HARTFORD, Conn. — Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy Thursday signed into law House Bill (HB) 6695 — legislation protecting LGBTQ youth in the state from the dangerous and discredited practice of so-called “conversion therapy.” The Connecticut Senate unanimously approved the bill Thursday, and the state House of Representatives approved the bill just last week. Connecticut becomes…
WOLCOTT, Conn. (CTNow/CNN) — A high school student who was threatened with suspension or expulsion for wearing an anti-gay T-shirt last year will be allowed, in the future, to wear shirts expressing his views on homosexuality. School officials said Tuesday that they recognized 17-year-old Seth Groody’s right to free speech, in response to a draft…
Washington (CNN) – As the horrific shootings in Newtown, Connecticut remain fresh in the minds of Americans, a big question is whether the deaths of 20 young children at Sandy Hook Elementary School will impact public opinion on gun control. Two new polls conducted immediately after Friday’s tragedy indicates that the shootings may be changing…
(CNN) – Newtown‘s legislative council had heard enough: residents complaining about loud gunfire, the Connecticut town’s small police station inundated with phone calls from frightened residents. So, a few months ago, they tried to restrict when and where residents could shoot their guns in an effort to quiet the complaints. Instead, they got an earful…
HONG KONG (CNN) – On Friday morning, a man walked through the entrance of an elementary school and, without warning, began ruthlessly cutting down children at the school. Before he was subdued, nearly two dozen were hit. While it sounds like the horrific massacre in Connecticut, this attack took place about 8,000 miles away in…
WASHINGTON (CNN) – The White House said President Barack Obama supports reinstatement of a federal ban on assault weapons — a position he took in the 2008 campaign but failed to press during his first term. “It does remain a commitment of his,” presidential spokesman Jay Carney told reporters as the nation reeled from a…
(CNN) – The chilling sound of multiple gunshots shattered the relative quiet of the school day at Sandy Hook Elementary School at around 9:30 Friday morning — children screaming, then silence, as teachers did their best to protect their students and keep them quiet, hoping desperately the shooter would not find them. This is a…
