Sarah Palin and Colleges that Ban Homosexuality

She may no longer be America's most well-known Governor, but Sarah Palin is still making the rounds as if she's the cream of the crop of the political world. In a few weeks she'll be releasing her book, "Going Rogue," and in the lead-up plans to do a number of speaking engagements -- from Milwaukee to Missouri.

But looking at her tour schedule, one might wonder why she's giving face time at a university that bans homosexuality, and treats LGBT students as if they were carriers of the plague. The pitbull with lipstick is due to speak at the College of the Ozarks in Fort Lookout, Missouri, and the college has an official handbook that says in big letters, 'We discriminate against LGBT people.'

Technically, the quote is, "College of the Ozarks is guided* by a long-standing traditional biblical worldview which reflects the understanding that human sexuality is a gift from God...Misuses of God’s gift will be understood to include, but not to be limited to sexual abuse, sexual harassment, sexual assault, heterosexual misconduct, homosexual conduct, or possession of pornographic materials."

Now, every private entity has their right to fill their codes of conduct with whatever bulls*it they want it filled with. But for an academic institution -- supposedly dedicated to higher learning, no less -- to still tie homosexuality in with sexual abuse and pornography, makes me think that the College of the Ozarks is still operating under an 1890s curriculum.

During last year's Vice Presidential debate, Sarah Palin said this in regards to gay rights: "I would be...tolerant of adults in America choosing their partners, choosing relationships that they deem best for themselves."

So much for Palin's tolerance. She'd rather support a university that disciplines students simply for holding the hand of someone with the same-sex.

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