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Um, what? Tennessee considering Don't Say Gay bill for K-8 schools

 

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Lawmakers in Tennessee are reconsidering a piece of legislation from last year that has been nicknamed the “Don’t Say Gay” bill. If passed, it would prohibit teachers from discussing any sexuality other than heterosexuality with students with kindergarten through eighth grade.

 

 

More worrisome than this quasi gag order is a new provision, which would require school officials to contact parents if their child is gay. Students would still be able to discuss sexuality with counselors, nurses and principals, but these authorities would need to notify parents as soon as they thought the circumstances required “intervention.”

 

While the wording offers some leeway, we think the entire situation is troubling. What do you think?

 

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Ok about K-8... Most kids are still trying to figure themselfs out. No one knows yet if they are gay, bi, or straight. Most kids get mixed feelings like me. I don't think it's right to do this. It's kind of ridiculous...

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by YouCanCallMeCat on 2/11/2013 3:29:37 PM

 
 

Well to be honest, I certainly don't think it should be discussed with the children and discussing that with young children would only confuse them. Meghan D.

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by baby12 on 2/11/2013 3:28:44 PM

 
 

The whole point that the LGBT community is trying to get across is that no matter who you love, everyone is nothing but a human being! This goes against everything they've been working towards. It is teaching kids that gay is not okay and it kind of makes me want to injure someone.

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by talster on 2/11/2013 3:07:18 PM

 
 

This is terrible. It's basically saying that it's not okay for a kid to be gay. I think that it's our choice, and that it's wrong to tell a kid that they don't have a choice.

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by puddinface7 on 2/11/2013 1:34:14 PM

 
 

I think that this law is perfectly fine! Discussing things such as what being Gay is can only confuse children.

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by Emiegal on 2/11/2013 1:13:36 PM

 
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