The public is invited to join legislators and social justice organizations at a press conference to speak against the discriminatory amendment that was added to H-3543. The event will be held tomorrow, May 19, at 11:45am in the upstairs lobby of the State House.<\/p>\n
The original bill, which addressed violence between “dating partners” in grades 6-12, was amended on second reading to limit its application to “heterosexual dating relationship(s).”<\/p>\n
“This well-intentioned bill has been subverted by legislators more concerned with scoring points in the culture war than in protecting the well being of this state’s children,” said Rep. Gilda Cobb-Hunter.<\/p>\n
Rep. Cobb-Hunter and Rep. Ken Kennedy will be joined by Harriet Hancock of Columbia’s chapter of Parents, Family and Friends of Lesbians and Gays, and representatives of other Midlands social justice organizations to speak against the amendment.<\/p>\n
The event is being organized by the SC Progressive Network.<\/a>\u00a0For details, call 803-808-3384.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The public is invited to join legislators and social justice organizations at a press conference to speak against the discriminatory amendment that was added to H-3543. The event will be held tomorrow, May 19, at 11:45am in the upstairs lobby … Continue reading