The Advocate : "Franken Tells GSAs He Needs Votes for Anti-discrimination Measure"
Senator Franken celebrated the first annual Gay-Straight Alliance day by speaking with several groups about his Student Non-Discrimination Act bill.
Franken, D-Minnesota, reintroduced the Student Non-Discrimination Act in the Senate late last year, which would make it illegal for schools to discriminate based on sexual orientation. But he said during a conference call today with GSA chapters across the nation that despite 34 co-sponsors, he still needs heavy support for the bill if it's going to reach the 60 senators needed for approval.
“Our laws say nothing about sexual orientation or gender identity,” Franken said during the call. “My bill would fix this. It will ban discrimination in schools based on sexual orientation or gender identity. Believe it or not, that is not illegal right now.”
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