"The absence of a husband and father from the home is a strong contributing factor to poverty, school failure, crime, drug abuse, emotional disturbance and a host of other social problems." I would posit that one of the emotional disturbances resulting from broken homes is homosexuality. The following is from the Centers for Disease Control: African Americans are the racial/ethnic group most affected by HIV. In 2010, black gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (MSM) represented an estimated 72% (10,600) of new infections among all black men and 36% of an estimated 29,800 new HIV infections among all MSM. More new HIV infections (4,800) occurred among young black MSM (aged 13-24) than any other age or racial group of MSM.

"Chris Culliver, the San Francisco 49ers player who badmouthed gays last week, will soon begin LGBT sensitivity training." I think these blasted Big Sodomy activists ought to undergo EX-GAY SENSITIVITY TRAINING. No one is more maligned by them than a former homosexual.

"...write some about preventing the problem pregnancies..." Find something else to do in spare time other than sexual activity. Problem solved.

"The outrage is a parent thinking that there is anything wrong with their child simply because of who they are...The only reason a teenager has difficulty with their same-sex orientation is because of society's utter ignorance and bigotry on this issue." 1. Human sexuality is NOT what we ARE - it's the way we BEHAVE. 2. A teenager may be experiencing same-sex attraction beause because of abuse and/or dysfunction going on in their lives. 3. The ex-gays I know do not consider their therapy "junk."

"...the government of California is intruding itself into the relationship between counselor and client." This phrase caught my attention because pro-abortion pols maintain that they cannot interfere with the doctor-patient relationship, even when partial-birth abortion is involved. SB1172 contradicts this principle, doesn't it?