SLAP: No more sex education
A bill that would make sex education optional in Utah schools and mandate abstinence-only curriculum if they choose to offer courses cleared the House. In a 45-28 vote, the Republican-dominated Legislature moved the bill on to the Senate. Rep. Bill Wright, R-Holden, sponsored the bill and said that any education on contraception, even the shortcomings of condoms, would be devastating and essentially promote a state endorsement of complete promiscuity. The bill is supported by ultra-conservative groups in the state and have enough support to clear the second body in the Legislature.
SNAP: Ireland supports same-sex marriage
Gay-rights advocates are heralding a poll that shows 73 percent of Ireland citizens favor the legalization of same-sex marriage. The poll used a basic approach that asked responders if they agreed or disagreed with the following statement: ?Same sex marriage should be allowed in the Constitution.? Kieran Rose, Chair of Ireland?s Gay and Lesbian Equality Network said in a press release: ?The poll confirms the openness of Irish people and their support for further critically important progress to achieving equality for lesbian and gay people.?
SLAP: 10-year prison sentence for gays
Liberia?s former first lady-turned-senator, Jewel Taylor, submitted a bill that would make homosexuality a first-degree felony, punishable by 10 years in prison. ?We are only strengthening the existing law,? she told The Associated Press. ?Some media are reporting that I said anyone found guilty of involvement in same sex should face the death penalty; I did not say so, I am calling for a law that will make it a first-degree felony.? Gay relationships are already outlawed and carry a one-year prison sentence if convicted. The bill comes on the heels of 10 arrests of women suspected of being lesbians in near-by Cameroon where they face a five-year sentence and a fine.
Source: http://qsaltlake.com/2012/02/29/snaps-slaps-39/
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