Court Tosses Gay Friends Ban

Georgia's top court has tossed out a judge's order that banned children in a divorce case from having any contact with gays or lesbians who are linked to the children's father. Justice Robert Benham wrote in the opinion Monday that the judge's order "flies in the face of our public policy that encourages divorced parents to participate in the raising of their children." The ruling stems from the 2007 divorce of Eric Duane Mongerson and Sandy Kay Ehlers Mongerson, who had four children during their 21-year marriage. A Fayette County judge had issued a ruling that banned the children from being exposed to their father's gay partners and friends.

(Associated Press)

Anti-gay article in student paper

Controversy is brewing at a Cobb County High School, after a student criticized gay people in the student newspaper. Kell High School senior Thomas Benjamin wrote an opinion piece saying gays shouldn’t be allowed to marry because they are victims of reproductive error or an unusual upbringing. The school’s principal said she reviewed the article before it was published but had no authority to censor it.