Top Bachmann Donor Asks School Board To Maintain Pro-Bullying "Neutrality" Policy

With a veritable bullying suicide epidemic in schools in Michele Bachmann's home district, one would think that Bachmann and her fellow hate merchants would try to keep a somewhat lower profile in their anti-gay jihad. But such is not the case. Leading the charge to keep LGBT students targets for anti-gay bullying is Barb Anderson, a top Bachmann donor, who was instrumental in advocating for the Anoka-Hennepin School District's "neutrality" policy which bars any discussion of homosexuality and any support for LGBT students. As Think Progress reports, Anderson and her husband, George Anderson of Crown Iron Works, have donated $13,400 and $9,200, respectively, and Crown Iron Works ranked as Bachmann’s 12th largest donor over her political career with $26,850 in total contributions. Here's more from Think Progress on the effort to continue to give anti-gay bullies free rein in the Anoka-Hennepin school division:

Andy Birkey reports that the Parents Action League (PAL) — a group that advocates for ex-gay reparative therapy — is now “circulating a petition to the Anoka-Hennepin School Board asking it to maintain a policy that limits discussions of LGBT issues in the classroom.” The Minnesota school district has some of the highest suicide rates in the country and is currently involved in a lawsuit alleging that its policy of not discussing homosexuality has contributed to severe bullying against LGBT students. “PAL’s petition asserts that LGBT people suffer ‘life-threatening health risks’ and a flier by the group warns of a ‘radical homosexual agenda,” Birkey writes. Below is the text of the petition:

Whereas homosexual behavior exposes participants to many life-threatening health risks; and whereas the classroom environment needs to be solely focused on academics; Therefore, we the undersigned citizens of Anoka-Hennepin School District No. 11 do whole heartedly support and desire that the School Board adhere to the following statement in the AH District 11 Sexual Orientation Curriculum Policy: ‘Teaching about sexual orientation is not a part of the District adopted curriculum; rather, such matters are best addressed within individual family homes, churches, or community organizations. Anoka-Hennepin staff, in the course of their professional duties, shall remain neutral on matters regarding sexual orientation including but not limited to student led discussions.’

PAL spokeswoman and representative Barb Anderson has previously blamed gay groups for the bullying encountered by LGBT students. “They are creating an environment where these children that are sexually confused suddenly become affirmed as a homosexual or that they are born that way, and then these kids are locked into a lifestyle with their choices limited, and many times this can be disastrous to them as they get into the behavior which leads to disease and death in some cases.” She added, “So, it’s really… They are the ones that are contributing to an atmosphere that can even increase bullying as more kids get into this kind of a lifestyle.”

I sincerely believe that if there is a God, it's Bachmann, Anderson and haters like them, not LGBT individuals, who will find they have reserved seats in Hell for all the horrors they have helped create and perpetuate.