Weatherholtz Redux
Further proving that Virginia bigots never die, they just get reincarnated...
Delegate-elect Matt Lohr, Glenn Weatherholtz's successor to represent Harrisonburg in the GA, has outline his planned bills to introduce when the session starts up in 2006- at the top of the list is a resurrection of one of Weatherholtz's pet projects that was too staggeringly homophobic to get through the State Senate last session (although it did make it through the HoD, the body with the spotless record on keeping "the queers" in their place).
Anyway, Lohr's bill, just like last year's, will "give school boards the discretion to block clubs that they think promote sexual activity by unmarried minor students." Yeah, there wasn't an Unwed 'n Underage Sex Club at my high school, either- Lohr (and Weatherholtz's) beef is with those subversive Gay Straight Alliance types of organizations, which we all know actively promote homosexual sex (and oh, hell, man on dog sex, too, right Rick?) and homosexual sex exclusively- not support, not acceptance, just lots and lots of gay sex.
The irony of it all is that Gay Straight Alliances (which, incidentally, have probably saved the lives of hundreds of LGBT teenagers, a demographic that represents 30% of all teen suicide) are one of the best ways to make sure that future generations don't grow up to be as intolerant as the bigots in the GA who push anti-gay legislation like the Commonwealth's future depends on it. Which means that the succession (regression?) of Lohr to Weatherholtz's seat will just be repeated ad infinitum...
Encouraging.
Delegate-elect Matt Lohr, Glenn Weatherholtz's successor to represent Harrisonburg in the GA, has outline his planned bills to introduce when the session starts up in 2006- at the top of the list is a resurrection of one of Weatherholtz's pet projects that was too staggeringly homophobic to get through the State Senate last session (although it did make it through the HoD, the body with the spotless record on keeping "the queers" in their place).
Anyway, Lohr's bill, just like last year's, will "give school boards the discretion to block clubs that they think promote sexual activity by unmarried minor students." Yeah, there wasn't an Unwed 'n Underage Sex Club at my high school, either- Lohr (and Weatherholtz's) beef is with those subversive Gay Straight Alliance types of organizations, which we all know actively promote homosexual sex (and oh, hell, man on dog sex, too, right Rick?) and homosexual sex exclusively- not support, not acceptance, just lots and lots of gay sex.
The irony of it all is that Gay Straight Alliances (which, incidentally, have probably saved the lives of hundreds of LGBT teenagers, a demographic that represents 30% of all teen suicide) are one of the best ways to make sure that future generations don't grow up to be as intolerant as the bigots in the GA who push anti-gay legislation like the Commonwealth's future depends on it. Which means that the succession (regression?) of Lohr to Weatherholtz's seat will just be repeated ad infinitum...
Encouraging.
posted by Katie at 7:26 PM
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