SC House nixes mention of gays in date-abuse bill

[WillParkinson]

SC House nixes mention of gays in date-abuse bill


(Columbia, SC) South Carolina lawmakers want to prevent violence in teen relationships but won’t allow a new school program aimed at curbing such abuse to mention gay and lesbian partnerships.

State representatives voted overwhelmingly Thursday to bar any mention of homosexual relationships in the new program for middle and high school students. The move was pushed by lawmakers who said they don’t want schools teaching about gay relationships and said they doubt those partnerships have high levels of abuse.

“I do not want the Department of Education or school districts teaching our children in grades six through 12 about same-sex relationships,” said Rep. Greg Delleney, a Chester Republican who pushed to make the violence prevention program apply only to heterosexual relationships. “I’m sure it would develop into that.”

http://www.365gay.com/news/sc-house-nixes-mention-of-gays-in-date-abuse-bill/

[ThomCat]

1. Well isn't that wonderful...

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Any kids that are coming out and dating, well, those kids are out of luck. The state doesn't want to help those kids.

[RetiredTrotskyite]

2. Yeah, real fucking great.

Not something that surprises me, though. In large parts of the country GLBT youth don't exist for legislative bodies. Only fucking straight kids count. Now, sorry if that offends any straights, but I am tired of our issues being constantly swept aside in states like SC. So if a GLBTQ kid ends up in an abusive relationship, he or she is just up shit creek with no paddle.

It just amazes me how backwards large parts of this country still are and you can lay that at the feet of all these homophobic religions.