Gay Ed. for Teens
In a fascinatingly frank story, "Bashing Gays and Children" (by Amy Smith, 29 April 2005), the Austin [TX] Chronicle fills us in on the antics of "the gay-obsessed GOP rep from Pasadena [Texas], Robert Talton". It seems that he added an amendment to a Texas House bill that would "launch an $8 million inquisition into the sexual orientation of current and prospective foster parents and uproot thousands of children from their homes and schools." By a wide margin, the house accepted the amendment.
The Chronicle continues:
That the majority of the House would buy into this clown's amendment really irked SB 6's author, Sen. Jane Nelson, R-Lewisville. She vowed to "strenuously object" to the amendment's staying in the bill. Not only would the provision wreak havoc on the lives of thousands of children, she said, but it would open the door to an onslaught of lawsuits against the state. It's a rare day when progressives look to [the Republican] Nelson for leadership and guidance on social issues, but these are desperate times. Nelson, and the rest of the Senate for that matter, is not given to the kind of stunts that we've come to expect in the House of horrors.
The previous paragraph, however, was the one that caught my eye:
The amendment was introduced and defended in vintage Talton fashion: an angry scowl that would frighten little children. Gay foster parents, he said, are "teaching something that is not conducive to our traditional families. God created man, and he created woman, and he created marriage." He went on to talk about homosexuality as a learned behavior, "and I think a child … ought to have the opportunity to be presented to a traditional family as such." He allowed that a child should have to wait until he or she turns 18 before making that "choice" to be gay or straight.
First: there is a priceless picture accompanying the story, believably depicting the scowling Talton. It transcends "angry" and would even frighten adults, I'd say.
But what an idea: a law that would prevent children from deciding to become gay until they were 18! Would there be courses in fabulosity, how to decorate, accessorizing for the cross-dresser, what to say to your goat on a first date? Perhaps then we'd all know when and where to get our fabled "gay cards". Faaabulous!