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April 6, 2011

Texas Measure Would Force Schools to Promote Heterosexual Lifestyle 
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The Texas State House has approved a measure that would require public
post-secondary schools with LGBT resource centers to spend an equal
amount of money to promote heterosexual activity. The proposal would
force schools to ensure taxpayer money spent on LGBT-center initiatives
would be equal to education on "family and traditional values." The
measure now goes to the Texas State Senate. Another amendment that would
have required school districts to report incidents of bullying and
discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity was
defeated in the same session.



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