Originally Posted by mom2many:
Yes, I'm assuming rethinksociety.com must be conservative... HOWEVER, I def don't agree with it being any more biased though than CNN or some other news media & it's merely giving the public information that they might not otherwise hear in the general news, which instead tends to be more liberal based.
The following is a quote from that article:
Republicans attempted to add an amendment specifying that, “pedophilia is not covered as an orientation.” However, the Democrats defeated the amendment. Rep. Alcee Hastings (D-FL) stated that all alternative sexual lifestyles should be protected under the law, and accordingly decided that pedophilia is a sexual orientation that should be equally as embraced as homosexuality.
“This language is so broad and vague, it arguably could include all forms of sexual orientation, including pedophilia,” said Brad Dacus, president of the Pacific Justice Institute. “It’s not just the orientation that is protected—the conduct associated with the orientation is protected as well.”
By not allowing this bill to clearly stipulate the "exclusion" of pedophilia being equally embraced, it opens up the door to lawyers finding "grey" areas to twist the law to fit and justify their own means...AND this is VERY SCARY indeed....AND A SLIPPERY SLOPE! 
Please, please read the bill before you post. The reason that the "exclusion" was denied is because the Bill has nothing to do with pedophilia.
The bill has nothing to do with Adults! The Bill is only designed to protect minors.
Why do you think major new agencies aren't covering this "story"?
Why do you think that there are not quotes from the Bill itself?
Why do you think that there is not a link to the Bill where people can see for themselves the very scary, slippery slope????
This is a very clear case of Republicans attempting to link homosexuality with pedophilia, which is sadly common...you only need to read this thread to see that.
From the Bill:
"Expressing the sense of Congress efforts by Mental Health practitioners to change an individuals sexual orientation and gender identity or expression are dangerous and harmful and should be prohibited from being practiced on
minors.
Whereas being lesbian, gay, bisexual or gender non-conforming is not a disorder, disease, illness, deficiency, or shortcoming."
Can you truly not see how bringing pedophilia in to this is prejudicial to gay people? Not to mention, pedophilia is listed as a mental disorder in the American Psychological Diagnostic Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders...
We have to stop letting ignorance and fear be used to denigrate people we don't understand.