize with others who respect them, for a few moments in time. This is pitiful!