Tom Emmer says he won’t back anti-bullying legislation

Dan82 · Oct 12, 2010

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At a Fox 9 debate this weekend, Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Emmer was the sole voice against anti-bullying legislation. In the last year, school safety advocates say four LGBT teens have taken their own lives in the Anoka-Hennepin School District. The spike in student suicides has sparked a heated debate between LGBT activists who want stronger anti-bullying policies and religious conservatives who want to bar mention of homosexuality in schools.

“Recently across the country we have seen an increase in suicides among high school and college students as a result of gay bullying… and at least four suicides in Anoka Hennepin School District believed to be connected to a students’ sexual orientation,” said Fox 9′s Jeff Goldberg at the debate. “What would you do to address this problem in Minnesota and would you support tough legislation on this issue?”

Dayton said he would sign an anti-bullying bill that includes sexual orientation.

“I would support that legislation,” he said. “We cannot allow bullying to cause young people to take their lives because of who God made them.”

“For the same reason, I support marriage equality… legal marriage,” he continued. “I believe in this country the founding principle being that all men and women are created equal. That certainly includes the right to marry legally the person someone loves...
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Revan · Oct 13, 2010

Not a surprise, he's also up for a malpractice suit as well

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