Iowa House Republicans Seek to Bully Gay Students
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2/6/10-by Paula Brooks
Two Iowa GOP State Representatives, Jason Schultz, and Matt Windschitl, this week, co-sponsored legislation which seeks to remove LGBT students from the 2007 Iowa Safe Schools Law that protects students from harassment and bullying in Iowa’s schools and the measure has been referred to the Iowa House Education Committee for consideration.
Iowa’s Safe Schools Law requires both public and private schools to establish policies prohibiting harassment and bullying against students by employees, school volunteers, or other students.
Sexual Orientation and Gender identity are currently covered under the Safe Schools Law, but the bill introduced by Schultz, and Windschitl would strike those protections.
Said Ryan Roemerman, Executive Director of Iowa Pride Network, “When our state is facing record budget deficits and unemployment, House Republicans feel their time is best spent picking on Iowa’s LGBT youth,” “There is no better example as to why we have this law, so youth in Iowa don’t grow up to be like these bigots.”
via Iowa Pride Network: House Republicans Seek to Bully Gay Students.
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What spineless cowards. Because targeting KIDS is an ethical way to oppose the gay lobby. Add to that the face that numerous studies show LGBT kids who are bullied have serious suicide rates.
As someone bullied growing up (for unrelated reasons, not that it matters), I plan to write to these spineless cowards and call them just what they are.