| − | The '''Student Non-Discrimination Act''' (SNDA), or H.R. 4530, is a bill introduced in the [[United States Congress]] with the stated purpose of "end[ing] discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools."<ref>http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c111:H.R.4530.IH:</ref> It seems designed merely to protect the homosexual minority from "harassment", but its definition of harassment is "murky", say critics.<ref name=stifle>[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/02/22/anti-lgbt-discrimination-stifle-free-speech-critics-say/ Gay Discrimination Bill Will Stifle Free Speech, Advance 'Homosexual Agenda,' Critics Say] - Fox News</ref> | + | The '''Student Non-Discrimination Act''' (SNDA), or H.R. 4530, is a bill introduced in the [[United States Congress]] with the stated purpose of "end[ing] discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools."<ref>http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill=h111-4530</ref> It seems designed merely to protect the homosexual minority from "harassment", but its definition of harassment is "murky", say critics.<ref name=stifle>[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/02/22/anti-lgbt-discrimination-stifle-free-speech-critics-say/ Gay Discrimination Bill Will Stifle Free Speech, Advance 'Homosexual Agenda,' Critics Say] - Fox News</ref> |
| | The bill is supported by the [[ACLU]], the [[pro-gay]] [[Human Rights Campaign]], and [[GLSEN]]. | | The bill is supported by the [[ACLU]], the [[pro-gay]] [[Human Rights Campaign]], and [[GLSEN]]. |