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Title: Councilman’s remark defended by gay rights advocate
Post by: Shana A on March 26, 2008, 12:43:29 PM
Councilman's remark defended by gay rights advocate
Exchange occurred during Clarksburg town hall meeting
by Janel Davis | Staff Writer

http://www.gazette.net/stories/032608/montnew63741_32361.shtml (http://www.gazette.net/stories/032608/montnew63741_32361.shtml)

A county councilman has drawn fire over a comment concerning gays and bullying, but an area gay rights advocate has come to his defense.

At a town hall meeting in Clarksburg last week, Councilman George L. Leventhal said many victims of bullying are gay after a resident commented about that her daughter was being bullied at school.