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| − | The '''Student Non-Discrimination Act''' (SNDA), or H.R. 4530, 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://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 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]]. | ||
Revision as of 17:48, June 18, 2011
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."[1] It seems designed merely to protect the homosexual minority from "harassment", but its definition of harassment is "murky", say critics.[2]
The bill is supported by the ACLU, the pro-gay Human Rights Campaign, and GLSEN.
Neal McCluskey of the Cato Institute said, "The definition of harassment could be broadly interpreted to censure anybody who expressed a totally legitimate opinion about homosexual behavior."[3]
Notes
- ↑ http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c111:H.R.4530.IH:
- ↑ Gay Discrimination Bill Will Stifle Free Speech, Advance 'Homosexual Agenda,' Critics Say - Fox News
- ↑ (personal correspondence, 6/9/2011)