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Two students in Alabama are using
YouTube and an online petition to try to change the sex education curriculum in
the state. The students object to a part of the state sex education law and
curriculum that describes homosexuality as unacceptable and unlawful in the
state. Alabama’s sodomy law was invalidated in 2003 by the US Supreme Court,
but the state law on sex education has not been changed.
The two students are using the video
and petition to rally support for a bill introduced by Rep. Patricia Todd (D-Birmingham),
the legislature’s only gay member to have the language removed. So far, the
bill has not been considered by a House committee. The bill addresses other
portions of the law, including removal of abstinence-only education. Todd said
that she will reintroduce a new version of the bill addressing the language on
homosexuality only. She felt that a narrower bill would have a better chance of
passing.
The students’ petition on http://www.change.org has received over 80,000 signatures.
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