Gay Students Lobby Lawmakers For Safe Schools

[davidinalameda]

http://www.365gay.com/Newscon06/03/030606schools.htm

Hundreds of gay and lesbian students from across the state converged on the California capitol Monday to lobby for a bill that would force schools to provide a safe environment.

Two bills to improve conditions for California gay students have been introduced in the Assembly: The Safe Place to Learn Act and the Bias-Free Curriculum Act.

The lobby effort was organized by Equality California (EQCA) and the Gay-Straight Alliance Network.

The Safe Place to Learn Act, introduced by Lloyd Levine (D-Van Nuys) requires school districts and the Department of Education to enforce California's anti-discrimination and anti-harassment laws.

[BR_Parkway]

1. Good for them. We didn't have gay kids in high school, well except

for the 2 I met at a gay bar one night after we'd all graduated - but back in HS we were all trying so hard to fit in.

And one of the 2 was a guy I had seriously lusted over, if only I'd have had a little more courage back then...