"They must have notified every church in my area"

So says State Senator Stan Bingham, Republican from Denton, explaining why he's going to vote against a "bullying" bill in the legislature, even though he helped to negotiate the compromise language of the bill. The problem? The bill includes "sexual orientation" as one of the descriptors of "bullying or harassing behavior."

Pam has the details, including the link to send a letter supporting this bill to your legislator.

I spent some time yesterday poking around on the website of one of those "family values" groups opposing this legislation. I can't imagine what it must be like to spend your entire life so afraid of anything that you see as "different."