Timothy Kincaid of Box Turtle Bulletin takes a look at the recent lawsuit brought by the Thomas More Law Center on behalf of a student and parent in Howell, Michigan. I won't go into the details of the case, only saying the student appears to be a bully and uses religion as justification. The lawsuit is of much more interest and not simply because TMLC is taking the side of the bully. Even perpetrators need legal defense.
The TMLC brief, which lays out the case, talks repeatedly of the gay "lifestyle" and how damaging and abusive it is. That means the TMLC plan of action is for Christian kids to bully gay kids until the gay kids give up on the lifestyle.
Kincaid goes into detail about how [in]effective that is.
Kincaid reminds us of 10 kids who have committed suicide over the last three years, kids who were bullied for being gay. These kids were as young as 11 and 13. Some were gay. Some hadn't said. But at age 11 and 13 it is clear these kids had not taken part in any kind of "lifestyle" according to the definition of many Fundies (orientation doesn't exist, their definition is based entirely on actions).
Which means, says Kincaid, that TMLC isn't just defending bullies. From the language in their brief they are participating in the bullying.
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