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Leno’s Bills Undermines the Family

Leno’s Bills Undermine the Family

In the coming weeks, several bills authored by Senator Mark Leno, a homosexual San Francisco legislator, will be heard in policy committee and on the Assembly Floor. These measures, Senate Bills 54, 543 and 572 are direct assaults on California families. Senate Bill (SB) 54 is another attempt to undermine marriage by requiring the state to validate out-of-state same-sex marriages that were performed before the passage of Proposition 8. SB 543 wrongly permits children as young as 12 to receive mental health treatment without the knowledge or consent of parents. Finally, SB 572 designates May 22 as Harvey Milk Day, and encourages schools to set aside invaluable classroom and instructional time, replacing it with “commemorative exercises” honoring Harvey Milk, the first openly homosexual politician.