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Tennessee Passes Law Against ‘Gateway Sexual Activity’, Critics Suspect Holding Hands Qualifies As SexBy LAURA MATTHEWS: Subscribe to Laura's RSS feed
June 25, 2012 12:17 PM EDT


It's long been argued that marijuana is a gateway drug for other substances, but a controversial sex education bill recently signed into law by Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam has introduced a new definition: gateway sexual activity.  

Critics are firing back at Tennessee's controversial "no holding hand bill" saying it could lead to students not getting the comprehensive education they need to learn how to avoid teenage pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases. Gov. Haslam recently signed the bill into law making it effective July 1.

The bill, HB 3621/SB 3310, bans teaching students about "gateway sexual activity." The problem is the bill doesn't truly define what exactly a gateway sexual activity is and so critics are now left wondering if kissing and holding hands could be classified as such. To that end, they have labeled the legislation the "no holding hands bill."

The law takes effect July 1.

According to the bill, gateway sexual activity means "sexual contact encouraging an individual to engage in a non-abstinent behavior." It further stated that a person promotes gateway sexual activity by "encouraging, advocating, urging or condoning gateway sexual activities.".........................>>>>...................>>>>.................http://www.ibtimes.com/article.....ng-hands-gateway.htm

More 'Big Government' Republican intrusion.

Quoted from Box A Rox

More 'Big Government' Republican intrusion.

Don't ya love compulsory schooling and the 51% rule?  What's good for the goose..

Wow, another stupid law.... what ever happened to common sense.

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Wow, another stupid law.... what ever happened to common sense.

it got to be too common...and quite frankly...WITHOUT THOUGHT....thanks to public schools and a clockwork orange