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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, 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> | ||
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[[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]]."<ref name=email>(personal correspondence, 6/9/2011)</ref> | [[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]]."<ref name=email>(personal correspondence, 6/9/2011)</ref> | ||
Revision as of 18:12, June 9, 2011
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.[1]
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."[2]
Notes
- ↑ Gay Discrimination Bill Will Stifle Free Speech, Advance 'Homosexual Agenda,' Critics Say - Fox News
- ↑ (personal correspondence, 6/9/2011)