998, S. 555) is proposed United States federal legislation that aims to protect LGBT students against bullying and discrimination in school.
Bob Casey (D-PA) and Mark Kirk (R-IL) and the Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act by Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.) and Rep.
[1] The bill defines discrimination as "harassment, bullying, intimidation, and violence based on sexual orientation or gender identity.
[5] Neal McCluskey of the Cato Institute warned that "The definition of harassment could be so broadly interpreted that anybody who expressed a totally legitimate opinion about homosexual behavior could be made illegal.
Another opponent said it represented "the radical homosexual agenda" of Kevin Jennings, assistant deputy secretary for the Department of Education's Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools.