Thankfully, the effort by Christianists in California to initiate a vote to overturn SB 777 which will beef up the laws governing public schools and bullying and anti-gay discrimination. I have previously discussed this topic. While the haters of tolerance and equal treatment for all citizens have filed a law suit as well, at least this phase of their effort to impose their goal of allowing continued, open abuse of LGBT students has failed. Here are some highlights from 365gay.com's coverage (http://www.365gay.com/Newscon08/01/011208school.htm):
(Sacramento, California) A conservative Christian group has failed to collect enough signatures to force a vote to repeal a California law protecting students from discrimination, harassment and bullying in publicly-funded schools. Save Our Kids, the organization that spearheaded the referendum effort says it collected over 350,000 signatures to overturn the law - far short of the required 434,000 signatures that had to be turned in on Friday.
The Student Civil Rights Act, passed and signed into law by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger last year, mandates that teachers and school administrators fully understand their responsibilities to protect LGBT youth. Opponents of the law have claimed it will force schools to "promote homosexuality" and to "persecute Christians who oppose homosexuality".
"Opponents of SB 777 have been spreading misinformation and outright lies for months, and whether they actually collected 350,000 signatures, we will never know," said Equality California Executive Director Geoff Kors. "What is clear is that they failed. Despite their vicious attack, Californians stood with us and said 'no' to turning back the clock on civil rights and protecting all youth from discrimination in our schools."
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