TN Senate passes 'Don't say gay'

[guruoo]

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http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2011/may/20/senate-oks-bill-ban-teaching-homosexuality/

Senate OKs bill to ban teaching of homosexuality

* Lucas L. Johnson II, Associated Press
* Posted May 20, 2011 at 11:31 a.m., updated May 20, 2011 at 12:36 p.m.


Stacey Campfield

NASHVILLE — A measure that would prohibit the teaching of homosexuality in Tennessee public schools has passed the Senate.

Under the proposal approved 20-10 on Friday, any instruction or materials at a public elementary or middle school will be "limited exclusively to age-appropriate natural human reproduction science." Republican Senate sponsor Stacey Campfield of Knoxville says "homosexuals don't naturally reproduce."

Campfield says current state curriculum is not clear on what can be taught.

The companion bill has been withdrawn from consideration in the House. But its sponsor has said he will bring it up again next year if the Senate version passes.
According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, Tennessee would become the first state to enact such legislation if the proposal passes.

[Tesha]

1. What about hydras and yeasts?

They can reproduce asexually (through budding).

Can they still be taught about in Tennesee? Or is
all subsequent teaching restricted to heterosexual
reproduction?

Tesha

[Stevenmarc]

2. Well with the rise of IVF it looks like quite a few heterosexual couples can't "naturally reproduce"

[KamaAina]

3. What would you do if your daddy named you Stacey?

Become a knee-jerk homophobe, apparently, much like former Hawai'i football coach June Jones dropping the "Rainbow" from "Rainbow Warriors" because it "wasn't manly enough".

[Armstead]

4. Say "Takai"

[guruoo]

6. That's Takei.

[Armstead]

8. I'm saying it not spelling it......;)

Live long and prosper

[guruoo]

13. indeed...

[Tiggeroshii]

14. Takei technically rhymes with "gay"

...at least the "kei" part does =)

[Armstead]

16. He made a tape about this

"If in Tennessee you can't say gay you can use my name. That's so Takei."

It's funny if you can find it on the Internets.

[slay]

21. Yeah George Takei is awesome

[tavalon]

22. I love this man

I think he has such an amazing sense of humor. I'm so glad he's out of the closet.

[KamaAina]

5. Gay.

Gay gay gay gay gay gay gay gay gay gay gay gay gay gay gay gay.

Oh well, so much for going back to Memphis to visit my activist friends there. :shrug:

[LeftinOH]

7. umm.... "Stacey"? S.T.A.C.E.Y.? Yup, that's what his name is. One has to wonder

if a lifetime of taunting over the name "Stacey" prompted him to come up with this. By the way, you got nice manicured eyebrows there, Stacey. You do those yourself?

[Politicalboi]

9. Stacey Campfield of Knoxville says "homosexuals don't naturally reproduce."

He should know, he looks gay to me. Maybe people said gay too many times to him in his life. If no one says it, it doesn't exist.

[Zorra]

10. Bwaahaahaa!! It's the Knights Who Said "ni" because they couldn't stand "it"!

ARTHUR (losing his patience with the fearful KNIGHTS OF "NI"): Oh, stop it!

Terrific confusion amongst the KNIGHTS OF "NI", they roll on the ground covering their ears. The TALL KNIGHT remains standing trying to control his MEN.

OTHER KNIGHTS: They're all saying the word ...

TALL KNIGHT: Stop saying it. AAAArghh! ... I've said it ...

OTHER KNIGHTS: You've said it! Aaaaarghhh! ... We've said it ... We're all saying it.

http://mzonline.com/bin/view/Python/HolyGrailScene26

[LunaSea]

11. What will it cost to blinker the children when they go downtown?

Knoxville holds it christmas parade (and all parades) on it's "main drag"...Gay Street

[KamaAina]

18. Memphis isn't far behind

[guruoo]

12. DU the poll - Our DU "visitors" have appairently taken it from 17 to 21% for...

DSG bill in the few minutes since I posted the OP

[Scottybeamer70]

15. My gaydar

went completely off the chart with that pic!!!

[marmar]

17. TN Senate.......

[BlueIris]

19. Awful.

Just awful.

[Ohio Joe]

20. See Segami's post

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385x585055

Freakin awesome :D