By John Mack Freeman
Two anti-LGBT proposals from the Republic National Committee failed at their summer meeting last week. Via The Washington Blade:
The first resolution, proposed by Dave Agema, urged schools with gay-inclusive sex education curricula to “also include the harmful physical aspects of the lifestyle.” Another measure, sponsored by Ross Little of Louisiana, sought to defy the U.S. Supreme Court marriage decision by urging Congress to pass legislation stripping federal courts of the ability to hear marriage cases and returning the issue to the states. The Washington Blade first reported last week the resolutions were on the table.
The Agema proposal was defeated on a voice vote while the Little proposal was postponed until the winter meeting. This is the first action that the RNC has taken on LGBT issues since the Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage throughout the United States in June.